Expression Blend 2 August Preview Live!

You can download the preview either through the Expression website or the Download Center . You can use it with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 :

Expression site: https://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=blend2preview

Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=69540337-B619-4A47-AC27-52D8AF3A7830&displaylang=en

Also available is the update for the Expression Media Encoder Preview.This update ensures templates work properly with the latest Silverlight bits: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3A3C901C-C23D-4567-A76F-CC46CB113D1E&displaylang=en