Microsoft has quietly announced that its Expression suite of Web and design-oriented tools is being killed off and phased out. Vector graphics drawing tool Expression Design 4 has been end-of-lifed.

The phase-out of Expression Web and Expression Design are still proceeding as indicated yesterday. Microsoft is dropping the Expression name with Blend, a spokesperson said.

Microsoft's new Expression lineup includes four applications: Web for building Web sites, Media for organizing images and other digital media, Design for drawing vector graphics, and Blend for ...

Additionally, with Expression Studio, Microsoft is overhauling its overall approach to visual design tools to include both developers and designers of various graphical experiences, from Web sites to ...

Expression Design 3 (release notes): a professional illustration and graphic design tool that lets designers build elements for both Web and desktop application user interfaces.

Microsoft Expression is a design tool that simplifies the task of creating professional-looking, standards-based websites and Web applications.

Expression Web Designer, previously codenamed "Quartz," is one of three new design tools, all with the Expression brand but aimed at distinctly different roles in the Web publishing process ...

For evidence of that, just consider Microsoft Expression, a line of design tools for creating 3D visuals, animation, and video clips on both Windows and Web applications.