This valuable reference—in full color—explains the major new release of Silverlight 2.0 and shows you how to create powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs). A team of seasoned Wrox authors guides you through the languages, tools, and techniques that are used to build applications on the Silverlight platform. You’ll examine how to use controls; work with text and layout views; use graphics, visuals, style applications; and much more. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of how Silverlight applications are architected, developed, and designed.