SVGs and Their Place on the Web SVGs and Their Place on the Web

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Today we discuss Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) and how to use them on the web.

Guest Host

We are joined by Maria Dixon, a designer and illustrator from Savannah, Georgia. You can find her on:

• The Web
• Twitter

Discussion Points

• What is an SVG?
• Where can you get them? How can you make them?
• What are they good for?
• What are they not good for?
• Logos: Why are they not distributed as SVG natively?
• What browsers natively support SVG?

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Resources

• Official SVG spec
• Mozilla SVG docs
• Pictonic – A (paid) library with 1000s of vectors
• Inkscape – The free / Open Source illustration application