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Adding a PNG Favicon: Code, Sizes and Pixel-Grid Preparation
Yes, a favicon can be a PNG. Learn the HTML code to add one, which sizes to export, and how to refine a vector logo on the pixel grid so it stays sharp.
How to Scan with GIMP: Capturing a Printed Logo for Redrawing
How to scan a printed logo into GIMP, with or without a scanner plug-in, then straighten, clean and export it as a reference for vector redrawing.
Turn an Image into a Color Palette for Logo Artwork
How to turn an image into a color palette for a logo: sample or extract colors, clean up raster noise, read exact values from vector files and verify the result.
How to vectorize a scanned logo with Freepik
Turn a scanned logo into editable vector artwork with Freepik's image-to-vector converter, then check paths, fix lettering and export files for screen and print.
How to Convert an Image to SVG in GIMP: Rebuilding a Scanned Logo as Vector Paths
GIMP can't auto-convert a raster logo into a full SVG, but it can turn selections into paths and export them as SVG. Here is the scan-to-vector workflow, with Inkscape for finishing.
Fruit Bag Mockup
How to choose a fruit bag mockup: check editability, vector logo handling, bag type, resolution and license terms before you buy or present packaging.
Canon Logo Transparent: What a Clear-Background File Gives You and What It Doesn't
What a transparent Canon logo file is, how transparent PNGs differ from true vector artwork, how to check what you have, and the permission questions to settle first.
How to Create an SVG File for a Favicon
A practical guide to drawing a favicon as an SVG: simplifying logo artwork, building clean vector paths, exporting a lean file, adding it to a site and checking the result.
Transparent Grid PNGs for Refining Favicon Artwork
What a transparent grid PNG is, how it differs from a vector grid or a checkerboard image, and how a pixel grid helps you refine favicon artwork at small sizes.
Upscale Pixel Art Without Blur: A Practical Guide for Pixel Favicons
Upscale pixel art and pixel favicons cleanly with nearest-neighbor resampling and whole-number scale factors, and when to rebuild the icon as pixel-aligned vector paths.
Baguet Script Font Identification
How to confirm whether a logo uses the Baguet Script typeface, what logo files can reveal, where to get the font, and which permissions to check.
Logo Extractors for Scanned Images: What They Do and What They Can't
What a logo extractor does with a scanned print, how auto-tracing differs from background removal, and why a scan usually needs to be redrawn as clean vector artwork.