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Removing the White Background from an SVG Favicon
How to make an SVG favicon transparent: find what is actually producing the white, remove or cut it out correctly, and check the result against light and dark browser tabs.
Facebook Logo in SVG: What the Vector File Is and How to Check It
What a Facebook logo SVG actually is, how vector artwork differs from raster images, how to verify a file has real paths, and what downloading does not permit.
Remove the Background from a Scanned Logo
How to remove the background from a scanned logo: when a transparent PNG is enough, when the logo needs vector redrawing, and how to check the result before delivery.
How to Create a Color Palette from an Image in Illustrator
Build a logo color palette from a placed image in Adobe Illustrator using the Eyedropper, Image Trace or Recolor Artwork, then clean, save and verify the swatches.
High-Resolution and Transparent SDA Logo Files
How to tell a true vector SDA logo from a high-resolution raster, get a version without a background, and check permission before you use or modify it.
How to Simplify Traced Logo Paths in Illustrator
Clean up a logo traced from a scanned print in Illustrator: reduce anchor points with Image Trace and Simplify, fix shapes by hand, check the result and prepare files for delivery.
How to Add a Favicon with html-webpack-plugin
Add a favicon with html-webpack-plugin's favicon option, prepare SVG logo artwork for small sizes, add a fallback icon, and confirm the tag and file in your build.
SVG markup, namespaces and attributes
How SVG markup is structured, why the SVG namespace matters in standalone favicon files, and how attributes and CSS properties control an icon's geometry and appearance.
How to Change a Color Logo to White
Turning a color logo white is simple when the artwork is true vector. Here is how fills, strokes, gradients and embedded images behave, and what permission you need first.
SVG Stripes: How Striped Vector Artwork Is Built and How It Holds Up as a Favicon
What SVG stripes are, the main ways to build them, how to tell real vector stripes from embedded images, and what changes when striped artwork becomes a favicon.
Rotate an SVG
How to rotate an SVG 180 degrees with the transform attribute or CSS, why the pivot point matters, and how to make the rotation stick in an SVG favicon or logo file.
Courier Packaging Bag Mockups
What a free courier bag mockup can and cannot show about your vector logo, how PSD delivery bag templates handle artwork, and what to check before use.