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How to Add a Favicon to an MVC Application
Add a favicon to an ASP.NET MVC app: prepare SVG and ICO artwork from your logo, place the files, reference them in the layout, and verify the result.
Online SVG Color Change for Favicons: What Works and What Doesn't
How changing an SVG favicon's color online works, where colors are stored in the file, when recoloring fails, and what to check before and after editing.
Change Canvas Size in Photoshop
How to change canvas size in Photoshop with the Canvas Size dialog, Crop tool or Reveal All, and what canvas expansion means for logo artwork and transparency.
Pixel Brush in FireAlpaca: Settings and Checks for Crisp Favicon Pixels
How to get hard-edged, single-pixel strokes in FireAlpaca for favicon work, the order of checks when strokes come out soft, and what this means for vector logo sources.
Online SVG Cropping for Favicons: What It Actually Changes
What cropping an SVG online really does, how it differs from cropping a raster image, and what to check before turning the result into a favicon.
SVG Favicon Compatibility in Microsoft Edge
Does Microsoft Edge support SVG favicons? The Chromium-based browser does. Here is what that means for vector logo artwork, fallbacks and setup.
Find the average color of artwork in Photoshop
How to get the average color of artwork or a logo in Photoshop with the Average blur filter, the Eyedropper's sample sizes or the Histogram panel, and why the result is rarely a brand color.
AC/DC Logo Lettering Recovery: Identifying the Font and Letterforms
Is there an AC/DC logo font? Why the band's mark is custom lettering rather than a typeface, how to tell vector artwork from raster copies, and what to check before redrawing or reusing it.
How to Scan an Image in JPEG Format for Logo Redrawing
Scan a printed logo to a JPEG file step by step, choose settings that keep edges clean, check the result, and prepare the scan for vector redrawing.
How to Fix a Stretched Favicon
Why favicons look stretched or squashed, and how to fix the artwork: build a square canvas, set the SVG viewBox correctly, and re-export raster fallbacks without distortion.
How to Find the Favicon Linked in a Page's HTML
Locate the favicon declared in a page's HTML, find the actual file, and check whether it contains real vector paths before you use it as logo artwork.
Plastic Envelope Mockups
How to choose a plastic envelope mockup for previewing a vector logo: what to check in file format, editability, realism, output and license terms before buying.