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How to convert a scanned logo image to vector in Photoshop
Turn a scanned logo, PNG or hand drawing into vector paths and shape layers in Photoshop, then check the result and export it for use as logo artwork.
Online SVG Compression for Favicons: What It Does and What to Check
A guide to compressing an SVG favicon with an online tool: what gets removed, which settings can break the icon, and how to check the result before you ship it.
Window Logo Mockups
What free window logo mockups are, what a free download actually gives you, and how to prepare vector logo artwork for previews and real storefront glass.
Black Panther Font Identification: What the Lettering Is and How to Find a Usable Version
How to approach identifying the Black Panther font, why logo lettering often isn't an installable typeface, and how to tell official vector artwork from recreations.
Building Logo and Signage Mockups
How building sign mockups work, how to prepare vector logo files for storefront previews, and what to check before using free or PSD mockup templates.
How to scan artwork for digital reconstruction
How to scan traditional art or printed logos so the image can be cleanly redrawn as vector artwork, with scanner settings, cleanup steps and checks.
New Google Logos: What the Redesigns Simplified and What It Means for Vector Artwork
An overview of Google's logo redesigns toward visual simplicity: what changed, how the simplified marks differ from earlier versions, and what to check before using Google logo files.
Use multiple colors in an SVG icon
How SVG icons hold more than one color, the coloring methods that work inline versus as a favicon, and pitfalls such as currentColor, ID clashes and embedded rasters.
SVG Favicon Compatibility in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer does not support SVG favicons. Learn what that means for vector logo files and how to pair an SVG icon with an ICO fallback.
Transparent Sega Genesis Logo Files
What a transparent Sega Genesis logo file really is, how PNG transparency differs from true vector artwork, and what to check before using the mark.
Converting SVG to ICO for Favicons
How turning an SVG logo into an ICO favicon works, why the result is raster, what to check in the source artwork, and when an SVG favicon alone is not enough.
Letterhead Mockups: What to Check Before You Choose or Buy One
A practical guide to letterhead mockups: what they show, what they don't replace, and which files, sizes and license terms to verify before you buy.