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SVG Documentation on MDN: What It Covers and How It Applies to SVG Favicons
What MDN's SVG documentation is, what it covers, and how to use it to check SVG favicon and logo files for real vector artwork, structure and browser support.
Logo Mockups on Business Cards
What a 3D business card mockup is, how it differs from your vector logo file, and how to prepare artwork so the preview reflects what will actually print.
SVG Groups: What the <g> Element Does in Favicon and Logo Files
What SVG groups are, how the <g> element passes styles and transforms to its children, and what grouping means when you prepare or edit an SVG favicon or logo.
Redraw the Zootopia 2 Logo with Automatic Tracing
What automatic tracing can and cannot do when redrawing the Zootopia 2 logo as vector artwork, how to check real paths against embedded images, and what permissions apply.
Redraw the Walt Disney Logo with Automatic Tracing
What automatic tracing can and cannot do when redrawing the Walt Disney script logo as vector artwork, plus how to check file quality and trademark limits.
Expand or Resize the Canvas in GIMP
How to change canvas size in GIMP with Image > Canvas Size: setting dimensions, positioning artwork, resizing layers, filling new space, and what it means for logo files.
Inkscape Trace Outline: Turning a Logo Image into Editable Vector Paths
How Inkscape's Trace Bitmap creates outlines from a raster logo, which trace mode fits which artwork, and how to confirm you have real vector paths rather than an embedded image.
LEGO Logo Color: The Palette and What It Means for a Traced Redraw
The LEGO logo's red, white, black and yellow palette, which color specs are unconfirmed, and how to handle these colors when auto-tracing the logo to vector.
Luxury Paper Mockups: What They Show and What They Don't
What a luxury paper mockup is, how it differs from a standard stationery mockup, and what it can and cannot tell you about a vector logo on premium cards and stationery.
Square Paper Mockups
Before you use a free square paper mockup, check its license, file format, smart-object setup and proportions so it works for previewing your logo on cards and stationery.
Redraw the Wu-Tang Logo with Automatic Tracing
How automatic tracing can rebuild the Wu-Tang W emblem as vector paths, where it falls short, how to check the result, and what trademark limits still apply.
Change canvas size in Photopea
How to expand or trim the canvas in Photopea without scaling your logo, plus how canvas size affects shape layers, text and SVG or PNG export.