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Leading in Graphic Design: Definition and Role in Logo Typography
What leading means in graphic design, how it is measured, and why line spacing matters when building, editing and delivering stacked vector logos and lockups.
Best colors for a tech company logo
A practical guide to colors for tech company logos, covering blue, black, green, purple, teal, orange, red, yellow and gradients, with cultural caveats and vector file tips.
SVG Pattern Builder: What to Check Before You Choose or Buy One
How to evaluate an SVG pattern builder: export structure, editability, interoperability, licensing, and why patterns rarely suit favicons.
MDN Documentation on Favicons in HTML: What It Covers and How It Applies to SVG Logo Files
Where MDN covers favicons in HTML, the core link element pattern, and how to prepare vector logo artwork as an SVG favicon with raster fallbacks.
Barlow Condensed Font Identification
How to recognize Barlow Condensed in a logo, tell it apart from similar condensed sans serifs, check whether the artwork holds live type, outlines or raster images, and get the font files from a legitimate source.
RD Logo Design for Favicons: Choosing a Monogram Symbol That Holds Up at Small Sizes
How to approach an RD monogram for a favicon: what to simplify, how to check that the source artwork is truly vector, and what rights to confirm first.
Text elements in SVG logo files
How SVG logos store wordmarks as live text or outlined paths, why fonts affect rendering, how to check a file, and what to deliver to clients.
Set or replace a favicon in Angular
How to set or replace the favicon in an Angular project: where the file lives, how index.html references it, how to add an SVG logo icon with a fallback, and how to change it at runtime.
Adobe Photoshop Scaling: How to Resize a Logo Without Distorting It
How to scale a logo proportionally in Adobe Photoshop with Free Transform or Image Size, keep edges sharp with Smart Objects and shape layers, and check the result.
Color contrast checker
How to use a color contrast checker on logo artwork: what the ratio measures, which accessibility guidelines apply to logos, and how to test colorways for color vision differences.
How to Edit SVG in Inkscape
A step-by-step guide to editing an SVG logo in Inkscape: opening the file, ungrouping, editing paths and text, setting colors, saving the right SVG type and verifying the result.
Pixel Art Shading: Light and Shadow for Pixel-Grid Icons and Favicons
How to shade pixel art icons and favicons: pick one light source, build a short color ramp, place highlights and shadows pixel by pixel, and check readability at real size.