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How to Export a Vector File from Illustrator
Export a logo from Adobe Illustrator as a true vector file (SVG, PDF, EPS or AI), keep a transparent background, and check that the paths, type and settings are correct.
How to Convert EMF to SVG for Logo Artwork
Convert an EMF logo to SVG in Inkscape, LibreOffice Draw or a vector editor, then check the result for embedded images, text, clipping and scale.
Arabic Style Lettering Identification
How to identify Arabic-style lettering in logos: faux-Arabic Latin type versus real Arabic script, the main calligraphic styles, and what it means for vector files.
Bookman Old Style Font Identification
How to recognize Bookman Old Style in logo lettering, tell it apart from similar serif typefaces, and check whether a vector logo file uses live text, outlines or raster images.
BMW Logo Color Codes: What Can Be Confirmed and Where Exact Values Come From
Looking for BMW logo color codes? Learn which colors make up the roundel, why exact HEX, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values must come from official sources, and how to check them in vector files.
What Colors Make Green?
Blue and yellow make green in paint and print, but screens treat green as a primary. Learn how green is mixed and specified for vector logos.
Minecraft Font Logo: Why It's Custom Lettering and How to Recreate It in Vector
The Minecraft logo isn't an installable font. It's custom lettering. Learn what that means, how fan fonts differ, how to redraw it in vector and what rights apply.
Convert an SVG Logo to BMP
How to turn an SVG logo into a BMP image: what changes when vector artwork becomes pixels, how to choose size and background, and how to check the result.
Greenery Color Code for Logo Design
The commonly published Greenery color values, how to verify them, and how to use this yellow-green correctly in solid and gradient vector logos.
Twitter Brand Colors: The Blue, Its Color Code and How to Use It in Vector Artwork
An overview of Twitter's brand colors and the widely cited blue color code, with notes on verifying values, using them in vector logo files and respecting trademark rules.
Character Spacing in Word: How to Adjust Letter Spacing for Logo Text
How to change character spacing in Microsoft Word, what tracking and kerning mean, how to check the result, and why Word text is not finished vector logo artwork.
Paramount Logo Font: What the Wordmark Is and How the Lettering Is Recovered
Is there a Paramount logo font? Why the wordmark is treated as custom lettering, how it is redrawn as vector artwork, and why trademark permission is a separate question.