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Using SVG For Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part I. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) consist of circles, rectangles, and paths created in XML and combined into drawings on web pages. You can apply solid colors, gradients, and a sophisticated number of filters to SVG—although not all browsers implement all filter types. You can incorporate text, as well as images, and you can copy and clone your SVG as much as you want. Mostly, we use SVG for graphics programs, charts, illustrations, or animations.

However, we can incorporate SVG into a site’s overall design—it’s a wonderfully versatile, web design capability that’s fun to use. In this introductory article, I’ll cover some important considerations for working with SVG, including browser support and accessibility. Read Part II to learn how to find and adapt SVG you can find online, or how to create your own SVG drawings and add them to your web pages. SVG in the wild#section1 Several people use SVG for site design—mostly for topic icons. When you can, and can’t use SVG#section2. PXtoEM.com: PX to EM conversion made simple.

Ask Designorati: Converting CMYK To Spots + Transparency — Designorati. Converting a full color (CMYK) EPS file into a one-color or two-color image can be tricky in Photoshop, but there are a couple ways to do it right. We’ll also show how to lose a white background in order to create transparency. Jared Young, a marketing writer in Bend, Oregon, writes, I have a full-color company logo saved as an eps file. I would like to use the logo on merchandise that requires I use one or two colors. How can I turn my full color logo into a mono or duotone image (can’t use gradients)? Figure 1: The resolution test in Illustrator. Figure 2: The selection test in Illustrator. Quick tip: To select every shape with a specific fill or stroke, select one and then use Select –> Same –> … to select them all. If your EPS file is made of vectors, then it’s a snap to bring it into Illustrator, select each colored area and make it a spot color. What if your EPS file is a bitmap, not a vector?

Add spot channels to a grayscale image. Convert to duotone.

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