SVG

Scalable
Vector
Graphics

Benefits

  • Infinitely Scalable
  • Low Cost
  • Eliminates Screen Resolution Headaches
  • Can Be Used in a Modular Fashion
  • Potential for Animations/Interactions
  • All Sorts of Weird Wild Stuff!
  • Fast & Easy Icon Systems

Downsides

  • IE8 Can't handle it (needs fallbacks)
  • Slow rendering depending on hardware and complexity of SVG

Examples

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By matt-soria

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SVG Show & Tell for Firebelly

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