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Michael Webber
Michael Webber
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Posted by Michael Webber
Michael Webber
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TechDegree | Front End | SVG Graphics vs. Photoshop and Illustrator, or a combination of both?

Regarding Front End Web Application TechDegree. With the Scaleable SVG Graphics, how are those implemented within the project? Do we use Photoshop or Illustrator to build websites using graphics from these two programs at any time during the TechDegree? Do you think using SVG graphics would also prove to be able to handle graphics when utilizing programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator (when taking graphics made in the programs and using them in HTML projects). Please tell me more about this.

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Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

Hello Michael Webber,

SVGs are vector graphics so you would create those with a vector program like Illustrator or Sketch. Photoshop is best with bitmap graphics (like PNGs, JPEGs, and GIFs).

The SVG project in the Techdegree asks the students to replace PNG graphics with SVGs. We provide the SVG graphics so you do not create those in the course. You will use the proper HTML syntax to include those SVGs, and use advanced CSS to style the SVG graphics — it's really cool what you can do with SVGs and CSS.