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A Beautiful library of SVG logos

by anupsurendran on 12/16/23, 3:04 PM with 24 comments

• by 1-6 on 12/16/23, 3:55 PM

  My technique of finding high quality logos involved looking for PDFs with logos embedded into them and then importing it to Illustrator. Earnings statements and digital product catalogs have interesting logos too like Bluetooth and CE/UL marks. It’s not exactly like the original but close enough. It’s enough to take the DWG into AutoCAD or CAD/CAM to generate high quality vinyl decals.

  I can’t tell how close to the original these logos are without comparing them in AutoCAD. Perhaps there should be a source cited for each upload to improve this site.

  By the way, for regular lines, SVG can be a good substitute but all CAD software and file formats treat splines differently. You need to store a bitmap copy to make sure something doesn’t get mangled up because of conversion. SVG surely does that. Native files will usually show all the construction lines involved in producing the details. That would be the proof that you’re the proper trademark holder.

  What is the precision we’re using too? There should be some sort of standard there too. E.g. SVG16 to indicate precision.

  My interest is in generative AI in the field of vector graphics. There’s a lot we can do there.

• by welder on 12/16/23, 4:20 PM

  If your logo is missing and don't need color, try https://simpleicons.org

• by jacknews on 12/16/23, 3:36 PM

  Obviously the logo itself is copyright, trademarked etc, but what about the svg? EG, If I submit svg of my logo to this registry, does it become owned by vercel in some way?

• by dcreater on 12/16/23, 4:03 PM

  The Linux logo is badly in need of modernization