the.com/vector graphics
images made of math, not pixels, so they never get ugly when you zoom.
means a way of storing images as coordinates, curves, and shapes described mathematically instead of a grid of colored dots.
from emerged from 1960s vector display computers like the sketchpad system, where screens literally drew lines with an electron beam instead of lighting up a pixel grid.
infinite zoomscale a logo 1000x, still crisp edges.
tiny filesa circle is just one equation, not thousands of pixels.
svg is xmlyou can open a vector file in a text editor.
fonts are vectorsevery letter you read is curves, not dots.
for instance
adobe illustrator — launched 1987, still the industry standard for logo design.
google fonts — serves vector outlines so text stays sharp on any screen size.
figma — built its entire interface design tool on vector paths since 2016.