In general, you see two types of images on your computer: Raster graphics and vector graphics. Rasters are most common, but vectors play a critical role in graphic design and website building. Again, ...

The first part of this two-part feature on vector editing tools outlined the history and background of vector image creation and examined Inkscape, an open-source vector editing application, and ...

Vector graphics are infinitely scalable images created using mathematically defined elements. In simpler terms, you can make a vector graphic as large or small as you want without losing any quality.

In the first of this 'FOSS v proprietary' series we looked at some of the best software for editing and manipulating bitmap images. With digital photography such programs replace the earlier darkroom ...

Go to the Graphite website and click 'Launch' in the top right. Graphite will open in your browser. At the time of writing, it can be installed in your browser or as a progressive web app (PWA), but ...

How to use vector graphics to create cool custom graphics in PowerPoint Your email has been sent Free graphics aren't written on stone in Microsoft PowerPoint. Many will allow you to ungroup all the ...

It takes years to perfect graphics conversion algorithms, especially when switching between vector and raster formats. Just because an application imports or exports a particular format does not mean ...

There are likely billions of graphic images available on the World Wide Web, and with few exceptions, almost any user can view any of them with no difficulty. This is because all those images are ...

Illustrator is a popular Adobe application for creating vector graphics, one of the two main forms of computer graphics. Unlike bitmap images, vector graphics are mathematically generated and retain ...

Redmond joins the group overseeing the Scalable Vector Graphics standard. There's no promise to build it into Internet Explorer, but that sure seems likely. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...