Guide · 4 min
Prepare a Logo for Print: The Complete 7-Point Checklist
File format, size, colors, background, fonts, extra versions, a zoom check: the 7 things your printer will look at anyway, sorted before you send.
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The guides that answer most questions.
Guide · 5 min
Unpixelate an Image Online for Free: Photo or Logo
Pixelated photo or logo? An AI upscaler for one, vectorizing for the other: the free online options, and what no tool can bring back.
Guide · 3 min
Vectorization Software: Which One to Pick, and When
Inkscape, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Vector Magic or a free online tool: what each costs, the menu to use, and when a converter is better.
Files & Formats
SVG, EPS, PDF, PNG: what each format does, and which one to send.
SVG vs PNG: Which Logo File for Web, Print and Cutting?ComparisonPrinter Rejected Your File? 8 Messages and How to Fix ThemGuideLogo File Formats: Which File to Use for Each JobGuideMonochrome Logo: How to Make a One-Color VersionGuideVectorize Meaning: What It Means for a Logo, in Math and AIGlossaryEdit an SVG File: Colors, Background and Text, Step by StepGuideHow to Open an EPS File for Free on Windows or Mac?GuideHow to Open an SVG File on Windows, Mac, iPhone, AndroidGuideJPG vs PNG for a Logo: Which Is Better, and When?ComparisonPrepare a Logo for Print: The Complete 7-Point ChecklistGuideSVG vs EPS vs PDF: Which File Should Your Printer Get?Comparison300 DPI in Pixels: Meaning and Size Chart for PrintGlossaryDXF File: What It Is, How to Open It, How to Make OneGlossaryWhat Is a Vector Logo, and Is Yours One?GlossaryWhat Is an AI File? Is It Vector, and How to Open It FreeGlossaryWhat Is an EPS File? Meaning, Vector or Not, How to OpenGlossarySVG File Meaning: What It Is, Uses and PitfallsGlossaryWhite Logo on a Dark Background: Make the Negative VersionGuidePixel Art Logo: Make One in 4 Easy Steps and Print It SharpGuideVector File: What It Is, Which Format, How to Get OneGlossaryVector Image: What It Is, Examples and How to Spot OneGlossary
Vectorize & Clean Up a Logo
A blurry, pixelated or tiny logo becomes sharp again.
Logo Vectorization Cost: What You'll Pay, Option by OptionWhat it costsConvert Text to Outlines: The Command in Every AppGuideFix a Pixelated Logo: Vectorize It, Don't Upscale ItGuidePDF to Vector: Convert a PDF to SVG the Right WayGuidePhoto to Vector: What You Really Get and Which Free Tools to UseGuideRedraw or Recreate a Logo: When to Pay a DesignerGuideRemove Background From a Logo Without Fuzzy EdgesGuideSharpen an Image for Free: Online, Phone or PhotoshopGuideUnblur an Image: What AI Can Fix, and What It Makes UpGuideUpscale an Image Without Losing Quality: 2x, 4x or More?GuideVectorize a Drawing: From Paper Sketch to Clean SVGGuideWhy Is My Logo Blurry When Printed? Test and FixGuideHigh Resolution Logo: What It Means and How to Get OneGuideImprove Logo Quality: The Right Tool for Each ProblemGuideConvert Image to SVG for Free (and Avoid Fake SVGs)GuidePNG to Vector: Convert PNG to SVG, Keep TransparencyGuideUnpixelate an Image Online for Free: Photo or LogoGuideVectorize a Logo for Free: The 10-Second MethodGuideVectorize an Image: The Free 3-Step Method, No SoftwareGuideVectorize Online: Pick a Free Tool Without the TrapsGuide
Software
Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity, Canva: which one for what.
Affinity Designer vs Illustrator for Logos: Free vs PaidComparisonFree Illustrator Alternative for Logos: 4 Tools ComparedComparisonInkscape vs Illustrator for a Logo: Price, .ai Files, CMYKComparisonAI Vectorizer: What It Fixes, and What It Makes UpGuideVector Magic Free? 3 Alternatives That Give You the FileComparisonCanva SVG: Export, Vectorify and the PDF Logo TrapGuideIllustrator Image Trace: Step by Step for a Clean LogoGuideInkscape Trace Bitmap: Best Settings for a Clean LogoGuideVectorize in Photoshop: The Path Method and Its LimitsGuideOnline Vector Drawing: 6 Free Editors, Nothing to InstallGuideVectorization Software: Which One to Pick, and WhenGuide
Color
CMYK, RGB, Pantone: the right color, on screen and on paper.
Affinity DesignerVSIllustrator for Logos Free vs Paid5 min Free Illustrator Alternative for Logos: 4 Tools Compared Comparison4 min InkscapeVSIllustrator for a Logo Price, .ai Files, CMYK5 min SVGVSPNG Which Logo File for Web, Print and Cutting?5 min Vector Magic Free? 3 Alternatives That Give You the File Comparison2 min CMYKVSRGB Which Color Mode Should Your Logo Use?3 min
What it costs
Price ranges, recorded and dated. Never a named printer’s rates.
Spec sheets
The tables you come back to with every order.
Vectorize MeaningWhat It Means for a Logo, in Math and AI300 DPI in PixelsMeaning and Size Chart for PrintDXF FileWhat It Is, How to Open It, How to Make OneWhat Is a Vector Logo, and Is Yours OneWhat Is an AI FileIs It Vector, and How to Open It FreeWhat Is an EPS FileMeaning, Vector or Not, How to OpenSVG File MeaningWhat It Is, Uses and PitfallsVector FileWhat It Is, Which Format, How to Get OneVector ImageWhat It Is, Examples and How to Spot One
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Guides 36
Printer Rejected Your File? 8 Messages and How to Fix Them5 minLogo File Formats: Which File to Use for Each Job3 minMonochrome Logo: How to Make a One-Color Version3 minAI Vectorizer: What It Fixes, and What It Makes Up3 minConvert Text to Outlines: The Command in Every App3 minEdit an SVG File: Colors, Background and Text, Step by Step4 minFix a Pixelated Logo: Vectorize It, Don't Upscale It4 minHow to Open an EPS File for Free on Windows or Mac?3 minPDF to Vector: Convert a PDF to SVG the Right Way3 minPhoto to Vector: What You Really Get and Which Free Tools to Use3 minRedraw or Recreate a Logo: When to Pay a Designer3 minRemove Background From a Logo Without Fuzzy Edges3 minSharpen an Image for Free: Online, Phone or Photoshop3 minUnblur an Image: What AI Can Fix, and What It Makes Up3 minUpscale an Image Without Losing Quality: 2x, 4x or More?3 minVectorize a Drawing: From Paper Sketch to Clean SVG4 minWhy Is My Logo Blurry When Printed? Test and Fix3 minCanva SVG: Export, Vectorify and the PDF Logo Trap3 minHigh Resolution Logo: What It Means and How to Get One4 minHow to Open an SVG File on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android3 minIllustrator Image Trace: Step by Step for a Clean Logo3 minImprove Logo Quality: The Right Tool for Each Problem4 minInkscape Trace Bitmap: Best Settings for a Clean Logo3 minPantone Color for a Logo: How to Find It, When You Need It4 minPrepare a Logo for Print: The Complete 7-Point Checklist4 minVectorize in Photoshop: The Path Method and Its Limits3 minWhite Logo on a Dark Background: Make the Negative Version3 minConvert Image to SVG for Free (and Avoid Fake SVGs)3 minOnline Vector Drawing: 6 Free Editors, Nothing to Install3 minPixel Art Logo: Make One in 4 Easy Steps and Print It Sharp3 minPNG to Vector: Convert PNG to SVG, Keep Transparency3 minUnpixelate an Image Online for Free: Photo or Logo5 minVectorization Software: Which One to Pick, and When3 minVectorize a Logo for Free: The 10-Second Method3 minVectorize an Image: The Free 3-Step Method, No Software3 minVectorize Online: Pick a Free Tool Without the Traps3 min
Comparisons 8
Affinity Designer vs Illustrator for Logos: Free vs Paid5 minFree Illustrator Alternative for Logos: 4 Tools Compared4 minInkscape vs Illustrator for a Logo: Price, .ai Files, CMYK5 minSVG vs PNG: Which Logo File for Web, Print and Cutting?5 minVector Magic Free? 3 Alternatives That Give You the File2 minCMYK vs RGB: Which Color Mode Should Your Logo Use?3 minJPG vs PNG for a Logo: Which Is Better, and When?3 minSVG vs EPS vs PDF: Which File Should Your Printer Get?3 min
What it costs 1
Spec sheets 2
Glossary 9
Vectorize Meaning: What It Means for a Logo, in Math and AI3 min300 DPI in Pixels: Meaning and Size Chart for Print3 minDXF File: What It Is, How to Open It, How to Make One3 minWhat Is a Vector Logo, and Is Yours One?3 minWhat Is an AI File? Is It Vector, and How to Open It Free3 minWhat Is an EPS File? Meaning, Vector or Not, How to Open3 minSVG File Meaning: What It Is, Uses and Pitfalls3 minVector File: What It Is, Which Format, How to Get One4 minVector Image: What It Is, Examples and How to Spot One3 min
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