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Vectors, AI-generated graphics, print and cutting, and the engine behind svgize.
Why AI-generated graphics scale so badly (and what to do about it)
ChatGPT, Midjourney and Ideogram draw pixels, not shapes. Here is what that does to a logo the moment you enlarge it, and how to get a real vector out of it.
02From a ChatGPT logo to a real vector file: what goes wrong and how to fix it
A step-by-step look at converting an AI-generated logo into SVG that a printer, embroiderer or sign maker will accept.
03Posterise and trace: why your converter gave you a bad SVG
Most image-to-SVG tools posterise and trace. What that does to gradients, edges and node counts, and what a reconstruction does instead.
04SVG for Cricut from an AI image: getting few, clean paths
Cutting machines need closed shapes, shared edges and a low node count. How to get there from a Midjourney or ChatGPT design.
05You made a logo with ChatGPT. Here is why the printer cannot use it, and the 20-minute fix
Print shops, embroiderers and sign makers ask for a vector file. A PNG from a chat window is not one. What they need, why, and how to get it without a designer.
06Why asking an AI to 'give me the SVG' of an image always twists something
Language models can write SVG code but cannot see your image well enough to reproduce it. What happens when you try, and why a vectoriser is the right tool.
07Using an SVG icon in HTML, React and React Native, and changing its colour
A developer's guide: inline SVG vs img, currentColor for theming, SVG as a React component and react-native-svg on mobile.