Updates / News
- 15 Oct 2011The useful Raphaël v2.0 JavaScript library which helps with creating SVG and VML graphics has been released.
- 10 Oct 2011SVG-edit is an excellent web-based editor designed for SVG. Version 2.6 is due out soon and you can easily give the trunk build a try here
- 07 Oct 2011 More excellent work from Domenico Strazullo, a new version (v1.3.6) of the Pergola JavaScript SVG Library for SVG was just released which includes support for Patterns, Filters, and improved Web Mapping.
- 28 Sep 2011 A new version of the D3 JavaScript Visualization Library for SVG and HTML was just released – (version 2.3.0). If you have yet to check this out, please do – more excellent work from Mike Bostock and the D3 community.
- 2 Sep 2011 The Spiral Framework application was recently developed which uses svg to depict an info-graphics spiral.
- 7 Aug 2011 The latest edition of SVG Magazine has been launched which includes some solid writing on timely topics.
- 5 Jul 2011
Registration is open for the 2011 community organized SVG Open conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts
(October 17th to 20th, 2011). - 26 Jun 2011 Our friends over at SVG Elves
have re-launched their 9 year old website which contains many excellent SVG designs, tutorials, and quotes. - 9 May 2011 The Learn SVG tutorials have been updated to support more browsers. We are also working on adding even more interactive examples which cover more topics.
SVG Experts Corner
There are several SVG experts worth checking in with now and then.
In this section of the Learn SVG website we share some of their latest accomplishments and insights by linking directly to key pages across the galactic extra-web. Here are some of the most recent threads:
- Of late there have been quite a few interesting discussions on improvements to SVG 2.0 on Pattern Transforms, Advanced Gradients, and Accessibility. The list of SVG 2.0 enhancements that are under serious consideration can be found here SVG 2.0 Requirements along with the SVG Roadmap.
- David Dailey discusses several practical concepts for improving SVG and CSS animation and replication with Dean Jackson and company of the W3C’s CSS-SVG Effects animation group.
- One of Jason Davies latest inspired D3.js visualization examples, SVG Tree-Layout.
- Prof. Dailey’s musings and expirements reveal the status of some core aspects of SVG gradient for lines & horizontal paths.
Image from the 2010 SVG Open conference in Paris, France.
Learning SVG
Though the scope of the technologies involved quickly become complex, the basics of SVG are not difficult to grasp. A solid starting point is the upcoming SVG O’Reilly book which will quickly ramp up your working knowledge at a decent pace.
You can get started with creating and playing with SVG today by running through some of Inkscape tutorials.
Another great online SVG resource is this website which hosts the 2003 book, “Learn SVG: The Web Graphics Standard”.
Also available here are the interactive and fairly comprehensive SVG Tutorials which cover the Basics, Scripting, and Mathematics, all of which incorporate animations.