SVG Now: Servers, Desktops, Devices and Beyond

SVG as a vector graphics format has been around for many years, but its usefulness has recently blossomed. This talk will present an overview of SVG and then move on to cover many of the different areas where it can be of use. Details are drawn from the speaker’s experience in multimedia since the 80’s through to being a core developer and board member with Inkscape – the top Open Source SVG editor.

Although primarily targeting those not yet using SVG in a daily workflow of some form or another, the breadth of the possible uses covered should help most see new ways to leverage SVG. Expanding SVG use or even applying SVG in ways not previously expected are some of the possible benefits.

• Overview
• On the Server
  • Data visualization
  • XSLT and other manipulations
• On the Web
  • Browser Support
    • Built-in (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and now MSIE)
      • Yes, even Microsoft
    • Drop-in / add-ons
  • Web assets
  • Web apps
• On the Desktop
  • Desktop environments
  • SVG in desktop applications
  • SVG as asset “source code” for applications
• On Devices
  • iOS device support
  • Android support
  • Others
  • Source for non-SVG mobile graphics
• And Beyond
  • Drawing and diagramming
  • Shirts, schwag and other custom artifacts
  • Lathes and lasers, cutting and grinding
  • Unique uses