: How to digitize a logo from a geometrical description on paper? I'm not a graphic-designer. A friend of mine is - a retired one. I asked him to design a logo for my company. He does not

@Berryessa866

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML based vector image format. You can use your coordinates and path descriptions to write your SVG code directly in any text editor.

You describe your image using SVG path elements, using various drawing commands as well as basic shape elements in combination with fills and strokes etc. You can find more info on SVG paths and shapes here:


Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 - Paths
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 - Basic Shapes


How easy it will be to convert your logo to SVG depends on how complex the logo is and how exactly you have paths and coordinates etc described. You can read more on SVGs coordinate system and units here:


Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 - Coordinate Systems, Transformations and Units


Further reading resources:


SVG Basics - (A site aimed at people interested in hand-coding SVG graphics)
Creating Paths With Line Commands
Creating Paths With Curve Commands
Sitepoint - A Closer Look at SVG Path Data




Another option is to describe your logo with EPS (Encapsulated PostScript). Whereas SVG is simply an XML format, PostScript is a programming language in itself. I'm not familiar with writing PostScript so I couldn't give any advice on that but it is another option to consider.

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@Si6392903

You can take a good photo of the logo, or have it scanned.

Then use Inkscape to trace it acordingly to the instructions with the photo as a base.



Edited.

You can not trace a logo using formulas, but yes, if a logo has parameters you can use them, for example, the line A is one thirth of the line B.

The total width is 20 times larger than the stroke C.

The angle of the line D is 30°.

Of course you can use the parameters.

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