Web Developer's Guide: SVG Integration Best Practices

SVG Benefits:
Resolution independent
Small file size
CSS styleable
Animatable
Accessible
SEO-friendly

Ideal For:
✓ Logos and icons
✓ Illustrations
✓ Charts and graphs
✓ UI elements
✓ Animated graphics

Choose Based On:
Inline: Need CSS/JS control
Image: Simple display
Background: Decorative
Object: Interactive/complex

// Inline for:
// - CSS styling needed
// - JS interaction needed
// - Animation required
// - Small, frequently used

.icon {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  background: url('icon.svg') no-repeat center;
  background-size: contain;
}

.icon {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg...");
}

// SVG as React Component
const Icon = ({ name, size = 24, color = 'currentColor' }) => (
  } />
  
);

Optimization Steps:
Remove metadata
Simplify paths
Minimize decimals
Remove unused elements
Compress/minify

Optimization Tools:
SVGO: CLI optimizer
SVGOMG: Web interface
svgo-loader: Webpack
@svgr/webpack: React

/ Fill and stroke /
svg {
  fill: currentColor;
  stroke: none;
}
/ Hover states /
svg:hover {
  fill: #007bff;
}
/ Transitions /
svg {
  transition: fill 0.2s ease;
}

:root {
  --icon-size: 24px;
  --icon-color: currentColor;
}
.icon {
  width: var(--icon-size);
  height: var(--icon-size);
  fill: var(--icon-color);
}

/ Rotate animation /
@keyframes spin {
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
.loading-icon {
  animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
}

// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.svg$/,
        use: ['@svgr/webpack'],
      },
    ],
  },
};

// vite.config.js
import svgr from 'vite-plugin-svgr';
export default {
  plugins: [svgr()],
};

Conversion Workflow:
Export highest quality raster
Convert with Vectosolve
Optimize SVG output
Integrate into project

SVG Preparation:
Clean paths
Minimal nodes
Proper viewBox
No embedded rasters