Frequently asked questions
What is vector graphics?
Vector graphics (also called geometric modeling or object-oriented graphics) is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons, which are all based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics. It is used in contrast to the term raster graphics, which is the representation of images as a collection of pixels, and used as the sole graphic type for actual photographic images.
What is the difference between JPEG/GIF/PNG and vector?
As explained above, vector graphics are made of points, lines, curves, etc. which make it fully scalable without any quality loss while raster (JPEG/GIF/PNG) are made of pixels. Check the example below to see the clear difference between both:
How can I open the logos downloaded on VFLnet?
You can open them with any vector graphics editor such as Adobe Illustrator (
at least version 8.0), CorelDRAW (
at least version 9), Adobe Photoshop (
at least version 6.01) or other programs like Paint Shop Pro and many more.
Are your logos readable in desktop programmes like Quark Express and Adobe InDesign?
Yes, both Quark Express and Adobe InDesign read our logos without problems.
What is the purpose of using .AI (Illustrator) files instead of GIFs or JPEGs? If you want them big, you could just put big GIF files on the page.
That is true, but GIFs and JPGs take up a lot of space. Especially when they are big. .AI files use the same amount of space no matter how big or small you want them. Doing this we do not limit your use of the logos either. If for instance you wanted to make a Manchester United wall painting, no GIF or JPG would be big enough anyway. The .AI always is, as you can just scale it to whatever size you want without loss of quality. See above to see the clear difference between a scaled bitmap and a scaled vector logo.
You say that "x" is author of the logo, but NO I am author of the logo, can you change that?
Well, we put author of the vector format you can download. If you have original vector format file, then you can send us, we'll update and change, of course, the author name. If not, then the author won't change but we can add a line in the history saying you're original author of the logo.
I have noticed some colors differences between original and vector logo, how happens?
This difference happens because we work on CMYK or Pantone to make our vector files. It happens because the color channel between original (which RGB) and the vector are different. This difference may be notice mostly with blue, green or magenta.
