caseveryday.blogg.se - Creating a logo in inkscape

Use the online bimi convertor tool which will convert the file you just made into a very specific ‘BIMI compliant’ version of the same thing (effectively). You should now have your logo ready to be put through the final process. In the “SVG Output” tab, click the ‘Remove metadata’ box so that it is selected

A new “Optimized SVG Output’ window pops up.

Select from file type options: “Optimized SVG (*.svg)”.

Confirm (again) that the number in all sections is identical in height and width.

Assuming the W: and the H: are now the same number (square), go back and click the ‘Resize page to drawing or selection’ button again.

To adjust the dimensions, click / select your drawing and at the very top right of the main Inkscape window up near all the main menu items, make sure the W and H lock icon is unlocked and force the W: and H: to be the same number.

Decide which axis you want to match the other axis with and make them the same number. If your Width and Height are not identical, you will need to now ‘force the square’. Make sure your content is selected in the document workspace on the left and click the button.

There is a ‘Resize page to drawing or selection’ button.

In the ‘Custom size’ row, you sill see a collapsed ‘Resize page to content’ arrow.

If you don’t see the page tab you might have your right pane / panel closed so expand that. Something like this is fine: company-bimi-logo

Enter a title in using only lowercase and dashes for your logo title.

You can also create a vectored SVG version of your logo in Inkscape and there are definitely tutorials around on this topic… If you don’t have one, you’ll have to make one.

So if you have a few versions of your logo, you’ll want to choose the most square version and if you don’t have a square one perhaps you should make one now? Otherwise, you’ll have to force a square out of your logo and that is that. Some stuff to know about BIMIįirst, your logo must be perfectly square. Inkscape is open source and very nice vectored drawing software (on steroids). I was surprised not to find a nice tutorial that allows one to prepare a BIMI-ready logo using the awesome vector software inkscape so here it is for you. In short, it uses a very specific kind of logo format for your company to a) show up visually in someone’s inbox when you send them an email (if they have that functionality) and b) increase email security / authenticity. BIMI is some kind of logo plus security add on feature to email.