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Creating Graphics with Canvas and SVG

This course will teach you how to add custom graphics to your web pages using the HTML canvas and SVG documents.

Mike VanSickle - Pluralsight course - Creating Graphics with Canvas and SVG
by Mike VanSickle
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Almost every web site needs some graphics to provide the best possible user experience. In this course, Creating Graphics with Canvas and SVG, you’ll learn to add custom graphics into web pages. First, you’ll explore how to create SVG documents and use them to create graphics that users can interact with. Next, you’ll discover what the canvas tag is and how it can also be used to allow users to create graphics using JavaScript APIs. Finally, you’ll learn how to choose whether SVGs or canvases are the best choice for the unique needs of your projects. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of web-based graphics needed to create rich and unique user experiences by adding custom graphics to your web pages.

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Mike VanSickle - Pluralsight course - Creating Graphics with Canvas and SVG
Mike VanSickle

Michael VanSickle is an application architect in Akron, Ohio. He is a mechanical engineer by training and a software engineer by choice. He is passionate about learning new programming languages and user experience design.

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