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This workshop is part of the Graphics Lab, a project aimed at picture retouching to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. More information about the lab can be found on its main page and requests pages (Illustrations ; Photographs ; Maps ; Video and Sound). To ask questions or make a suggestions, see the talk page of the graphic lab page.

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text in SVG (sheet index)

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  svg (possibly readable at 1,024 × 635 pixels)
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  jpeg (for comparison, readable at 800 × 517 pixels, possibly 640 × 414 pixels)
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  numbers only version (see request below)
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  for 1:50'000 (labels and numbers)

Request

How could I improve the readability of the text in the SVG for lower sizes (for comparison, a jpeg with similar text). --Enhancing999 (talk) 08:54, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Use bigger fonts. The SVG font size is 1/6 the box height (20 px / 120 px). The JPEG fonts are relatively larger. Larger fonts means some names will not fit the width; the JPEG uses two lines for some names (see 1185) and abbreviations for others (see 1126). The JPEG also uses a even larger font for the map number. Glrx (talk) 17:24, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

@Glrx: Thanks for your advice. I increased font-sizes and added classes for longer names (>12 chars) and sheet numbers.

I hesitate to add more abbreviations. I split the "bis"-numbers on two lines, but left the name of 1185 on 1 line. Enhancing999 (talk) 20:08, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

I split text in 2 lines where possible and added a different text size for short names.

Font-sizes are now (in v 0.51): 35px (sheet number), 23px (longer names, 12 and more characters), 40px (short names, up to 6 characters), 30px (others). Enhancing999 (talk) 19:55, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

@Enhancing999:

I think you have a reasonable index. Congratulations on using classes. I would have kept the names at a single font size (like the JPEG version) to avoid making Basel appear more important than Sissach, but that is a personal preference. Also, the lines at the margins are 1/2 width; that can be fixed by offsetting and enlarging the size by a few pixels.

You can add a feature to the red dots. Instead of

<circle cy="1020" cx="1200" fill="red" r="8" id="Bern_Swiss_grid_initial_point_zero" />

do

<circle cy="1020" cx="1200" fill="red" r="8" id="Bern_Swiss_grid_initial_point_zero">
  <title>Bern Swiss grid initial point zero</title>
</circle>

It will not show up on WP, but it will show up when the SVG is viewed directly

Glrx (talk) 20:52, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I noticed my preferred font-size varies based on the png size. I tried to improve the positioning, fixed the borders and added the title feature. Enhancing999 (talk) 07:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

FYI, I made a request for this on COM:GL/M#Create a SVG version of File:Topo 25 sheets orig.jpg. It would be useful to add a background map, as mentioned there. And to have a version with the numbers only. Yann (talk) 21:01, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Will do a number only one later. Also one without the (partial) digital-only tiles (some barely cover anything at all, currently we only have "Samnaun Ost"). Enhancing999 (talk) 07:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Added it above. Also one for 1:50'000. Somehow the font looks better locally than rendered as png. Enhancing999 (talk) 14:35, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

@Enhancing999: @Yann: @Glrx: While the mix of font sizes maximises legibility, the differences in size makes it look a little haphazard. May I recommend keeping the same size and subtly tweaking the letter-spacing and horizontal scaling? Here are a few ways to make small text more legible:

• Use a condensed font with large x-height. From [1], DejaVu Sans Condensed seems suitable.
• Use negative letter-spacing up to around 5% of the font size (e.g. -1px for 20px).
• Scale horizontally using transform="scale(0.9,1)" down to around 90%.
• For multiline labels, reduce line-spacing using dy=0.9em down to around 0.9em, depending on whether the text has ascenders or descenders.

Additionally, tinting the tiles like a checkerboard lets gridlines be eliminated. Current shading can be replaced with boldface or coloured text. Cheers, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 02:44, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Atlantic Telegraph Company flags

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Article(s): w:Atlantic Telegraph Company

Request

Please make these two flags used by a 19th century company laying undersea telegraph cables. Both companies are discussed in the same article, but technically they were separate entities.

1. Atlantic Telegraph Company [2], make an inscription "Atlantic Telegraph" in blue, although this is speculation
2. Anglo-American Telegraph Company [3]

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 16:48, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Swiãtopôłk: I am scared of the first flag because I cannot tell whether the flag is supposed to look just like the UK flag, or if all its red lines are meant to be equal in width. The bottom right quarter of that flag looks like the top left quarter but rotated 45 degrees. I also cannot tell if the flag has a strictly triangular shape, or a square on the left and a triangle on the right. Do you happen to have better references to confirm these details? --痛^Designism (talk) 22:32, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

@痛: Do this with a normal Union Jack. Unfortunately, I did not find any other sources that would provide certainty in the first matter, but the designer's intentions were probably the original flag of Great Britain. I've seen strangely drawn British flags in materials about the company and I think it's just a mistake. I am sure that it is a square with a triangle. This picture of the company's ships shows it this way. This flag looks different, but I suspect it's because the author of the drawing focused more on the ships than the flag. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 23:55, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, my computer broke. Anyone else — feel free to take over the request. 痛^Designism (talk) 19:06, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

List of Famines

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:15, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

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  List of famines by scale in vector
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  SVG Version [OK]

Article(s): [[]]

Request

(This image: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_famines&gesuggestededit=1#/media/File:Global_famines_history.jpg on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_famines&gesuggestededit=1#List needs to be updated from after Somalia. Best regards, ) --UnexpectedSmoreInquisition (talk) 04:23, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Perhaps the chart should be redrawn using a logarithmic scale. While most of it is empty, the data is mostly squeezed to the bottom. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 15:46, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

I have created an SVG version of this file using Python. The y-axis has been rescaled to be logarithmic. G^ERME_NFER 17:01, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Fantastic! Thanks, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 17:38, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

@Germenfer: Why does the SVG image use curves instead of text? If it used text, it could be translated easily. Glrx (talk) 18:26, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I agree. The file was produced using the matplotlib library on Python 3. I do not know why, but when the graph is exported as an SVG, the text is turned into shapes, not vector text. G^ERME_NFER 13:54, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

I have now turned all of the text into real text, instead of curves. G^ERME_NFER 14:37, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola

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  Flag of UNITA

Article(s):

Request

Hello, I'm looking to see if anyone could remake the emblem used by UNITA's rival government of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola; the emblem is the same as the middle of the one on UNITA's party emblem but with the text SOCIALISMO, NEGRITUDE, DEMOCRACIA NÃO-ALINHAMENTO.
References:

• Military Ranks as used by UNITA's armed forces
• Pin
• Stamps

Colors should be all the same as the one on the current logo of UNITA and the rooster & sun should be the same as the colors on the flag.
Thanks a million in advance if anyone takes this request :) --NorthTension (talk) 16:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

I made some progress in Inkscape (not the full emblem though)

https://editsvgcode.com/d22r00ohf5lr2t17c4 SVG-image-maker (talk) 01:19, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

This is fantastic! Can't wait to see you finish :) NorthTension (talk) 18:22, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Oh right, @SVG-image-maker you should drop a message saying the request is taken in the Graphist opinion section. NorthTension (talk) 04:00, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Fix Kansai Airports logos

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Article(s): en:Kansai Airports, en:Kansai International Airport, en:Itami Airport, en:Kobe Airport

Request

Fix wordmark of Kansai Airports logos, and made SVG version of Kobe Airport, correct ones are in here here. --John123521 (talk) 14:23, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

SVG Kobe Airport logo has found, and wordmark of them needed to fix as well--John123521 (talk) 14:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Make SVG more like PNG

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  PNG.
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  SVG, make this more like the PNG.

Article(s): en:Pittsburgh

Request

Please modify the SVG to more resemble the PNG (yellow border, blue edge, etc.). --– Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 16:30, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Information about the seal:

• https://pittsburghpa.gov/pittsburgh/flag-seal

But look at the bottom of the page where the periphery is plain. Glrx (talk) 20:13, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

The PNG has been recently overwritten. The license claim is not clear. The seal is old, but the new PNG may have its own copyright. The castle and eagles are different. Glrx (talk) 20:24, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

@Glrx: I think license PD-retouched still applies. 11:47, 19 December 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Est. 2021 (talk • contribs) 11:47, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Revectorization of File:Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg

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  The vector file that needs to be fixed
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  Official design from 1937 law
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  Close up of the official law

Article(s): w:en:State Emblem of the Soviet Union, w:en:Coat of arms of Russia, w:ru:Великая Отечественная война, w:ru:Герб СССР, and other sister projects

Request

Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg is the only vector file of the 1936 coat of arms of the Soviet Union. However, it's a poorly vectorized version since it's a bitmap tracing of a raster image. It's also not the most accurate to the official design as approved on May 27, 1937 (shown below). Could somebody please revectorize that image to make it a proper vector image and also an accurate representation of the official design? For reference, this file here is an accurate vector representation of the 1956 coat of arms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colohisto (talk • contribs) 00:58, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Coats of arms of Venlo in the Belgium period

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  The coats of arms in the Belgium period. I need a vectorised file/version of this coats of arms.
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  For example the coats of arms of Venlo in 1819, which is a little bit different.

Article(s): nl:Wapen van Venlo

Request

Best,

I see that during Belgian times a coat of arms was also granted to the city of Venlo, of which there is no known image on Commons. The coat of arms can be found here in a photo of the awarded weapons diploma. Would anyone like to draw this coats of arms on an .svg file?

Yours sincerely,

--Grasmat (talk) 16:10, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Update: I already have a jpg. file uploaded of this coat of arms, which you can find above. It's copyright free and hopefully it will help with the drawing. --Grasmat (talk) 12:39, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Grasmat:  Request taken by --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Retouching needed on journal illustration

Moved to COM:GL/P#Retouching needed on journal illustration

Grand Theft Auto logo

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  "Auto" seems to be off
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Article(s): en:Grand Theft Auto

Request

Could you just adjust the "Auto" part of the logo? --2001:4455:2E4:BF00:70DC:4807:99F:6821 13:44, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

The position of "auto" is all over the map. See https://www.gamesradar.com/the-26-year-evolution-of-the-gta-logo-from-the-original-grand-theft-auto-to-gta-6/

We should probably have several versions of the logo. The current version matches the indenting of the file's first upload, so I would leave this file alone. If you want to have different versions, then copy Ice Welder's SVG version of 2019-02-28 10:02 to a new filename. Glrx (talk) 20:40, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Note that recent logos also have the ascender of the initial "t" in "theft" aligned with the left stroke of the "ʀ" in "gʀand", filling the gap. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 03:14, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Convert raster logo files to SVG files

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  Raster file #1
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  Raster file #2
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  Raster file #3
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  Raster file #4

Article(s): en:Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, en:Southern California Rapid Transit District, and en:History of the LACMTA

Request

Hello, please convert these raster files of historic transit agencies to SVG files. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 07:33, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Request taken by QuickQuokka for Raster file #3 and Raster file #4, but I'm currently busy, so I'll start later. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 08:57, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Courtesy ping for @OrdinaryScarlett QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 08:58, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Need vectorized version of new logo

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  New logo that needs to be vectorized
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  Old logo

Article(s): Most Hadhramout politics-related articles

Request

I need a vectorized version of the new logo --Abo Yemen (talk) 16:18, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Vectorize raster file

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  Raster logo file

Article(s): en:Osceola Parkway

Request

Hi! Please vectorize this raster logo file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 03:47, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Change colour

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  WikiProject Barnstar Hires Bronze.png Bronze Barnstar
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  WikiProject Barnstar Hires Bronze (new color).png

Request

Make File:WikiProject Barnstar Hires Bronze.png more bronze, take bronze colour from this version. Eurohunter (talk) 18:11, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Request taken by Awesomecat713 (talk) 04:11, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Awesomecat713 (talk) 04:30, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Change colour of lines

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  Gold Barnstar

Request

Make File:WikiProject Barnstar Hires.png outer two brown curved lines golden like it is in the centre of star. Eurohunter (talk) 18:12, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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BLM flag

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  Black Lives Matter flag
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  SVG [OK]
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Article(s): en:Black Lives Matter

Request

Does anyone know the font used in this flag? I'm currently recreating it as an SVG. Thanks, --Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 22:06, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Davest3r08: Using Adobe font finder, the closest font is “Real Text Pro” / “Real Head Pro”, font weight “Black”. [4] —痛^Designism (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

@Davest3r08: its Arial. The text has been distorted to fit the size  Done --Mrmw (talk) 08:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Mrmw, I uploaded the SVG on my own before you did and the text looks kinda weird?
— Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 14:53, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@Davest3r08: arial is not part of fonts at wikimedia, it will be substituted - see m:SVG fonts

in this case you should convert embedded fonts to path next time --Mrmw (talk) 15:25, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@Davest3r08:

Although I prefer using text rather than curves, that poses many problems when trying to duplicate a logo's appearance.

The first problem is finding the right font. Let's say that Arial Heavy is the right font.

The second problem is specifying the font. Your file does font-family: Arial Heavy; font-weight: normal;. If an SVG agent does not have "Arial Heavy", then it will substitute a font, and it will use that font at a normal font weight. SVG wants the specification to be font-family: Arial; font-weight: heavy;. In theory, if "Arial" is substituted, then we have a chance of getting a heavy font. Adobe tools can be even worse: they will use font names that encode both bold and italic variations.

The third problem is many SVG agents do a poor job of substituting a heavy font; perhaps because so few heavy fonts exist. It gets worse for some other font properties. WMF's librsvg does a decent job for font-stretch: condensed (but it does not know that it has the condensed Liberation Sans Narrow), but both Chromium and Firefox seem to ignore font-stretch. That means the only way to get the condensed font is to request something like font-family: Noto Sans Condensed, but that will doom most font substitutions in other SVG agents.

The fourth problem is the varying text metrics. Fonts do not scale linearly, and substituted fonts may have slightly different metrics. SVG 1.1 has the textLength property to force a specific width. Unfortunately, that property is not supported by the WMF rasterizer.

The fifth problem is SVG 1.1 does not have a method of specifying the font's cap height, so SVG 1.1 does not let us fit the text to a box. You used CSS Shapes shape-inside:url(#rect2);, but that is not SVG 1.1.

The sixth problem is WebFonts are a security issue. The exact font could be linked, but that introduces other headaches. SVG 1.1 allows embedded fonts, but that feature has been dropped.

Glrx (talk) 20:53, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Glrx, the issue is that I don't have any experience in programming SVGs, so I have no idea on how to do that. I made that SVG in Inkscape. — Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 20:56, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

I might try to follow your advice though. — Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 20:56, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Corrupted SVG graph

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  Black-body radiation graph

Article(s):

en:Black body and tens of similar articles across many languages

Request

The thumbnail maker bug http://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T97233#8977673 has caused some numbers along the vertical axis to be duplicated and other text to be misaligned. The original SVG doesn't have the issue. I've reported it but would someone be able to work around it in the meantime? Thanks, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 06:19, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Cmglee:

The file has many problems.

I removed the #text nodes that followed a tspan element. That worked around the librsvg rendering bug and made the file render sensibly.

The file has duplicated labels. For example, there are two "4000 K" labels. Normally, the labels would overwrite and not be noticable. With the librsvg bug and inconsistent markup, it would cause the middle and end anchored text to be doubled. (not fixed)

For example, trsvg62 (no trailing #text node; end anchor on width of "2") and trsvg86 (has trailing text node; end anchor on width zero):

<g style="stroke:none;fill:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;text-anchor:end">

<g transform="translate(63.6,365.0)">
<switch><text id="trsvg62-ca" systemLanguage="ca"><tspan id="trsvg8-ca">2</tspan></text><text id="trsvg62"><tspan id="trsvg8">2</tspan></text></switch>
</g>

<g transform="translate(63.6,365.0)">
<switch><text id="trsvg86-ca" systemLanguage="ca"><tspan id="trsvg32-ca">2</tspan>
</text><text id="trsvg86"><tspan id="trsvg32"> 2</tspan>
</text></switch>
</g>

</g>

The file has extraneoous spaces. (not fixed / not important)

The file does not have explicit systemLanguage="en" clauses. (not fixed)

Glrx (talk) 04:15, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your almost immediate solution of the issue. Much appreciated, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 04:41, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Freight Company House Flags

Article(s): en:Georgian Bay Line, en:Crowley Maritime, en:Bristol City Line, en:Flotta Lauro, en:Atlantic Telegraph Company

Request

Please add vectorized versions of these flags. These are flags used by former shipping companies. I also provided images that may be helpful.

1. Georgian Bay Line, Their logo with the desired font.
2. Crowley Maritime, it's their old logo, it should be ok as simple geometry
3. Griswold's Black X Line
4. [5]Bristol City Line
5. Flotta Lauro
6. Atlantic Telegraph Company [6] [7], make an inscription "Atlantic Telegraph" in blue, although this is speculation. Do this with a normal Union Jack. The shape is a square with a triangle attached to it.

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:06, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

P icon People's Republic of China rapid transit

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  P blank
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  A Chinese rapid transit

Article(s): en:Template:PRChina-metro-stub

Request

Can someone vectorite and superimpose image of Chinese rapid transit over P_blank.svg? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.109.162.46 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 5. January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Flag of Velimeşe

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  Flag of Velimeşe (front side)
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  Flag of Velimeşe (back side)
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  Flag of Velimeşe

Article(s): Velimeşe

Request

Could someone please transform the Velimeşe Flag into a SVG files or just a dijital formant?(front side is torn)This flag important for people of Velimeşe In the year 1966 and on October 4, 1964

If you need

1.For front side:[8][9][10][11]

2.For back side:[12][13][14]

--Velimese59 (talk) 20:31, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Erroneous flag of Washington (Liggett & Myers)

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  The current state seal of Washington. The image of George Washington could be used in the creation of the file in this request.
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   Done

Article(s): Flag of Washington

Request

Could someone please create an SVG file of the flag that was erroneously displayed as the state flag of Washington on a cigarette silk available from various brands of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company circa 1905–1917, as seen as part of this image here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 01:32, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Snow Lion Fenian:  Done. Basically just a recolor of File:Flag of Washington.svg and remove the rest of the text. I think the erroneous silk has him smiling more, but I think that's more of a stylistic choice. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 20:59, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

@QuickQuokka: Thanks for taking this request! Just a few more things though... perhaps Washington's head could be made bigger, so that the top of it is closer to the rim of the circle, as it appears to be in the link? Also, even though I'm rather uncertain about it myself, I'm also inclined to think that the central circle from the flag in the link is meant to be light blue (albeit a much lighter shade than the modern seal). What do you think? Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Indonesian Air Force insignia and flag

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  The insignia of the Indonesian Air Force
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  The flag of the Indonesian Air Force

Article(s): Indonesian Air Force

Request

The insignia (and the flag of which has the same insignia) is incorrect. The flames located on the bottom of the insignia should have 4 tongues on the left, and 5 on the right as can be seen here by the official post as it supposed to symbolize the flames of 1945. Instead, what we have here in Wikimedia is 4 and 4 or exact mirror of the other side. The flames are located beneath the shield with the map of Indonesia. There are other nitpicks such as the feathers on the neck being different but I think the most important one is the flames. If anyone can edit it, please do. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. --EvoSwatch (talk) 16:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

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Flag of Vietnamese Army Corps 12

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  Base image

Article(s): w:12th Corps (Vietnam)

Request

An user posted a request at my talk page, he wanted to create an image for the flag of Army Corps 12, which have QUÂN ĐOÀN 12 at the bottom. The source image is here. --Great Brightstar (talk) 04:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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SVG versions of military emblems

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  Image 1 (Joint Task Force Red Hill)
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  Image 2 (Joint Program Office, F-35)
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  Image 3 (National Defense University)
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  Image 4 (Defense Logistics Agency)

Request

SVG versions of all these military emblems. The F-35 logo (Image 2) should have one version exactly like the listed image and a separate version with no text on the circumference (like this one). SuperWIKI (talk) 14:06, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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Erroneous flag of Alaska (Liggett & Myers)

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  The current state seal of Alaska, which could be used in the creation of the file in this request (albeit without the surrounding blue ring and inscriptions).

Article(s): Flag of Alaska

Request

Can someone please create an SVG file of the flag that was erroneously displayed as the flag of Alaska on a cigarette silk available from various brands of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company circa 1905–1917, as seen as part of this image here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 02:51, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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Logo of the Ogre Municipality, Latvia

• File should be named as this
  Logo of the Ogre Municipality.svg File should be named as this

Article(s): w:Ogre Municipality

Request

On this page I found a regulation about the logo of the Ogre Municipality, which is defined as follows:

54. Ogres novada logotipa apraksts: logotipu veido 508 izmēros vienādi kvadrātveida elementi. Elementi ir izkārtoti uz rūtiņām kvadrātā, kura izmērs ir 26 × 26 = 676 rūtiņas. Ogres novada logotipa galvenās krāsa pēc PANTONE kataloga ir: tumšzilā 7694 C; sarkanā 201 C.

-- Great Brightstar (talk) 10:12, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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Update outdated SVG maps

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Article(s): Russia and Ukraine

Request

Please update these maps to add the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts (with zigzag overlay). --– Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 00:22, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

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Royal standard of Denmark

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  Royal Standard of Denmark.svg

Article(s): w:Flag of Denmark

Request

The royal standard of Denmark could be improved following photographs on this page. -- Great Brightstar (talk) 03:09, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

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 Done I got the way. -- Great Brightstar (talk) 10:35, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Revised version of logo

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Article(s): en:Saturday Night Live

Request

I created this file a year ago. Back then, I thought that a simple convert on Inkscape would be okay, and it was when you look from afar, but when you look closer, it's not. However I am still not experienced enough to fix these errors on Inkscape. If someone could help me that'd be great. --Spinixster (talk) 02:13, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

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@Spinixster:  Done --Mrmw (talk) 21:32, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Spinixster (talk) 00:52, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Algerian Red Crescent logo

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Article(s): en:Algerian Red Crescent

Request

Please correct the shade of red to the official one [15]. I would also like to create a flag with the logo.

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

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Algerian Red Crescent logo until 2023

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  Logo until 2023

Article(s): en:Algerian Red Crescent

Request

Please vectorize the former ARC logo. I would also like to create a flag with the old logo, such as the one on the left [16].

Swiãtopôłk (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

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After Midnight logo

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Article(s): en:After Midnight (TV series)

Request

I am not entirely sure if this logo can be recreated in SVG form due to the blurs and multi-colored gradients, but I guess it's worth asking. (Note: sorry for the bad quality of the logo. Taking it from the series itself is not plausible as it's shown over a wide shot(?), and other bigger versions do not show the outer colors well. Now that I think about it I'm also not sure if the outer colors are needed, so it can be omitted if so.) --Spinixster (talk) 10:16, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

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I just tried to simulate the blur with filters.

I do not know the font. It has a two-story "a" but a one-story "g". The font "Trebuchet MS" shows the gist, but has the wrong "g" and "M".

I only uploaded to File:Test.svg. WMF's rasterizer has too many limitations, and I do not have tracing on this machine. See archived Test.svg.

Glrx (talk) 19:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

I think it may be Helvetica Bold or a similar font, with adjustments to the a so it resembles a @. Not sure about the smaller font at the bottom, though. I think remaking this logo in SVG would be hard, so if that's not possible, I wish for someone to override the original file with a better picture. Spinixster (talk) 02:25, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Definitely not Helvetica; note the round dot on the i, showing a Geometric influence. Avenir is closer but not quite right either. The two-storey a is quite unusual in the at-sign and may have been substituted.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 03:24, 31 January 2024 (UTC) P.S. The ft ligature is another unusual feature suggesting hand-alteration.—03:29, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

The "ſt" ligature was present in all the fonts I tried. Glrx (talk) 03:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Uh, the "ſt" ligature may have been obtained from another font.... Glrx (talk) 04:03, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

The font is an issue. This link

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only found a few fonts with a double-story atsign. Tahoma and Verdana have double-story "a" characters, but single-story atsigns.

A hack would use the Trebuchet MS atsign and Helvetica/Arial for the rest. But many users (and WMF) do not have Trebuchet MS.

A better method than trying to match the font would trace the characters and then employ the filters.

Glrx (talk) 03:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Vectorize the 1817 seal of Alabama

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  1817 seal of Alabama

Article(s): en:Seal of Alabama, en:Alabama in the American Civil War, en:List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

Request

Could anyone recreate the above png image of the 1817 seal of Alabama as an SVG? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colohisto (talk • contribs) 2024‎-01-23 18:48 (UTC)

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Seal of Kentucky (1911) - PNG to SVG

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Article(s): Any article this already appears on.

Request

Would it be possible for someone to please redraw the above PNG file of the 1911 Seal of Kentucky as SVG? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 01:27, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

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Logo of the National Assembly of Laos

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  logo of the National Assembly of Laos

Article(s): en:Laos

Request

Hi, can someone vectorise the logo of the National Assembly of Laos?

See logo here: [17] --TheUzbek (talk) 20:17, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

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Logo of Capelle aan den IJssel public library

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  Logo of Capelle aan den IJssel public library
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Category: Category:Bibliotheek aan den IJssel

Request

Please make a svg logo of this and place it in the above category. Thank you! --Wroeter (talk) 18:47, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Wroeter:  Done --Mrmw (talk) 19:33, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Wroeter (talk) 23:50, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Map update of Republic Day Chief Guest

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  Map of countries invited as chief guest [OK]

Article(s): en:List of chief guests at Delhi Republic Day parade

Request

Map needs update for countries invited as chief guest for en:Republic Day (India). Emanuel Macron of France was the chief guest for 2024 en:Delhi Republic Day parade. This is the 6th time France was invited as chief guest, but the map shows only 5 times. Soap Boy 1 (talk) 08:04, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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@Soap Boy 1: so we need a new color for 6 times? 5 times is already almost black, so we should define new colors? --Mrmw (talk) 09:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mrmw: I think blue colour is good for this map as it has more shades to use that are easily distinguishable from one another. We could lighten each of the 5 given colours to make room for a 6th one.

Another option is to use dark green, light green, yellow, orange, red and maroon for the map. See map on en:List of countries by Human Development Index. Soap Boy 1 (talk) 12:00, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Soap Boy 1: sounds good, do you like colors in table? if we do this, somebody have to check and change legend and perhaps text where this image is used --Mrmw (talk) 15:27, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Soap Boy 1: and @Mrmw: I am of the opinion that using so many colours would make the map cluttered. You should consider using single colour like used in the map given on en:List of countries by GDP (nominal) (blue) or map given on en:List of countries by GDP (PPP) (green).

Whatever way you choose to update the map, I want to thank you for your initiative for doing this great work. Cookersweet (talk) 16:32, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Soap Boy 1: which one do you like - new 2 or new 3?

@Mrmw: The new 3 is fine for now and I hope there would be no need for new backup colours for near future (as only 7 countries have crossed the 3 time invitation mark). As for the new scale, I could update it only in English, Hindi and Italian Wikipedias. Soap Boy 1 (talk) 20:07, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Soap Boy 1:  Done --Mrmw (talk) 20:39, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Soap Boy 1 (talk) 04:47, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

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Animated illustration of the PCC door movement

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Article(s):nl:Treindeur]]

Request

I would an animated illustration of the door movement of a PCC tram door. --Smiley.toerist (talk) 11:27, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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Seal of the Territory of New Mexico (1887–1912) - TIF to SVG

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Article(s): New Mexico Territory, Seal of New Mexico

Request

Would anybody be able to redraw the above TIF file of the seal used by the New Mexico Territory from 1887 to 1912 as SVG please? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

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Keir Starmer Approval Graph

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Article(s): en:Leadership approval opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election

Request

Can someone please update this graph to the latest version using the information in the Keir Starmer section on the Wikipedia page linked above, which as of the time of writing stetches from April 2020 to 19 Sep 2023. Helper201 (talk) 13:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

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Proposed flag of Huntingdonshire (2007) - JPG to SVG

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Article(s): Any article this already appears on.

Request

Could somebody please redraw the above JPG file of The Huntingdonshire Society's original proposal for the county flag of Huntingdonshire as SVG please? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 20:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

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