vectorize
Drop in a PNG, get clean scalable SVG back. A focused raster-to-vector tool tuned for logos and flat art, with the trace controls exposed.
Designer & AI Developer
1 week
Overview
vectorize turns a raster image into clean, scalable SVG — tuned for logos, icons, and flat illustration. Drop a PNG, pull the trace controls until it's right, then copy or download the vector. I designed and built it.
Challenge
Good vectorization is a pipeline of unintuitive parameters. The design problem was exposing just enough control to get a clean result without making someone learn what 'corner threshold' means.
Approach
I built the trace core on VTracer (the visioncortex Rust engine) running server-side in a Vercel function, with a split raster/vector preview so you see the trade-off as you tune. I renamed the underlying params to plain-language controls and render the result inline as live SVG so it stays crisp at any zoom. Images are processed on the fly and never stored.
Outcome
A live, single-purpose tool that does one thing cleanly — and replaced my own reach-for-Illustrator step for quick logo cleanups.