Topic: Aren't vector files supposed to be small?

(since I couldn't quite find a separate illustrator forum I thought it best to put it here)

I made this:



It's got about 40 nodes.

Then why the hell is the resulting .ai file nearly half a megabyte? And why does it get even bigger when I turn off PDF compatibility?

The mind boggles.

Because AI is a proprietary binary format meant to maximize on on Illustrator capabilities?

Use SVG.

http://reisio.com/temp/arxa.svg ~1kB

(Edited by reisio on 08-02-2009 23:50)

That's pretty! Sad how the fundamentals of "pleasing to the eye' are still black magic to me after all these years.

Now that I've seen the design, I could probably make super fast. Before having seen it, I could work on it for 6 months and not even get close to anything so simple and attractive. I feel like clapping, as if I'd just witnessed a magic trick.

*raises class* Here's to your awesome talent, mahjqa..

Thanks, both of you.

I love the "mean face" in there...

Almost looks like a transformer!

Now THAT would be a groovey thing to animate it into...

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(Edited by mahjqa on 11-06-2009 22:22)

That' just tooo cool! Luv it. The Sunken Temple is great too. Hell they're all just big fun. Don't ever stop.m=)

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Sweet. Makes me want to go out and buy some lego technic.