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Why would I ever want to export vector graphics to a HTML5 canvas element when I can just use Illustrator to export to SVG?

April 26, 2017canvas element export graphics HTML5 Illustrator SVG vector

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Why would I ever want to export vector graphics to a HTML5 canvas element when I can just use Illustrator to export to SVG?

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A. Excellent question! If you’re building a HTML5 application that can do everything with SVG, there’s no reason to use Ai->Canvas (and in that case, you should check out the Adobe Illustrator CS5 HTML5 Pack). However, if you’re building a canvas-based application or game that requires lower-level access and you need to draw more than simple bitmaps, Ai->Canvas makes the job much easier. Without a tool like Ai->Canvas, designers and developers are forced to manually write hundreds of lines of code like: context.bezierCurveTo(5.4, -1.5, 2.7, -1.5, 1.5, -0.5);. No fun at all.