Simurai: “We’re in an icon-sharpness limbo”

Simurai explains why there is not one “silver bullet” image format when it comes to serving images for normal resolution and high-density displays:

With the rise of Retina displays people are looking for resolution independent alternatives to PNG icons. Some fell in love with font-icons, some are shouting “SVG”. But I’m sorry, if you’re looking for a silver bullet, I’m afraid it doesn’t exist. Let’s take a closer look at our options…