Ever since the dawn of the web, the lack of a symbolic graphics format has been a glaring omission. I’ve never been very comfortable with the only option being to step outside the browser and use a plugin such as Flash, Silverlight, or a Java applet.
Now, eventually, it seems that support for, adoption of, and frameworks to use one of the contenders, SVG, are finally taking off. Take a look at these examples built using SproutCore and SVG: