[oneeyedpigeon]

I wanted to post this myself, but feared the wrath of the downvoters - it might come across as a bit negative. However, I think the positives should be highlighted: SVG is really, really ideal for these kinds of graphics, and we should be trying to push the technology and be equally impressed with its results.

[poopsintub]

Not to mention time saving. Can you imagine how long it took him to make that in CSS? I bet it's fun to practice doing this kind of stuff?