> But, aside some possible Internet Explorer compatibility problems, *why*
> do you think is a good idea?
>
> Regarding the file size optimization, I see your SVG is 19 KB while the
> PNG us 433 KB, using SVG would make for a way smaller total page size.

Gvirabi's background is a big bulk image and definitely not a good example. Perhaps, this might be a good example for size reduction. It's an icon set and there are too many small objects:
http://gvirila.com/launch/images/sprite.svg
http://gvirila.com/launch/images/sprite.png