I would recommend starting with plain SVG and then exploring D3 after. It's best to think of D3 as a combination of jQuery and a geometry library. For starting

I would recommend starting with plain SVG and then exploring D3 after. It's best to think of D3 as a combination of jQuery and a geometry library. For starting with SVGs, just look for a simple tutorial like https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_intro.asp https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_intro.asp to get a simple template, but focus on learning the path element. The path element is both foundational to a lot of custom SVG stuff and isn't too complicated, sort of like the Basic of graphics.