Drawing.md

Architecture Drawing Resources

References

Diagramming Speifications

• ArchiMate

  • https://publications.opengroup.org/standards/archimate
    • ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification

• C4 model

  • https://c4model.com/
    • https://c4model.com/diagrams
    • https://c4model.com/tooling

• UML

  • https://www.omg.org/spec/UML

Icons

• Misc. Icons

  • https://fontawesome.com/versions
    • https://fontawesome.com/icons
    • https://fontawesome.com/search?ic=free
    • https://fontawesome.com/v6/icons

• Cloud icons

  • AWS

    • https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/icons/

  • Azure

    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/

  • Google CGP

    • https://cloud.google.com/icons?hl=en

  • Oracle OCI

    • https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/General/Reference/graphicsfordiagrams.htm

  • ServiceNow

    • https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/next-experience/orlando/now-components/now-icon/gallery

Suggested Background Reading

Suggested Books

• Communication Patterns: A Guide for Developers and Architects, 1st Edition, (2023)

Recommended

• Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA)
  • https://sparxsystems.com/

EA tools, with shared repository capabilities

• Alfabet

  • https://www.alfabet.com/

• Bizzdesign

  • https://bizzdesign.com/

• Mega Hopex

  • https://www.mega.com/

• SAP LeanIX

  • https://www.leanix.net/

• ServiceNow EA

  • https://www.servicenow.com/products/enterprise-architecture.html
  • https://www.servicenow.com/products/strategic-portfolio-management

Simplistic drawing tools

Achitecture Diagramming Tools

• https://excalidraw.com

• https://lucidchart.com

• https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle

• https://www.diagrams.net

• https://structurizr.com

• https://c4model.com

• https://likec4.dev

• https://ilograph.com

• https://icepanel.io

• https://d2lang.com

• https://miro.com

• https://tldraw.dev

• https://www.archimatetool.com

• https://www.eventcatalog.dev

Diagrams as Code Tools

• https://eraser.io

• https://mermaid.js.org

  • Confluence plugin

• https://diagrams.mingrammer.com

• https://github.com/pistazie/cdk-dia

• https://github.com/mhlabs/cfn-diagram

• https://github.com/cycloidio/inframap

• https://grucloud.com

• https://plantuml.com

  • https://github.com/awslabs/aws-icons-for-plantuml

• https://www.pluralith.com

Visual Diagramming Tools

• https://lucidscale.com/product/aws

• https://creately.com

• https://www.gliffy.com

• https://cacoo.com/features

• https://www.cloudcraft.co

• https://docs.fugue.co/visualization.html

• https://www.cloudockit.com

• https://app.cloudviz.io

AI-Augmented Diagramming

• ChatGPT Canvas

• Claude Artifacts

• Google AI Studio

• https://app.eraser.io

• https://excalidraw.com