Stencils tagged with ‘architecture’

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Pattern Instance Notation - Expanded PINboxes

Pattern Instance Notation - Expanded PINboxes

This stencil aids in creating Expanded PINboxes for the Pattern Instance Notation. (See that stencil for the Collapsed and Standard forms of the PINbox.) Pattern Instance Notation is a software diagramming notation for working with design patterns, both on its own and as an adjunct to UML and other modeling visual languages....more

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Pattern Instance Notation (PIN)

Pattern Instance Notation (PIN)

Pattern Instance Notation is a software diagramming notation for working with design patterns, both on its own and as an adjunct to UML and other modeling visual languages. It is described in full in the article The Pattern Instance Notation: A Simple Hierarchical Visual Notation for the Dynamic Visualization and...more

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Personas

Personas

These persona stencils make the process of persona diagramming quicker and easier. Use in conjunction with the Silhouettes stencil for quick persona development or for placement only without having to worry about rights issues.

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Platform Architecture

Platform Architecture

Basic elements for software platform architecture

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Scale Rulers - Metric

Scale Rulers - Metric

Here are some scale rulers that you can drag onto your maps, site plans, floor plans, or any other project where you want to provide your audience with a sense of scale. You are welcome to modify these rulers to suit your needs and post them back on Graffletopia as your own. Note: These rulers are completely vector based, so...more

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Silhouettes

Silhouettes

These silhouettes are royalty free, and can be used as placeholders or for rapid persona development, in conjunction with the Personas stencil.

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Site Map (based on EightShapes Unify)

Site Map (based on EightShapes Unify)

A site map stencil based on EightShapes' brilliant Unify deliverable system.

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Site Map Stencil

Site Map Stencil

This stencil allows you to create site maps in manual mode. It has various page types that can be dragged and dropped on the page as well as description copy blocks. Very helpful for people who used to create site maps manually in Visio.

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Software Architecture Whiteboarding

Software Architecture Whiteboarding

Many years ago, I decided to go 100% digital and eliminate all paper based notes, scribbles and whiteboards. OmniGraffle helped me a great deal achieve that goal. I created this stencil to help throw ideas on a 'digital' white board and conduct brainstorming sessions with remote team members via screen sharing. Hope you find...more