Become an SVG Architect, not a PowerPoint Architect
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This presentation discusses becoming an SVG architect rather than a PowerPoint architect. It argues that PowerPoint and other presentation software are not ideal for creating architecture diagrams due to their default styles and templates. SVG is recommended instead because it allows for custom shapes, colors, and styles that can be reused and modified. SVG files are also scalable, can be imported into other applications like HTML5, and even edited like code through commands. The presentation encourages using open libraries and Inkscape for custom drawing and exporting to PNG to ensure wide compatibility.
Become an SVG Architect, not a PowerPoint Architect
- 1. NDC 2017 Oslo, 16 June 2017 Filip van Laenen Become an SVG Architect, Not a PowerPoint Architect
- 2. This Talk’s Scope • Out of scope: • What is a “PowerPoint Architect”? • Is it a good or a bad thing? • How to become one – or avoid to become one • Scope: • PowerPoint as an architecture drawing tool 0 C o- l u m n 1 C o- l u m n 2 C o- l u m n 3 2
- 3. Not Only PowerPoint • Microsoft PowerPoint • LibreOffice Impress • Apple Keynote 3
- 4. Style Matters • Every drawing in PowerPoint looks so PowerPointy • Or Impressy • Or Keynoty 0 C o- l u m n 1 C o- l u m n 2 C o- l u m n 3 4 User Interface Application Server Database
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- 10. Style Matters • Color palettes • Styling • Glow • Shadows • Shapes • Fonts 10 Gerald Streiter (https://www.flickr.com/photos/benowhere/7715649996)
- 11. Custom Shapes and Arrows • Open libraries • “Open” as in: • Open to reuse • Open to modify • Open to extend • Wikipedia! • Scalable • Free drawing as a last resort • Check out Inkscape 0 C o- l u m n 1 C o- l u m n 2 C o- l u m n 3 11
- 12. SVG Is XML • Drawings with source code • You can pretend you’re doing technical work… • Or even programming! • sed -i 's/ff0000/f39200/g' architecture.svg • sed -i 's/Calibri/Lato/g' architecture.svg 0 C o- l u m n 1 C o- l u m n 2 C o- l u m n 3 12
- 13. SVG Is Part of HTML5 • Everybody can view it • Everybody can import it • Everybody can reuse it • But export to PNG just to be sure… 0 C o- l u m n 1 C o- l u m n 2 C o- l u m n 3 13
- 15. Thanks!