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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming