There are two fundamental types of architecture diagrams from which all others derive. Together, they form a duality; their purposes and capabilities are opposite and complementary. Understanding both is critical for creating clear, informative, and relevant architecture diagrams for technical systems. First, what is …

Read More

Ilograph is written in Typescript because of the productivity and safety benefits it provides over standard Javascript. Over time, however, it has proven valuable in an unexpected, and big, way. Typescript has gone beyond being just the language Ilograph is written in; here are four ways it has actually influenced …

Read More

Ilograph has had a busy winter. A host of key features has landed (more below), and Ilograph saw a large uptick in adoption and use. Also, Ilograph remains on track to see full collaboration support land in Q1. If you haven’t visited your Ilograph diagram(s) in a while, be sure to visit the app and see the improvements …

Read More

When creating a technical architecture diagram, your goal is to give understanding to your audience. You want to honestly inform viewers about your system rather than merely make an impression. Mistakes made when creating diagrams can undermine this goal, however. Here are seven common mistakes to avoid when making …

Read More

A lot of key features are planned for Ilograph in 2020: diagram history, collaboration tools and team workspaces are just a few that can be named. To kick off 2020, the Ilograph home page got a much-needed refresh. It uses iframes to embed the actual Ilograph app to render all the demos. Check it out!

Read More

Hi everyone, Here’s what’s new this Fall for Ilograph. I’d like to start by again thanking everyone for their amazing feedback and suggestions; your feedback helps me know exactly what features to prioritize. In fact, all of the improvements mentioned below were explicitly recommended by you! Here is …

Read More

August was a busy month for Ilograph. Closed beta is nearing completion and adoption has been strong. The direct feedback you have given has been extremely valuable. Thank you to everyone who has been in touch! Additionally, the amazing diagrams you all have created have helped highlight strengths and expose bugs and …

Read More

Good diagrams facilitate understanding. That’s their primary purpose. Information about a system can be conveyed in many ways, but the goal of a diagram is to help others understand a system. In order to facilitate this understanding, Ilograph diagrams now support guided walkthroughs. Using Ilograph’s walkthroughs, …

Read More

This is part 5 of a series of posts on the Ilograph diagramming language (IDL). In part 3, we looked at the Ilograph resource tree. The resource tree defines your organization’s resources, and these resources are then used in perspectives. In this post, we’ll explore the intermediate topic of resource …

Read More

Big news: the Ilograph private beta begins soon! Sign up at the bottom the homepage if you haven’t already. It’s been a lot of work to get here, but I’m excited to get Ilograph into your hands. Ilograph gives you the power to create diagrams unlike any before, and I eagerly look forward to seeing what everyone …

Read More