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Architecture on a single page

Sometimes full documentation is more than you need. A canvas — inspired by the famous Business Model Canvas — captures the key elements of a system in a structured, visual way, on one page.

Three canvases cover the most common needs:

Architecture Inception Canvas

Kick off new development: collaboratively capture goals, quality requirements and first solution ideas. Based on Patrick Roos' Software Architecture Canvas.

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Architecture Communication Canvas

Communicate the key elements of an existing architecture — think of it as the zip version of conventional arc42 documentation.

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Tech Stack Canvas

All relevant technologies of your stack on a single page — an approach by INNOQ, for planning new projects or documenting the status quo of existing products.

See the Tech Stack Canvas →

Explore all canvases on canvas.arc42.org

Examples

Architecture Communication Canvas for status.arc42.org

Architecture Communication Canvas for HtmlSanityCheck