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Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Re: Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Post by eitally »

milesward wrote: post #16
nealmueller wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These examples were created by GCP for the GCPNext 2016 event. There were used to start discussions for user needs. Experts in the specific verticals were consulted in developing the diagrams, but they are not recommended or validated designs--not detailed enough. The diagrams are intended to spark discussions, and so you don't have to start from scratch.

I did several of them, most come from the GCP Solutions Architecture team. AMA!

We are very much looking forward to using them in ours, too!

Re: Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Post by saycheese »

saycheese wrote: post #13
nealmueller wrote: post #2

This is one of my 20% projects at Google. AMA.

Does Google still do 20% projects? Thought that stopped years ago around the same time as Google X started up.

From Wired 2007, covering an 2005 interview of the then Google CEO Eric Schmidt, now Google Chairman:

"INTERVIEWER: How do people actually do 20 percent time? How do people actually figure out a way to actually get 20 percent of their time for that without working on weekends?

GOOGLE-CEO: They work on weekends."

Source: https://www.wired.com/2007/04/my_other_interv

Re: Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Post by vmasto »

milesward wrote: post #16
nealmueller wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These examples were created by GCP for the GCPNext 2016 event. There were used to start discussions for user needs. Experts in the specific verticals were consulted in developing the diagrams, but they are not recommended or validated designs--not detailed enough. The diagrams are intended to spark discussions, and so you don't have to start from scratch.

I did several of them, most come from the GCP Solutions Architecture team. AMA!

Would an ad server/logging solution make sense to add? Apart from Amazon's solution I had a real struggle finding something concrete.

Re: Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Post by mkj »

atarian wrote: post #18

The icons look way too similar. In fact, the only way to distinguish one from another is by the glyphs. This begs the question: what purpose does the blue hexagon serve besides aesthetics? As @bowmessage mentioned, couldn't you have a color for each family of service?

I suspect originally when there were only a few services the glyphs were distinct enough.

Re: Google Cloud Platform Icon Library for Architecture Diagrams

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Post by arno_v »

atarian wrote: post #18

The icons look way too similar. In fact, the only way to distinguish one from another is by the glyphs. This begs the question: what purpose does the blue hexagon serve besides aesthetics? As @bowmessage mentioned, couldn't you have a color for each family of service?

I totally agree, I have a few shortcuts in my GCE dashboard, but I seem to always forget which one is which. For instance logs, DNS and storage have super similar icons.
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