{"id":294,"date":"2017-03-30T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T20:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/?p=294"},"modified":"2020-08-17T09:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T13:31:27","slug":"tools-for-your-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/tools-for-your-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Your Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is my running list of helpful resources I&#8217;ve collected while performing various tasks related to designing products and services. This list is by no means exhaustive or comprehensive in detail. I use it as a reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer: When using cloud-based tools, make sure the data you are posting to the site is not confidential. Be cautious about&nbsp;including client\/customer PII (personally identifiable information) in cloud-based solutions. Check with your legal counsel if you have questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-a1300ef ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-a1300ef a,.ugb-a1300ef a:visited,.ugb-a1300ef a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-a1300ef.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-a1300ef.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-a1300ef-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-a1300ef-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-e689ce0 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-e689ce0-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-1cc9a07 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-1cc9a07-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empathy Map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams<\/em> by James Kalbach (O\u2019Reilly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URL (on-line source)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.solutionsiq.com\/what-is-an-empathy-map\/\">www.solutionsiq.com\/what-is-an-empathy-map<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Article includes Google Docs template<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are literally dozens of free download sources for this map. Just search on \u201cempathy map\u201d and pick one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-c0afa58 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-c0afa58-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/empathy-map.png\" alt=\"Empathy Map\" class=\"wp-image-61\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/empathy-map.png 640w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/empathy-map-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/empathy-map-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-af0735b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-af0735b a,.ugb-af0735b a:visited,.ugb-af0735b a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-af0735b.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-af0735b.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-af0735b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-af0735b-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-e387134 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-e387134-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-ab484ac ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-ab484ac-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modeling a Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Business Model Generation<\/em> by Alexander Osterwalder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URL (on-line canvas)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of these URLs link to cloud-based canvas construction solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessmodelgeneration.com\/canvas\/bmc\/\">www.businessmodelgeneration.com\/canvas\/bmc<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/canvanizer.com\/new\/business-model-canvas\/\">canvanizer.com\/new\/busine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-c658f65 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-c658f65-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-model-canvas.png\" alt=\"Business Model Canvas\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-model-canvas.png 640w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-model-canvas-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-model-canvas-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-a1b1c6c ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-a1b1c6c a,.ugb-a1b1c6c a:visited,.ugb-a1b1c6c a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-a1b1c6c.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-a1b1c6c.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-a1b1c6c-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-a1b1c6c-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-bd352b0 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-bd352b0-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-5618f6a ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-5618f6a-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mindmapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Use Your Head<\/em> <\/em>by Tony Buzan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URL (reference)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverism.com\/18-best-idea-generation-techniques\/\">www.cleverism.com\/18-best-idea-generation-techniques<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; good reference article where mindmapping is just one technique covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>XMIND &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xmind.net\/\">www.xmind.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-068a759 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-068a759-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xmind-640x399.png\" alt=\"Mind Map\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xmind.png 640w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xmind-160x100.png 160w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xmind-320x200.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-1d9edd5 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-1d9edd5 a,.ugb-1d9edd5 a:visited,.ugb-1d9edd5 a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-1d9edd5.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-1d9edd5.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-1d9edd5-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-1d9edd5-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-da8404b ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-da8404b-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-d34183f ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-d34183f-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sketching and Wireframing (UX)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Sketching User Experiences<\/em> by Bill Buxton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product ($89)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Balsamiq&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/balsamiq.com\">balsamiq.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lets you change \u201cskins\u201d to reflect your thoughts as sketches or wireframes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-17673fa ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-17673fa-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sketch-example.png\" alt=\"Sketch Example\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sketch-example.png 446w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sketch-example-125x120.png 125w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sketch-example-250x240.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-f522ca4 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-f522ca4 a,.ugb-f522ca4 a:visited,.ugb-f522ca4 a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-f522ca4.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-f522ca4.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-f522ca4-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-f522ca4-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-b8fddd1 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-b8fddd1-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-95dbd68 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-95dbd68-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image Manipulation (for non-UI designers)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer: Many (most?) folks who spend large amounts of time manipulating images often have an almost religious fervor around Adobe products. This section for those of us who need something more than a basic paint application and don&#8217;t have the time or resource to learn the suite of Adobe tools\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GIMP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\">www.gimp.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GIMP&nbsp;is an acronym&nbsp;for&nbsp;GNU&nbsp;Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed&nbsp;program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image&nbsp;authoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>InfranView &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfanview.com\">www.irfanview.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great tool for: format conversion, image re-sizing, cropping and many other image optimization processes. Not as steep a learning curve as Photoshop or GIMP.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-5f3d33f ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-5f3d33f-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gimp-example-640x372.png\" alt=\"GIMP Example\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gimp-example.png 640w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gimp-example-160x93.png 160w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gimp-example-320x186.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-e6b9b8c ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-e6b9b8c a,.ugb-e6b9b8c a:visited,.ugb-e6b9b8c a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-e6b9b8c.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-e6b9b8c.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-e6b9b8c-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-e6b9b8c-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-9b3982b ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-9b3982b-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-45e13fd ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-45e13fd-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image Creation (for non-UI designers)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer: Many (most?) folks who spend large amounts of time manipulating images often have an almost religious fervor around Adobe products. This section for those of us who need something more than a basic paint application and don&#8217;t have the time or resource to learn the suite of Adobe tools\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inkscape &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/en\/\">inkscape.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inkscape is a professional vector graphics editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Inkscape uses the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/\">W3C<\/a> open standard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/Graphics\/SVG\/\">SVG<\/a> (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-e762d30 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-e762d30-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inkscape-636x480.png\" alt=\"Inkscape screen capture\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inkscape-636x480.png 636w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inkscape-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inkscape-318x240.png 318w, https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inkscape.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-cd3912b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-cd3912b a,.ugb-cd3912b a:visited,.ugb-cd3912b a:focus{color:#dd9933}.ugb-cd3912b.ugb-container{background-color:#ffffff}.ugb-cd3912b.ugb-container:before{background-color:#ffffff}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-cd3912b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-cd3912b-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-06a4374 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-06a4374-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-96fe6d3 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-96fe6d3-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Drawings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DIA &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dia-installer.de\">dia-installer.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dia is an application for creating technical diagrams. 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