How to Use AWS Icons in Your Architecture Diagrams

Introduction

Creating clear, professional, and accurate architecture diagrams is a crucial skill for any cloud engineer, solutions architect, or developer working with AWS. Official AWS architecture icons provide a standardized visual language that makes your diagrams understandable to a wide audience. This guide will walk you through the best practices for finding, downloading, and using these icons.

Step 1: Finding the Right Icon

With hundreds of services, finding the specific icon you need can be a challenge. That's where AWS Icon Scout comes in. Our AI-powered search allows you to find icons not just by name, but by concepts.

• Search by Name: S3, EC2, Lambda
• Search by Concept: serverless compute, data storage, machine learning

Our tool ensures you always have access to the latest and most accurate icons.

Step 2: Downloading the Correct Format

AWS Icon Scout provides icons in multiple formats:

• SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics): This is the recommended format for most use cases. SVGs can be scaled to any size without losing quality, making them perfect for high-resolution displays and print.
• PNG (Portable Network Graphics): Use PNGs when you need a raster image with a transparent background, for example, in presentations or documents where vector graphics are not supported.

Choose the format that best suits your needs and download it with a single click. You can even copy the SVG code directly to your clipboard!