diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index d23c6948..63743d21 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ endif
 # Internal variables.
 PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
 PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
-ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) $(SRCDIR)
+FORM	= -t Graphical
+man:	FORM = -t Textual
+ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(FORM) $(SPHINXOPTS) $(SRCDIR)
 # the i18n builder cannot share the environment and doctrees with the others
 I18NSPHINXOPTS  = $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) $(SRCDIR)
 
diff --git a/docs/src/design.rst b/docs/src/design.rst
index 5a20595c..0c0d4224 100644
--- a/docs/src/design.rst
+++ b/docs/src/design.rst
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ cross-platform file I/O and threading functionality is also provided, amongst ot
 Here is a diagram illustrating the different parts that compose libuv and what subsystem they
 relate to:
 
-.. image:: static/architecture.png
-    :scale: 75%
-    :align: center
+.. only:: Graphical
 
+   .. image:: static/architecture.png
+   :scale: 75%
+   :align: center
+   :alt: Picture of libuv architecture
+
+.. only:: Textual
+
+   .. literalinclude:: static/architecture.txt
 
 Handles and requests
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -55,10 +61,16 @@ which have been added to the poller and callbacks will be fired indicating socke
 In order to better understand how the event loop operates, the following diagram illustrates all
 stages of a loop iteration:
 
-.. image:: static/loop_iteration.png
-    :scale: 75%
-    :align: center
+.. only:: Graphical
 
+   .. image:: static/loop_iteration.png
+      :scale: 75%
+      :align: center
+      :alt: Picture of libuv loop iteration
+
+.. only:: Textual
+
+   .. literalinclude:: static/loop_iteration.txt
 
 #. The loop concept of 'now' is initially set.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/static/architecture.txt b/docs/src/static/architecture.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77fc0136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/static/architecture.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+LIBUV
+
++----------------------------------------------+ +---+ +---+ +---+
+|                                              | |   | |   | |   |
+| Network I/O                                  | | F | | D | | U |
+|                                              | | i | | N | | s |
+|                                              | | l | | S | | e |
+|                                              | | e | |   | | r |
+|                                              | |   | | O | |   |
+|                                              | | I | | p | | C |
+| +------+ +------+ +------+ +------+ +------+ | | / | | s | | o |
+| | TCP  | | UDP  | | TTY  | | Pipe | | ...  | | | O | |   | | d |
+| +------+ +------+ +------+ +------+ +------+ | |   | |   | | e |
+|                                              | |   | |   | |   |
++----------------------------------------------+ +---+ +---+ +---+
+
++----------------------------------+  +--------+ +---------------+
+|           uv__io_t               |  |        | |               |
++----------------------------------+  |        | |               |
+                                      |  IOCP  | |  Thread Pool  |
++-------+ +--------+ +-------------+  |        | |               |
+| epoll | | kqueue | | event ports |  |        | |               |
++-------+ +--------+ +-------------+  +--------+ +---------------+
diff --git a/docs/src/static/loop_iteration.txt b/docs/src/static/loop_iteration.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b67006ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/static/loop_iteration.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+           +------------------------+
+           | Initialze loop time    |
+           +------------------------+
+           | Run due timers         |
+           +------------------------+
+                       |
+                       v
+                       __
+   _____              /  \
+  /     \            /    \
+ /       \  No      / Loop \
+ | end    |<-------| alive? |<----------+
+ \       /          \      /            |
+  \     /            \    /             |
+   -----              \__/              |
+                       |                |
+                       | Yes            |
+                       v                |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Call pending callbacks |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Run idle handles       |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Run prepare handles    |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Poll for I/O           |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Run check handles      |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Call close callbacks   |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Update loop time       |   |
+           +------------------------+   |
+           | Run due timers         |---+
+           +------------------------+