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I'm going to approach this from a purely graphic point of view. Looking at what a database basically is... it's a container which holds various unmatched items. To this end, I would approach it as such. How litteral or abstract you get would depend upon the desired impression on the reader. You could be very basic and abstract: A bucket full of ...

For non-technical people, you MUST avoid over charting. You should identify the unique parent tables and visually show the many child-record concept for each, with at most 3 levels of depth. This will mean a lot more visuals--in bite size chunks--with overlap. In addition, provide basic definitions of the most important terms like "many to 1." Most people ...

Look into Visio from Windows. I have used it in the past, its fairly priced but may help and to me its a well rounded diagram program. Per your question I would possibly go with Visio because you can use graphical icons to display what you need. Also when creating diagrams in Visio it will can test your database by relation and keys. Examples of Visio: ...

You might try OmniGiraffe, which is a flowchart generator for Mac. I've only seen it used once or twice so I can't speak to how well it works, but it might fit your bill.

Being a graphic designer turned web developer who dabbles in database management from time to time, I often create visual representations of the dbs I need to manage for my own sanity. I'm very visually oriented, so it helps me out. With that said, from my understanding of your question, I believe you are already on the right track. I would continue ...