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Production Design Software and Apps

Production Design Software and Apps
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Art Department Software and Apps


For Notes, Brainstorming, Budgeting, and Breakdowns

Scriptation

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Keep

Notability

Milanote

Miro

For Presentations and Mood Boards

Canva Pro

Keynote

Google Slides

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft PowerPoint

Morpholio Apps

For Productivity, and Communication

Slack

Discord

WhatsApp

Trello

Asana

Basecamp

BlueScape

For File Organization

The Box

Dropbox

OneDrive

For Scouting and Recces

Artemis Pro

Matterport


Graphic Design Software and Apps


Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

ProCreate


Set Design Drafting Software and Apps


SketchUp

SketchUp LayOut

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Rhino

Unreal Engine 5

Twinmotion

3D Studio Max

Maya

Blender


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