| Project stage | Knowledge area | Task | Software |
| First draft | Management/direction | Client communication | Common management software |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media and tasks definition | |||
| Budget valoration | |||
| Concept | Information architecture | Argumentation | Any text-processor |
| Contents creation/structuration | - Any text-processor - MindManager |
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| Benchmarking | Any text-processor | ||
| Positioning | Any text-processor | ||
| Wireframing | - Visio - MindManager |
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| Prototyping | - Visio - MindManager |
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| Usability/accessibility | Assessment | Any text-processor | |
| Implementation strategies | Any text-processor | ||
| Technological consultancy | Technical and viability analysis | Any text-processor | |
| Interface design | Diagramation | Visio | |
| Norms and good practices | Any text-processor | ||
| Graphical proposal | - Freehand - Illustrator - Photoshop - Fireworks |
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| Implementation | Graphical execution | Vectorial illustration | - Freehand - Illustrator |
| Photoretouch and image processing | - Photoshop - Fireworks |
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| Corporate identity integration | Depending on the project | ||
| Technical execution | CSS/XHTML Development | - Dreamweaver |
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| Creation of templates | - Dreamweaver - HomeSite - EditPlus |
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| Authoring | - Dreamweaver - Flash - Director |
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| Edition | - Dreamweaver - Quark Xpress - PageMaker - InDesign |
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| Integration | Audio-visual media | Storyboarding | Depending on the project |
| Motion graphics / 2D animation | - Flash - AfterEffects - Premiere - 3Dstudio Max |
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| 3D modeling and animation | - 3Dstudio Max - Maya - Softimage |
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| Video editing/VFX | - AfterEffects - Premiere |
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| Audio-visual narrative, timing | Depending on the project | ||
| Audio production and post-production | SoundForge | ||
| Optimization | Depending on the project | ||
| Production | Management/direction | Masterization | Depending on the project |
| Backup | Depending on the project |
