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# So You Want to be a Print Designer

Based on various interviews with designers within the print design industry, Ypsilanti, Michigan-based illustrator Mary Winkler compiled a [practical guide to the role of a working print designer](https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/so-you-want-to-be-a-print-designer--cms-24078).  In her [tutorial posted on the Envato website](https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/so-you-want-to-be-a-print-designer--cms-24078) – one in a series on “[Careers in Design & Illustration](https://design.tutsplus.com/series/careers-in-design-illustration--cms-898)“, Winkler covers the following topics:

- What Is Print Design?
- What Training Do Print Designers Need?
- Where Do Print Designers Work and Who Do They Work With?
- What Do Designers Need to Know When Designing for Print?
- What Are Deadlines Like?

[Learn more.](http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4c9789a959165a3599cc2bf2a&id=8ed6ad0891)

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