Layout Designers create visual concepts, by hand or using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, brochures, magazines, etc.. A layout Designer collects and assembles type styles and images, such as illustrations, photographs, and drawings, to create a visual design in a computer or on paper. The layout Designer is one of several types of commercial artists known as graphic designers who deliver ideas and information through visual communications.

Undergraduate Degree. Depending on the industry, prospective layout designers may be required to have an associate or bachelor's degree in a design field, such as computer-aided design, graphic design, layout, drafting, or engineering technology