Packaging is a career option with diverse applications, becausevirtually every product for industry, retail, supply chainmanagement, mailing and even gift-giving relies on packaging. Thefocus of packaging as a career is found in the combination ofskills used to prepare products for distribution and merchandising.It is a profession that is more complex than it looks, for itrequires knowledge of packaging materials, an eye for detail and inmany instances, a lot of creativity.Packaging as an occupation exists on three tiers. First, there’spackaging design and development. This is the domain of thepackaging artist, an individual trained in art, graphics, design,printing and marketing of products through packaging that isattractive to the eye and encourages a purchase. These positionsrequire a