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2012 Edition

national industry 541430

Graphic Design Services

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning, designing, and managing the production of visual communication in order to convey specific messages or concepts, clarify complex information, or project visual identities. These services can include the design of printed materials, packaging, advertising, signage systems, and corporate identification (logos). This industry also includes commercial artists engaged exclusively in generating drawings and illustrations requiring technical accuracy or interpretative skills.

The immediate parent of national industry 541430 is international industry 54143: Graphic Design Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Commercial art studios
  • Independent commercial or graphic artists Corporate identification (i.e., logo) design services Medical art or illustration services
  • Graphic design consulting services

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in creating and/or placing public display advertising material are classified in Industry 541850, Outdoor Advertising; and
  • Independent artists primarily engaged in creating and selling visual artwork for noncommercial use and independent cartoonists are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 541430 - Art services, commercial
  2. 541430 - Art services, graphic
  3. 541430 - Art studios, commercial
  4. 541430 - Artists, independent commercial
  5. 541430 - Artists, independent graphic
  6. 541430 - Artists, independent medical
  7. 541430 - Commercial art services
  8. 541430 - Commercial artists, independent
  9. 541430 - Commercial illustration services
  10. 541430 - Commercial illustrators, independent
  11. 541430 - Communication design services, visual
  12. 541430 - Corporate identification (i.e., logo) design services
  13. 541430 - Graphic art and related design services
  14. 541430 - Graphic artists, independent
  15. 541430 - Graphic design services
  16. 541430 - Illustrators, independent commercial
  17. 541430 - Medical art services
  18. 541430 - Medical artists, independent
  19. 541430 - Medical illustration services
  20. 541430 - Medical illustrators, independent
  21. 541430 - Silk screen design services
  22. 541430 - Studios, commercial art

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 541430
2007 541430
2012 541430
2017 541430
2022 541430

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 7336 - Commercial Art and Graphic Design
  2. 8099 - Health and Allied Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 541430, Graphic Design Services:

  1. advertising graphic art and commercial art service
  2. art instructor school or studio
  3. art studio and service
  4. art studio including art lesson
  5. art studio no sale
  6. artist
  7. artist studio
  8. audio or visual consulting
  9. commercial art and graphic design
  10. commercial artist and graphic designer office
  11. commercial artist office
  12. consultant audio or visual
  13. consultant communication media and public relation
  14. consultant graphic art and design
  15. consultant graphic design
  16. design graphic or desktop publisher
  17. electrotyping or lithographing or playing card manufacturing or rubber stamp manufacturing or assembly or sign manufacturing plastic or vinyl computer generated letter or graphic no painting or using power machinery or silk screen printing paper or posterboard plastic or wood
  18. graphic artist and designer
  19. graphic design
  20. graphic design and desktop publishing service
  21. graphic design firm no web application development
  22. graphic design firm public relation
  23. graphic design service
  24. graphic design service office
  25. graphic designer
  26. graphic designer condominium office
  27. graphic designer no web application development
  28. graphic designer office
  29. graphic designer or commercial artist office excl professional
  30. health and allied service not otherwise classified
  31. office commercial artist and graphic designer
  32. printing publishing and duplication graphic design
  33. professional scientific and technical service
  34. professional scientific and technical service not otherwise classified naic
  35. public relation graphic design firm
  36. sign manufacturing silk screen printing cloth
  37. sign manufacturing silk screen printing paper or posterboard
  38. sign manufacturing silk screen printing plastic
  39. sign manufacturing silk screen printing wood
  40. silk screen printing
  41. specialized design service

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