NIC 7410—Specialized design activities

Where 7410 sits

1. N Professional, scientific and technical activities
2. 74 Other professional, scienti ic and technical activities
3. 741 Specialized design activities
4. 7410 Specialized design activities

Contains 6 narrower codes

• 741001 Fashion design related to textiles, wearing apparel, shoes, jewellery
• 741002 Interior Designing including Furniture
• 741003 Services of graphic designers
• 741004 Industrial Design
• 741005 Household Product Design, excluding Furniture
• 741099 Other specialized design activities n.e.c.

What 7410 includes

• Industrial design, carried out also through specialised software, i.e. creating and developing designs and specifications that optimize the use, value and appearance of products, including the determination of the materials, construction, mechanism, shape, colour and surface finishes of the product, taking into consideration human characteristics and needs, safety, market appeal and efficiency in production, distribution, use and maintenance.

What 7410 excludes

• Design of computer-produced graphics for animations, see 5912
• Design and programming of web pages, see 6219
• Architectural design, see 7110
• Engineering design, i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems, see 7110
• Theatrical stage-set design, see 9039

7410 in other systems