| Art and design education in China has experienced a number of historical periods, until after the founding of the process step by step towards improving art education. Since the late 70s of the 20th century, reform and opening up and modernization drive the wave of all-round development and social innovation, art and design education to begin a new face appeared, and through education form from the "Arts and Crafts" to "Art and Design" important period of change. It is in this context, the Nanjing Arts Institute Design Education conducted a series of endless changes, from an adjustment to the professional setting, from the course structure and teaching content, textbooks from the operating schedule to, from teacher training to the enrollment are in constant change, has made many substantial development. In this paper, the time line of key events for the vertical entry points, collect and collate historical data, discussed and summarized in transition 80 years the situation of the Nanjing Arts Institute design education reform, aim is a comprehensive understanding of the Nanjing Arts Institute face of the historical development of design education, which for us of today's art and design education has important practical significance and a certain historical value. |