According to the experience in recent years, compared with 16, the overall requirements of 20 17 for industrial design postgraduate entrance examination in Jiangnan University will not change much in structure, and some details may be deviated, but it will not affect the overall trend. In 20 17, the direction of industrial design postgraduate entrance examination is still divided into design (industrial design direction) and industrial design engineering (specialist), among which the examination subjects are still English, politics, design theory and comprehensive design (quick questions). Design theory focuses on the evolution of the historical and cultural context of western design since the industrial revolution, the definition of contemporary design disciplines, design behavior strategies and methodologies, and related theories such as design value and responsibility. Comprehensive design (quick question) focuses on assessing students' sensitivity to design themes and cutting-edge ideas, flexibility in using design methods and skills and creativity in design thinking, and specifically examines students' analytical ability to independently propose and solve design problems, design conception ability and design practice application ability.

Reference books of industrial design in Jiangnan University: Introduction to Art Design by Li Yanzu, History of Modern World Design by Wang Shouzhi, History of Industrial Design by WHO, etc.