20世纪中国现代设计理论形成与发展的过程,是一个从“图案”、“工艺美术”向“现代设计”逐渐转化的过程。无论是20世纪初期作为设计的代名词,还是后来作为艺术设计学科中一个重要的基础研究领域,“图案”及相关的图案学理论在中国现代设计发展史上的重要地位是毋庸置疑的。雷圭元(1906—1989)作为我国第一代图案学家、图案教育家的杰出代表,穷其毕生精力,在图案理论 The process of the formation and development of Chinese modern design theory in the 20th century is a process of gradual transformation from “pattern”, “art and craft” to “modern design”. Whether it is synonymous with design in the early 20th century or later as an important basic research field in the field of art design, the important role of “Pattern ” and related pattern theory in the development of modern Chinese design is beyond doubt. Lei Guiyuan (1906-1989), as the first generation of Chinese pattern designers, pictorial educator’s outstanding representative, poor life, in the theory of pattern