Study on Formative Industry Design with Trace to Source of Formative Thinking

Tao and Xiang are two concepts which have a significant impact on the formative industry design ideological in China. Perceptual and representational are the features of Xiang, these reflected the recognition and using of perceptual factors in formative industry design ideological more often. Abstract and rational are the features of Tao, these reflected the using of objective factors in formative industry design ideological more often. It would group technology and sculpt factors harmonious, increase art and science of formative industry design, build a modem product design process better that pay attention to the importance of image and Tao on formative thinking.