Conceptual　knowledge　and　applied　skill　have　always　been　two　contradictory　aspects　of　teaching　art　design.　How　to　balance　the　relation　between　them　is　an　often　new　topic　in　design　teaching.　Colleges　should　encourage　students　to　explore　and　think　deeply　in　conceptual　subjects,　which　will　greatly　benefit　students＇　development　of　creativity　and　comprehensive　ability.　Based　on　conceptual　teaching,　this　thesis　will　try　to　explain　how　to　combine　traditional　teaching　with　conceptual　teaching　together　to　provide　a　reference　for　classroom　teaching　and　conceptual　teaching　of　art　design　courses.　©　2019　IEEE.