Any form of design coordinated with the ecological process and trying to minimize its destructive impact on the environment can be referred to as an ecological design. Through investigation in the new concept of ecological design as well as the design principle of the entire system etc, this paper points out that design education serves an irreplaceable role for ecological protection, and ecological design can be realized in an all-round way only through the reform of design education, the enhancement of trans-disciplinary intersection and fusion, and the formation of correct ecological values in students etc. When introduced to the category of design, ecology becomes an important basis and principle for design and a standard for the examination of social development, which also reminds people that all alienation phenomena brought about by civilization must be constantly reevaluated and corrected. The specialized characteristics of art design have put it at the leading edge of the concept of ecological protection. As designers, we impose tremendous impact on the ecological environment. The constantly increasing awareness of ecological consciousness and ecological values has caused a great stir to the field of design and has become the latest influencing factor of design concept, exerting considerable functions in the works by future designers. For ecological protection, therefore, design education plays an irreplaceable role and the cultivation of designers respecting the natural world and bearing the mind of ecological design can be possible only when the concept of ecological design rungs through the entire process of design education.
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