This article is based on personal visits to Louisiana State University in the United States. It analyzes and introduces the hotspots of curriculum design, training methods, learning environment, professional ability and quality training of graphic design majors in American public comprehensive universities. Analyze the teaching concepts and methods that are inspiring for the relevant design courses for our country from a personal perspective, and gain insights into the deep-seated problems in the cultivation of design innovation capabilities in China and the United States, in order to arouse everyone's reflection and further develop our country's design educational reform ideas.