An art textbook becomes the core learning material to actualize concerned curriculum, and plays a pivotal role in terms of education. In view of this, it is very important to contribute to educational development by improving an external system and quality, as well as textbook content Design is a medium of the means and methods to provide an aesthetic aspect and convenience in our daily lives, and is also a practical process to do so. Hence, design education needs to be conducted in a direction for pleasant and comfortable human life. .This paper is to analyze the features and system of visual design expression area and content system by each area within art textbooks. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to present the problems of art textbooks, means to improve those problems and guidance plan of visual design expression area through the aforementioned analysis. In Chapter Ⅱ, the concept, types, purpose and significance of visual design are described. In Chapter Ⅲ, the visual design area of the 7th curricula in Korea is analyzed.　Also, the contents of visual design area in the art text books of the United States and Japan is comparatively analyzed. In Chapter Ⅳ, the visual design expression area of the art textbooks for elementary, middle and high schools (1st year) including the \"Joyful Life\" (a subject) of the 1st and 2nd grade elementary pupils is analyzed. The analysis direction is analyzed through six point of views, such as four essential learning factors (expression theme, expression method, formative factor and principle and expression materials and tools) presented in the curriculum, figures and terminology analyses. As a result of this study, the hierarchy and desirable direction between grades in visual design area are as follows: First, the subject matters need to be diverse and many production processes or expression methods should be presented by emphasizing the regional and school features regarding art textbooks. Second, concerning the vocabulary used in the textbooks, demonstrative vocabulary and duplication of similar contents need to be avoided. Third, the curricula should be programed to show the hierarchy between grades in using materials and tools. By avoiding repetitions students could handle the various materials and tools. Forth, textbooks are admitted to be published by many kinds of publishing companies. To minimize the differences of the level of textbooks published by different publishing companies, the expert writers should be guaranteed and the common standards should be established. The talent in visual design should be developed starting elementary school in a direction to foster excellent design consumers in terms of visual design education.