Through the theoretical framework and practice of design management, the evolution of domestic design management in the past 20 years and the hot spots. In this paper, CNKI was used as the data source, literature research method, scientific measurement method and knowledge graph software Citespace and SATI were used to draw knowledge graphs of authors, institutions, journals and keywords, and to make frequency statistics. The research literature of design management was divided into three stages in time, and the authors, institutions and journals were analyzed. The cluster map was used to reveal the research hotspots, and finally the summary and suggestions were put forward.