The concepts related to aesthetics were reviewed to solve the lacks of systematic description of product aesthetics evaluation method.The significance of aesthetics for product design was illustrated.The concept of product aesthetics evaluation was defined.The existing research paradigms in product aesthetics evaluation were summarized.The typical research results domestic and abroad were shown from three research paradigms:aesthetic computing,computational aesthetics and experimental aesthetics,which included research methods,research results,research strengths and weaknesses.Finally,a brief summary was made and an outlook on the future research direction was given.