Much　work　has　been　published　on　the　design　of　transducers　using　piezoelectric　polymers,　but　a　great　of　this　work　is　theoretical　modeling　and　derivations,　and　the　proposed　design　methods　can＇t　be　available　easily.　The　purpose　of　the　paper　is　review　and　applies　several　important　considerations　for　the　design　of　polyvinylidene　fluoride　(PVDF)　acoustic　emission　transducer:　transducer　construction,　active　element　selection,　backing　material　design,　matching　layer　design,　and　preamplifier　design.　Besides　reviewing　these　design　considerations,　this　paper　also　present　that　a　PVDF　acoustic　emission　transducer　has　been　fabricated.　To　achieve　the　transducer＇s　characteristic　parameter,　the　transducer　has　been　calibrated　using　a　precise　impedance　analyzer;　by　which　the　admittance　conductance　parameters　of　the　acoustic　transducer　have　been　obtained.　Pencil　lead　break　tests　also　have　been　conducted　on　the　transducer,　and　the　test　results　certified　that　the　transducer　can　detect　acoustic　emission　events.