About canvas-design
canvas-design is an agent skill for creating visual artwork as PNG or PDF, aimed at posters, illustrations, and other static pieces. It applies design principles to guide the creation process.
Key features
- 01Create visual artwork
- 02Export as PNG or PDF
- 03Design posters and illustrations
- 04Apply aesthetic principles
Use cases
- 01Creating a poster
- 02Making a static illustration
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ nexu-io/ open-design --skill canvas-designAfter installing, type/canvas-designin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEcanvas-design
Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.
What it does
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
- Category:
image-generation
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (canvas-design) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.