Canvas Design
Generate posters, illustrations, and other static PNG or PDF visuals with a consistent design philosophy without hand-picking every layout detail in chat.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill canvas-designWhat is this skill?
- Creates PNG and PDF visual art using stated design philosophy and aesthetic principles
- Targets posters, illustrations, and other static pieces (including Chinese trigger phrases 海报 / 插画)
- Open Design catalogue entry with upstream bundle at Anthropic’s official canvas-design skill
- Agent mode image with category image-generation for planning-time discovery
- Install upstream skill assets from GitHub when you need the full original workflow, scripts, and references
Adoption & trust: 860 installs on skills.sh; 61.4k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
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Journey fit
Primary fit
Canonical shelf is Build because solo builders most often invoke this while producing branded visuals alongside the product, even though the same outputs feed launch and growth. Frontend subphase matches deliverables meant for screens, landing pages, and downloadable static assets rather than live API wiring.
Common Questions / FAQ
Is Canvas Design safe to install?
skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Canvas Design
# canvas-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 Open Design 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: ```bash # 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.