# Canvas Poster Design

Create original posters and static visuals as PNG or PDF files.

- Repository: https://github.com/anthropics/skills (186321 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill canvas-design -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill canvas-design -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill canvas-design -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill canvas-design -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills`

## Description

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

These are instructions for creating design philosophies - aesthetic movements that are then EXPRESSED VISUALLY. Output only .md files, .pdf files, and .png files.

Complete this in two steps:
1. Design Philosophy Creation (.md file)
2. Express by creating it on a canvas (.pdf file or .png file)

First, undertake this task:

## DESIGN PHILOSOPHY CREATION

To begin, create a VISUAL PHILOSOPHY (not layouts or templates) that will be interpreted through:
- Form, space, color, composition
- Images, graphics, shapes, patterns
- Minimal text as visual accent

### THE CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING
- What is received: Some subtle input or instructions by the user that should be taken into account, but used as a foundation; it should not constrain creative freedom.
- What is created: A design philosophy/aesthetic movement.
- What happens next: Then, the same version receives the philosophy and EXPRESSES IT VISUALLY - creating artifacts that are 90% visual design, 10% essential text.

Consider this approach:
- Write a manifesto for an art movement
- The next phase involves making the artwork

The philosophy must emphasize: Visual expression. Spatial communication. Artistic interpretation. Minimal words.

### HOW TO GENERATE A VISUAL PHILOSOPHY

**Name the movement** (1-2 words): "Brutalist Joy" / "Chromatic Silence" / "Metabolist Dreams"

**Articulate the philosophy** (4-6 paragraphs - concise but complete):

To capture the VISUAL essence, express how the philosophy manifests through:
- Space and form
- Color and material
- Scale and rhythm
- Composition and balance
- Visual hierarchy

The rest: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md