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canvas-design skill

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This skill helps you design museum-quality posters and abstract visuals by guiding philosophy creation and canvas generation in PDF or PNG.

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---
name: canvas-design
description: Use when "creating posters", "visual art", "design philosophy", "PDF art", "PNG design", or asking about "abstract art", "visual design", "museum-quality graphics"
version: 1.0.0
---

<!-- Adapted from: awesome-claude-skills/canvas-design -->

# Canvas Design Guide

Create beautiful visual art in PDF and PNG documents using design philosophy principles.

## When to Use

- Creating posters or visual art
- Designing static visual pieces
- Building abstract compositions
- Generating museum-quality graphics
- Creating coffee table book pages

## Two-Step Process

1. **Design Philosophy** - Create aesthetic framework (.md)
2. **Canvas Creation** - Express it visually (.pdf or .png)

## Design Philosophy Creation

Create a VISUAL PHILOSOPHY that will be interpreted through:

- Form, space, color, composition
- Images, graphics, shapes, patterns
- Minimal text as visual accent

### Philosophy Structure

**Name the Movement** (1-2 words):

- "Brutalist Joy"
- "Chromatic Silence"
- "Metabolist Dreams"

**Articulate the Philosophy** (4-6 paragraphs):

- Space and form
- Color and material
- Scale and rhythm
- Composition and balance
- Visual hierarchy

### Example Philosophies

| Name | Expression |
|------|------------|
| Concrete Poetry | Monumental form, bold geometry, Brutalist spatial divisions |
| Chromatic Language | Color zones create meaning, minimal typography |
| Analog Meditation | Paper grain, vast negative space, photography dominant |
| Organic Systems | Rounded forms, natural clustering, modular growth |
| Geometric Silence | Grid precision, dramatic negative space |

## Canvas Creation

### Essential Principles

- **90% visual, 10% essential text**
- Repeating patterns and perfect shapes
- Limited, cohesive color palette
- Dense accumulation rewarding sustained viewing
- Expert-level craftsmanship

### Typography Rules

- Text is sparse and essential-only
- Use thin fonts most of the time
- Font becomes part of the art
- Nothing overlaps or falls off page
- Proper margins and breathing room

### Quality Standards

Create work that appears:

- Labored over with painstaking care
- Product of countless hours
- Master-level execution
- Ready for museum display

## Color Palettes

| Style | Colors |
|-------|--------|
| Anthropic | Dark #141413, Light #faf9f5, Orange #d97757 |
| Corporate | Navy, Silver, Accent |
| Natural | Earth tones, greens, warm neutrals |
| Bold | High contrast, saturated primaries |

## Output

- Design philosophy as .md file
- Final art as .pdf or .png file
- Single page unless multiple requested

## Refinement

After first pass:

- Avoid adding more graphics
- Refine existing composition
- Make it extremely crisp
- Respect minimalism principles

Overview

This skill helps you create museum-quality visual art and posters as single-page PDF or PNG outputs based on a clear design philosophy. It guides you from a concise aesthetic brief to a finished canvas, emphasizing minimal text, precise composition, and expert-level craft. Use it to produce static, print-ready visuals with consistent color palettes and typographic restraint.

How this skill works

First, you define a short design philosophy: a movement name and 4–6 focused paragraphs describing space, color, scale, composition, and hierarchy. Next, the canvas creation step interprets that philosophy into a single-page visual using limited color palettes, repeating shapes, and sparse typography. The output is a high-resolution PDF or PNG intended for print or exhibition, with an option for iterative refinement rather than adding new elements.

When to use it

  • Designing posters, prints, or single-page visual compositions for print or display
  • Creating abstract art or museum-quality graphics with a clear aesthetic intent
  • Preparing coffee table book pages or exhibition-ready PDF spreads
  • Generating PNGs for portfolio pieces or high-resolution social assets
  • Exploring design philosophy and translating it into visual executions

Best practices

  • Start with a 1–2 word movement name and 4–6 focused paragraphs to define the aesthetic rules
  • Keep art 90% visual and 10% text; use typography as a compositional element, not narration
  • Limit the palette to 2–5 cohesive colors and stick to geometric or repeating motifs
  • Respect margins and breathing room; avoid overlaps and off-page elements
  • Iterate by refining existing shapes and spacing rather than adding new graphics

Example use cases

  • A single-page gallery poster titled 'Chromatic Silence' emphasizing color fields and thin type
  • A museum-quality PDF print using 'Concrete Poetry' with bold geometry and precise negative space
  • A coffee table book image series using 'Analog Meditation' with paper texture and stark photography
  • A PNG portfolio piece exploring 'Organic Systems' with modular rounded forms and natural tones
  • Refining an existing composition to make it exhibition-ready without introducing new elements

FAQ

What file formats are produced?

Final art is delivered as a high-resolution PDF or PNG, single-page by default.

How much text should I include?

Keep text sparse and essential—about 10% of the composition; use thin fonts and treat type as a visual element.

Can I request multiple pages or revisions?

Single-page output is standard; additional pages or refinements are supported but focus on iterating compositions rather than adding new visuals.