canvas-design
Helps your agent create visual art in formats like PNG and PDF. It uses design principles to make posters and illustrations.
What it does
This agent creates beautiful images in PNG and PDF format. It uses design principles to make posters, illustrations, and other visual art.
When to use it
- ✓When you need a poster for an event.
- ✓To create an illustration for a book or article.
- ✓If you want a static image with a professional look.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Create a poster for a rock concert with a retro style.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
You describe the art you want, and the agent uses design rules to create it. It can generate the image in PNG or PDF files.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill canvas-designOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
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 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.
FAQ
What types of art can I create?
You can create posters, illustrations, and other static visual pieces.
In what formats is the art saved?
The art can be saved in PNG and PDF formats.
Do I need to know about design to use it?
No, the agent uses design principles, but you just need to describe what you want.
Details
Original description by the author
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #671
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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