# Create Polished Posters and Static Art

Static design requests often lack a coherent visual direction and production workflow. This skill develops an original design philosophy, then creates a polished PNG or PDF artifact.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add anthropics/canvas-design
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: canvas-design
- Skillstore revision: r2
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: 774175fd67bc6f194b0d2df1ed5b9b37c5d11c2e47ca08c58fbf3a8dedef5060
- Author: anthropics
- GitHub username: anthropics
- License: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
- Repository: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
- Ref: a39a91716eadede5f4cdefd78178fed4e837a128
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: blocked
- Manual install advisory: allowed\_with\_warning
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: external\_commands
- Quality score: 38
- Quality tier: warning
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/canvas-design
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/canvas-design/manifest

## Capabilities

- Develops a four-to-six paragraph visual philosophy covering form, color, scale, rhythm, composition, and hierarchy.
- Creates a single-page, design-focused PNG or PDF unless the user requests multiple pages.
- Uses bundled font families to support varied typographic styles.
- Integrates sparse typography, patterns, shapes, and reference markers into the composition.
- Produces coordinated multi-page artwork when requested.

## Use Cases

- Promote an Event: Create a distinctive poster with essential event details and a cohesive visual system.
- Explore a Visual Direction: Turn a brief concept into an original design philosophy and finished visual artifact.
- Build an Art Series: Create related pages with consistent principles and distinct compositions for a publication.

## Prompt Templates

### Simple Poster

```
Create a single-page PNG poster for [event]. Include [title], [date], and [location]. Use [colors] and keep all text readable.
```

### Conceptual Artwork

```
Develop a visual philosophy from [theme]. Express it as a one-page PDF with sparse text, strong hierarchy, and an original abstract composition.
```

### Branded Campaign Piece

```
Create a campaign poster for [brand or cause]. Follow [brand constraints]. Use the bundled fonts and deliver the philosophy with the final PNG.
```

### Multi-Page Art Series

```
Design [number] coordinated pages about [subject]. Define one visual philosophy, then vary composition and rhythm across pages. Deliver one combined PDF.
```

## Limitations

- Produces static PNG, PDF, and Markdown files rather than interactive designs.
- Requires available local tools that can render the selected design format.
- Unrestricted font downloads may introduce licensing, integrity, and network risks.
- Creates original work and does not reproduce a named artist's style.

## Best Practices

- Provide the subject, required text, dimensions, output format, and any fixed brand constraints.
- Keep copy concise so composition and hierarchy can carry the message.
- Review margins, text legibility, font licensing, and page consistency before final delivery.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not request direct copies of living artists or copyrighted works.
- Do not provide long paragraphs when the artifact should communicate visually.
- Do not download unverified fonts or assets from unspecified sources.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-23T12:52:32.524\+00:00
- Summary: All 33 static findings are false positives: license text was misclassified, and Markdown backticks were mistaken for shell execution. Semantic review found a critical fabricated-user instruction and a medium-risk directive to download unspecified fonts. Publication should remain blocked until the injected instruction is removed.

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