mediar-ai/packages/skills/skills/canvas-design

Canvas Design

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. Generate posters, artwork, and static visual pieces with museum-quality craftsmanship.

Prerequisites

• Image manipulation library (PIL/Pillow for Python)
• PDF generation capability
• Understanding of design principles

Instructions

1. Create a Design Philosophy

   • Name the movement (1-2 words): "Brutalist Joy", "Chromatic Silence"
   • Define visual expression through form, space, color, composition
   • Emphasize: minimal text, spatial expression, artistic freedom

2. Philosophy Examples

   • "Concrete Poetry": Massive color blocks, sculptural typography
   • "Chromatic Language": Color zones create meaning, minimal labels
   • "Analog Meditation": Paper grain, vast negative space, photography
   • "Geometric Silence": Grid-based precision, bold photography

3. Design Principles

   • Text as visual element: sparse, essential-only, integrated
   • Spatial expression: ideas through space, form, color
   • Expert craftsmanship: appears labored over with care

4. Canvas Creation

   • Use repeating patterns and perfect shapes
   • Treat design as scientific observation - dense accumulation of marks
   • Add sparse, clinical typography
   • Use limited, cohesive color palette

5. Quality Standards

   • Nothing overlaps unintentionally
   • All elements contained within canvas with proper margins
   • Museum/magazine quality execution
   • Every detail refined meticulously

Error Handling

• If fonts unavailable, search canvas-fonts directory
• Ensure text has breathing room and clear separation
• Check composition balance before finalizing

Notes

• Output: Single .pdf or .png file alongside .md philosophy file
• Multi-page option: Create additional pages as variations
• Typography: Make fonts part of the art itself

Source: anthropics/skills