Claude design engine
Your AI Creative Director. 190+ design styles, AI photo generation, self-reviewing quality system, and 4K pixel-perfect export. Design social media posts, carousels, YouTube thumbnails, websites, and PDFs — just describe what you want. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI. Built through 300+ real design experiments by Rahaman Bin Ujit.
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End-to-end AI design system with 190+ battle-tested styles, AI image generation, and pixel-perfect export. Designs social media posters, carousels, YouTube thumbnails, PDFs, and full websites — entirely from natural language. Includes brand onboarding, self-review quality system, Puppeteer export scripts, and 6 teachable design skills. Built through 300+ real design experiments. Use this skill when the user asks to: design a poster, create social media content, build a carousel, make a YouTube thumbnail, generate a PDF/report, design a website or landing page, create any visual content, or improve the look of any HTML/CSS.
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Design Engine
Created by Rahaman Bin Ujit — Built through 300+ design experiments.
An end-to-end AI-powered design system. 190+ styles. AI photo generation. Brand consistency. Self-review quality gates. Pixel-perfect export.
When to Activate
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Design a social media post (LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter/X)
- Create a carousel (multi-slide PDF or PNGs)
- Design a YouTube thumbnail
- Generate a PDF report or document
- Design a website, landing page, or web UI
- Create any visual content with professional quality
- Improve the design/aesthetics of existing HTML/CSS
First-Time Setup
If brand.config.json does NOT exist, run onboarding:
- Read
onboarding/setup.md - Ask the user every question listed
- Save answers to
brand.config.json
Never design without a brand config.
Design Pipeline
Brief → Brand Config → Research → Style Selection → AI Photos → HTML/CSS → Self-Review → Export
Step 1: Understand the Brief
- Platform? Format? Content? Mood?
Step 2: Load Brand
- Read
brand.config.jsonfor fonts, colors, identity
Step 3: Choose a Style
- Browse
styles/INDEX.md(190+ options with complete CSS)
Step 4: Research References
- Read
workflows/reference-research.md - 40% of design time = studying what works in the niche
Step 5: Generate Photos (if needed)
- Read
workflows/ai-image-generation.md - Use Gemini via nano-banana MCP for photo generation/editing
Step 6: Build in HTML/CSS
- Use the style's CSS as foundation
- Apply brand config values
- Follow
workflows/poster-design.md,workflows/carousel-design.md, orworkflows/website-design.md
Step 7: Self-Review (MANDATORY)
- Read
workflows/self-review.md - Score must be 4+ before showing
- Check: readability, hierarchy, alignment, color, spacing, brand consistency
Step 8: Export
node scripts/export-png.jsfor imagesnode scripts/export-pdf.jsfor documentsnode scripts/export-carousel.jsfor multi-slide- Always 4x resolution, always wait 2500ms for fonts
Step 9: Open and Show
- Always open the exported file immediately
Core Principles
- Think like an art director, not a coder
- Whitespace is design — when in doubt, add more space
- One accent color per design, on ONE element
- Research before creating — never design from imagination
- Self-review is non-negotiable — score 4+ or fix it
- The grid is sacred — 8px base units
- Typography hierarchy — 4:1 headline-to-body ratio minimum
- Mobile-first — everything is viewed on phones
Directory Reference
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
workflows/ | Step-by-step processes for each design type |
styles/INDEX.md | Browse 190+ layout styles |
skills/ | Teachable design techniques |
knowledge/ | Design theory and platform insights |
rules/ | Quality gates and export standards |
scripts/ | Puppeteer export tools |
templates/ | Starter HTML files |
onboarding/setup.md | Brand setup questions |
Quick Export Reference
node scripts/export-png.js design.html output.png 1080 1080 # Square poster
node scripts/export-png.js design.html output.png 1080 1350 # Portrait
node scripts/export-png.js design.html output.png 1280 720 # YouTube thumbnail
node scripts/export-pdf.js document.html output.pdf # PDF
node scripts/export-carousel.js carousel.html slides/ 1080 1080 # Carousel