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How to Turn Claude Into Your Full-Time Designer

6 free skills that give Claude design superpowers — real landing pages, decks, PDF lead magnets, and ad-style screenshots from one chat.

A skill is a reusable instruction kit Claude follows on autopilot. Install it once, and Claude knows exactly what to do every time you trigger it — no re-explaining the task, no starting over.

These 6 skills work across Claude.ai (web), Claude Desktop (app), and Claude Code (terminal). The install method varies slightly by platform.

Skill 1 — UI-UX Pro Max
1

UI-UX Pro Max

Free
Claude Code required

Gives Claude design-thinking ability before it generates a layout. Comes with 161 design rules, 67 UI styles, 161 color palettes, and 57 font pairings. Best for landing pages and sales pages.

/plugin marketplace add nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
"Build me a landing page for AI Marketing Society using UI-UX Pro Max."
Skill 2 — App Store Design
2

App Store Design

Free
Claude Code required

Generates production-ready App Store and Play Store screenshots. Designs each slide as an advertisement, not a UI showcase. Built by Parth Jadhav.

npx skills add ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots
Skill 3 — PPTX (PowerPoint)
3

PPTX

Free
Official Anthropic

Generates real PowerPoint decks — real .pptx files you can open and edit in Keynote, PowerPoint, or Google Slides. Not slides shaped like text.

A
Claude.ai / Desktop: Settings → Capabilities → Skills → toggle on PowerPoint
B
Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills then /plugin install pptx
Skill 4 — PDF
4

PDF

Free
Official Anthropic

Generates real PDF documents — lead magnets, swipe files, prompt packs, client deliverables. Anything you'd normally make in Canva.

A
Claude.ai / Desktop: Settings → Capabilities → Skills → toggle on PDF
B
Claude Code: /plugin install pdf (after adding anthropics/skills marketplace)
💡 Start here. PDF pays for your Claude subscription on day 1 — lead magnets, swipe files, anything you'd normally hire a designer for.
Skill 5 — GStack (by Garry Tan, President of YC)
5

GStack

Free
Developer-friendly

23 slash-commands for thinking, planning, building, and reviewing. The 2 most useful:

/plan-design-review — rates any design 0–10 and explains what a 10 looks like

/design-shotgun — generates 4–6 design variants and lets you pick

git clone https://github.com/garrytan/gstack.git ~/.claude/skills/gstack cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup

⚠️ Most "developer-y" install on the list. Skip for now if terminal commands feel scary — come back later.

Skill 6 — Skill Creator ⭐ The Unlock
6

Skill Creator

Free
Official Anthropic

Builds custom Claude skills for any workflow you do more than once. Encode your brand voice, hook formula, ICP, editing checklist. Once you can build skills, you stop searching for them.

A
Claude.ai / Desktop: Settings → Capabilities → Skills → toggle on Skill Creator
B
Claude Code: /plugin install skill-creator
"Use Skill Creator to turn this brand voice doc into a reusable skill for me."

How to Actually Use a Skill

Once installed, just talk to Claude normally — Claude detects which skill to use.

📋 Example prompts:

• "Use the PowerPoint skill to make me a 5-slide deck on AI Marketing Society."

• "Use App Store Design to generate iPhone screenshots for a habit tracker app."

• "Use Skill Creator to turn this brand voice doc into a reusable skill for me."

Cindy's honest take: Start with Skill Creator and PDF. Everything else can wait. UI-UX Pro Max and GStack are the most complex — don't try them on day 1.