6 Claude Skills That Turn AI Into Your Design Team

TL;DR: Six free Claude skills handle landing pages, PowerPoint decks, PDFs, app store screenshots, and custom design workflows. Install each once and Claude runs them on autopilot. Start with Skill Creator and PDF -- they pay for themselves on day one.

Hiring a designer for every landing page, pitch deck, and lead magnet is expensive. Waiting on freelancers is slow. And most AI design tools produce generic output that still needs hours of cleanup.

These six Claude skills close that gap. Each one is a reusable instruction kit that Claude follows automatically. Install it once, and Claude knows exactly what to do every time you trigger it. No re-explaining. No prompt engineering. Just results.

What is a skill?

A skill is a reusable instruction kit that Claude follows on autopilot. Think of it as a saved prompt plus any reference files Claude needs, bundled into one package. When you need it, you don't re-explain the task. Claude just runs.

Where do skills work?

Skills work across the three main Claude interfaces. The install method changes slightly depending on which one you use.

Claude.ai (web) is the easiest. Go to claude.ai, log in, click your profile, then Settings, Capabilities, Skills. Most official Anthropic skills are toggle-on from here. Works on Pro and Max plans.

Claude Desktop (Mac or Windows app) is the same as web. Settings, Capabilities, Skills. Toggle on what you want.

Claude Code (the terminal version) is where you install community skills (anything not built by Anthropic). Claude Code is a free download from claude.com/code.

How to install Claude Code (2 minutes)

Skip this if you only want the official Anthropic skills -- they work in claude.ai with no install.

Go to claude.com/code and click Download
Open the installer and follow the prompts
Open your terminal (Mac: search "Terminal", Windows: search "Command Prompt")
Type claude and press Enter, then follow the login prompt
Done

The 6 skills

1. UI-UX Pro Max

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.

Install:

Open Claude Code (type claude in your terminal)
Type: /plugin marketplace add nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
Press Enter

To use it, say something like: "Build me a landing page for [your product] using UI-UX Pro Max."

2. App Store Design

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

Install:

Open Claude Code
Type: npx skills add ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots
Press Enter

3. PPTX (PowerPoint)

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

Install on Claude.ai or Claude Desktop:

Click your profile, then Settings, Capabilities, Skills
Toggle on the PowerPoint skill

Install on Claude Code:

Type: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
Then: /plugin install pptx

4. PDF

Generates real PDF documents. Lead magnets, swipe files, prompt packs, client deliverables. Official Anthropic skill.

Install on Claude.ai or Claude Desktop:

Settings, Capabilities, Skills
Toggle on the PDF skill

Install on Claude Code:

Type: /plugin install pdf (after adding the anthropics/skills marketplace from step 3)

5. GStack

Built by Garry Tan, the President of Y Combinator. 23 slash-commands for thinking, planning, building, and reviewing. The two most useful for design:

/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

Install:

Open Claude Code
Type: git clone https://github.com/garrytan/gstack.git ~/.claude/skills/gstack
Then type: cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup

This is the most developer-oriented install on the list. If terminal commands are unfamiliar, skip this one and come back later.

6. Skill Creator

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

Install on Claude.ai or Claude Desktop:

Settings, Capabilities, Skills
Toggle on Skill Creator

Install on Claude Code:

Type: /plugin install skill-creator (after adding the anthropics/skills marketplace)

How to use a skill

Once a skill is installed, talk to Claude normally and mention what you want. Claude detects which skill to use.

Example prompts:

"Use the PowerPoint skill to make me a 5-slide investor deck for [your brand]."
"Use App Store Design to generate iPhone screenshots for [your app]."
"Use Skill Creator to turn this brand voice doc into a reusable skill."

You don't need to memorize exact skill names. Claude figures it out.

Where to start

Start with Skill Creator and PDF. Everything else can wait.

Skill Creator unlocks the rest because once you can build skills, you can encode any workflow you repeat. PDF pays for itself immediately -- lead magnets, swipe files, anything you would normally make in Canva.

UI-UX Pro Max and GStack are the most complex. Don't try them on day one.

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