Claude Design — Anthropic Labs' AI design workspace. DESIGN.md files grouped by aesthetic family, remix recipes, prompt packs with example outputs, skills, video teardowns, and launch-week community signal.
Claude Design shipped April 17, 2026. Figma closed −4.26% the same day. YouTube split between "RIP frontend developers" and "another slop feature." This repo collects both.
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anthropic-claude-design/claude-designclaiming to "download Claude Design" is NOT affiliated with Anthropic. The real product lives at claude.ai/design behind a Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise login. No download exists. Report the typo-squat.
What each aesthetic family actually looks like in production. Thumbnails are static screenshots of the public homepage of one representative brand per family. Click the image to open the live site, click the caption to open the working DESIGN.md in this repo.
 Linear · editorial #fff / #0f0f14 / #5e6ad2
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 Ollama · terminal #000 / #fff / mono
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 Claude · warm #f4f3ee / #c96442 / #191817
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 ClickHouse · data-dense #181818 / #faff69 / magenta
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 Runway · cinematic #000 / magenta + cyan
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 Figma · playful #0acf83 / #f24e1e / #a259ff
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 Arc · glass #fff / radial pastel
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 The Verge · brutalist #ff6600 / #000 / #fff
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 Granola · indie #faf8f2 / warm glass
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Screenshots are public-homepage stills used for editorial reference. Trademarks remain with their respective owners. See ATTRIBUTION.md for source URLs and refresh policy.
- Preview Gallery
- What Is Claude Design
- Video Teardowns
- Comparisons
- Showcase
- Community Takes
- Feature Map
- Launch Timeline
- Quotas & Token Budget
- Official Resources
- X Signal
- DESIGN.md by Aesthetic Family
- Remix Recipes
- Picker: What Should I Use
- Prompts & Cookbooks
- Anti-Slop Kit
- Skills & Plugins
- Integrations
- Workflows & Recipes
- Long-Form Tutorials
- International Coverage
- Tips & Tricks
- Podcast Coverage
- FAQ
- Related OSS Projects
- Tag System
- Contributing
- License
Anthropic Labs product. Conversation-to-artifact loop for prototypes, design systems, slides, one-pagers, landing pages, marketing graphics, brand videos. Powered by Claude Opus 4.7 (vision model). Research preview on Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise plans. Rolling out throughout launch day.
Three surfaces:
- Prototypes — from text, screenshot, Figma
.fig, repo URL, or scraped live site - Design systems — persistent per-project tokens/components via
DESIGN.md; teams hold multiple - Collateral — pitch decks, marketing pages, carousels, one-time posts, brand videos
Click thumbnail. View counts refresh live via shields.io.
 Malewicz   Skeptical senior-designer teardown |
 02ui · Murat Bayral   vs Lovable head-to-head |
 WorldofAI   Hype walkthrough |
 Ray Fernando   Live blog redesign |
 Vivek Mishra   Launch-day walkthrough |
 AI for Work   System from prompt |
 Greg Isenberg   Hands-on edges |
 Ramanpal Singh   Beginner tutorial |
| Feature | Claude Design | Figma Make | Lovable | v0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt → hi-fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DESIGN.md native | Yes | No | Partial | No |
| Web capture | Native | No | Partial | No |
Figma .fig import |
Yes | Native | Yes | Partial |
| Export paths | Canva/PDF/PPTX/HTML | Figma | Full-stack app | React |
| Underlying model | Opus 4.7 | GPT-based | Claude/GPT | GPT + Claude |
Launch-week consensus: Claude Design wins design-system coherence, web capture, collaboration. Lovable wins full-stack shipping. Figma Make is safest for Figma teams.
Real builds shipped with Claude Design — launch-week seed of 10 cards including pizza brands, landing pages, and complex design systems.
See showcase/README.md.
"The design system integration feels best in class for AI." — @petergyang
"Another slop feature that will burn tokens." — r/ClaudeAI
| Capability | Detail |
|---|---|
| Brand onboarding | Claude reads codebase + design files, builds system automatically |
| Web capture | Grab live elements from your site for 1:1 matching |
| Inline comments | Comment on specific elements directly in the canvas |
| Adjustment knobs | Live sliders for spacing, color, and layout |
| Code handoff | One-click bundle to Claude Code with CSS vars |
- 2026-04-10: Canva announces collaboration with Anthropic.
- 2026-04-17: Claude Design + Opus 4.7 ship in research preview.
- 2026-04-17: Figma closes −4.26% following the announcement.
- 2026-04-18: First wave of teardowns from major design influencers.
- Separate meter: Claude Design usage does not count against your chat limit.
- Vision overhead: Vision tokens cost ~3x text; screenshots inflate the budget.
- Promo credit: One-time credit for ~20 prompts, expiring 2026-07-17.
- Editorial Minimalism: Whitespace, high-end typography (Linear style).
- Terminal-core: Mono-spaced fonts, strict grids (Ollama style).
- Warm Editorial: Soft tones, clay accents (Anthropic style).
- Data-Dense Pro: High info density, sidebar-heavy (ClickHouse style).
- Cinematic Dark: Deep blacks, neon glows (Runway style).
- Playful Color: Vibrant palettes, rounded corners (Figma style).
- Glass / Soft-Futurism: Translucency, pastel gradients (Arc style).
- Neon Brutalist: Sharp edges, thick borders (The Verge style).
- Cult / Indie: Non-standard layouts, experimental UX (Granola style).
Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
