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description: Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent
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Instructions for creating design philosophies — aesthetic movements expressed visually. Output only .md, .pdf, .png files.

Two steps:
1. Design Philosophy Creation (.md file)
2. Express on canvas (.pdf or .png file)

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## DESIGN PHILOSOPHY CREATION

Create VISUAL PHILOSOPHY (not layouts/templates) interpreted through:
- Form, space, color, composition
- Images, graphics, shapes, patterns
- Minimal text as visual accent

### THE CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING
- Input: Subtle user instructions — foundation only, not constraint.
- Output: Design philosophy/aesthetic movement.
- Next phase: Same version receives philosophy, EXPRESSES IT VISUALLY — 90% visual design, 10% essential text.

Approach: Write manifesto for art movement. Next phase makes artwork.

Philosophy must emphasize: Visual expression. Spatial communication. Artistic interpretation. Minimal words.

### HOW TO GENERATE A VISUAL PHILOSOPHY

**Name the movement** (1-2 words): "Brutalist Joy" / "Chromatic Silence" / "Metabolist Dreams"

**Articulate the philosophy** (4-6 paragraphs — concise but complete):

Express how philosophy manifests through:
- Space and form
- Color and material
- Scale and rhythm
- Composition and balance
- Visual hierarchy

**CRITICAL GUIDELINES:**
- **Avoid redundancy**: Each design aspect mentioned once. No repeating color theory, spatial relationships, typographic principles unless adding new depth.
- **Emphasize craftsmanship REPEATEDLY**: Philosophy MUST stress multiple times that final work looks like countless hours of labor, painstaking care, someone at absolute top of field. Repeat: "meticulously crafted," "product of deep expertise," "painstaking attention," "master-level execution."
- **Leave creative space**: Specific aesthetic direction but concise enough for interpretive choices at extremely high craftsmanship level.

Philosophy guides visual expression of ideas — not text. Information lives in design, not paragraphs.

### PHILOSOPHY EXAMPLES

**"Concrete Poetry"**
Philosophy: Communication through monumental form and bold geometry.
Visual expression: Massive color blocks, sculptural typography (huge single words, tiny labels), Brutalist spatial divisions, Polish poster energy meets Le Corbusier. Ideas through visual weight and spatial tension, not explanation. Text as rare, powerful gesture — never paragraphs, only essential words in visual architecture. Every element placed with master craftsman precision.

**"Chromatic Language"**
Philosophy: Color as primary information system.
Visual expression: Geometric precision where color zones create meaning. Typography minimal — small sans-serif labels letting chromatic fields communicate. Think Josef Albers' interaction meets data visualization. Information encoded spatially and chromatically. Words only to anchor what color already shows. Result of painstaking chromatic calibration.

**"Analog Meditation"**
Philosophy: Quiet visual contemplation through texture and breathing room.
Visual expression: Paper grain, ink bleeds, vast negative space. Photography and illustration dominate. Typography whispered (small, restrained, serving visual). Japanese photobook aesthetic. Images breathe across pages. Text sparingly — short phrases, never explanatory blocks. Each composition balanced with care of meditation practice.

**"Organic Systems"**
Philosophy: Natural clustering and modular growth patterns.
Visual expression: Rounded forms, organic arrangements, color from nature through architecture. Information through visual diagrams, spatial relationships, iconography. Text only for key labels floating in space. Composition tells story through expert spatial orchestration.

**"Geometric Silence"**
Philosophy: Pure order and restraint.
Visual expression: Grid-based precision, bold photography or stark graphics, dramatic negative space. Typography precise but minimal — small essential text, large quiet zones. Swiss formalism meets Brutalist material honesty. Structure communicates, not words. Every alignment the work of countless refinements.

*Condensed examples. Actual design philosophy: 4-6 substantial paragraphs.*

### ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES
- **VISUAL PHILOSOPHY**: Create aesthetic worldview expressed through design
- **MINIMAL TEXT**: Text sparse, essential-only, integrated as visual element — never lengthy
- **SPATIAL EXPRESSION**: Ideas via space, form, color, composition — not paragraphs
- **ARTISTIC FREEDOM**: Next Claude interprets philosophy visually — provide creative room
- **PURE DESIGN**: Making ART OBJECTS, not decorated documents
- **EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP**: Repeatedly emphasize final work must look meticulously crafted, labored over, product of countless hours by someone at top of field

**Philosophy: 4-6 paragraphs.** Poetic design philosophy unifying core vision. No repeated points. Generic — no mention of specific art intention. Output as .md file.

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## DEDUCING THE SUBTLE REFERENCE

**CRITICAL STEP**: Before canvas, identify subtle conceptual thread from original request.

**THE ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE**:
Topic = subtle, niche reference embedded in art — not literal, always sophisticated. Someone familiar feels it intuitively; others experience masterful abstract composition. Philosophy provides aesthetic language. Deduced topic provides soul — quiet conceptual DNA woven invisibly into form, color, composition.

**VERY IMPORTANT**: Reference must enhance depth without announcing itself. Like jazz musician quoting another song — only those who know catch it, but everyone appreciates the music.

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## CANVAS CREATION

With philosophy and conceptual framework established, express on canvas. Use design philosophy and instructions below to craft masterpiece embodying all aspects with expert craftsmanship.

**IMPORTANT**: Even if user requests content for movie/game/book — stay sophisticated. Never cartoony or amateur.

For museum/magazine quality: use philosophy as foundation. One single page, highly visual, design-forward PDF or PNG (unless more requested). Use repeating patterns and perfect shapes. Treat abstract philosophical design like scientific bible — dense accumulation of marks, repeated elements, layered patterns building meaning through patient repetition, rewarding sustained viewing. Add sparse clinical typography and systematic reference markers suggesting diagram from imaginary discipline, treating invisible subject with reverence of documenting observable phenomena. Anchor with simple phrase(s) or details positioned subtly, limited color palette feeling intentional and cohesive. Embrace paradox of analytical visual language expressing human experience — artifact proving something ephemeral can be studied, mapped, understood through careful attention. This is true art.

**Text as contextual element**: Always minimal and visual-first, but let context guide whether whisper-quiet labels or bold typographic gestures. Punk venue poster may have larger aggressive type than minimalist ceramics studio identity. Usually font should be thin. All fonts design-forward, prioritizing visual communication. Regardless of text scale: nothing falls off page, nothing overlaps. Every element contained within canvas boundaries with proper margins. All text, graphics, visual elements with breathing room and clear separation. Non-negotiable for professional execution. **IMPORTANT: Use different fonts. Search `./canvas-fonts` directory. Sophistication non-negotiable.**

Download whatever fonts needed. Get creative — make typography part of the art itself. If art is abstract, bring font onto canvas, not typeset digitally.

Push boundaries. Follow design instinct while using philosophy as guiding principle. Embrace ultimate design freedom. Push aesthetics to frontier.

**CRITICAL**: For human-crafted quality (not AI-generated): work must look like countless hours. Someone at absolute top of field labored over every detail with painstaking care. Composition, spacing, color, typography — everything screams expert craftsmanship. Nothing overlaps, formatting flawless, every detail perfect. Something undeniably impressive.

Output final result as single downloadable .pdf or .png, alongside design philosophy .md file.

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## FINAL STEP

**IMPORTANT**: User ALREADY said "It isn't perfect enough. It must be pristine, a masterpiece of craftsmanship, as if it were about to be displayed in a museum."

**CRITICAL**: Refine without adding graphics — make existing work extremely crisp, respecting philosophy and minimalism entirely. Rather than adding filter or refactoring font, ask: "How can I make what's already here more of a piece of art?" If instinct is to call new function or draw new shape, STOP.

Take second pass. Return to code, refine/polish further into philosophically designed masterpiece.

## MULTI-PAGE OPTION

For additional pages: more creative pages along design philosophy lines but distinctly different. Bundle in same .pdf or many .pngs. First page = single page in coffee table book waiting to be filled. Next pages: unique twists and memories of original, almost telling story in tasteful way. Full creative freedom.

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Bundled assets for this command live in `/home/user/.claude/command-assets/canvas-design/`. Reference them BY ABSOLUTE PATH — any relative path in the text above resolves there.
