What it is · Access · The canvas
Orientation
Know what Claude Design is before you open it
Claude Design is a separate tool at claude.ai/design and in the Claude Desktop sidebar when available. You describe a design and Claude builds it on a live canvas, not a chat that writes text back. Learn what it makes, how paid-plan access and current usage checks work, and the mindset that decides everything: talk first, then comment or edit directly when the canvas gives you the right control.
Worth knowing:Most people hunt for Claude Design inside their normal Claude window and never find it. It lives at its own address, the same brain at a different desk.
Anyone curious about Claude DesignPeople who have never used a design toolAnyone unsure if it is worth the time
Start Module 0 →First prompt · Questions · Fidelity
Your first design
Write a first prompt that lands close on the first build
Your first build is the most valuable one you spend, so the skill is the first prompt. Learn the five things a rich prompt names (goal, audience, sections, feeling, and a color or font direction), how to answer Claude's clarifying questions like a brief, and when to start with a rough wireframe versus a polished high-fidelity design.
Worth knowing:A detailed first prompt is not extra work. It is the work that saves you the most builds, because Claude reads your words, not your mind.
First-time Claude Design usersAnyone whose first build comes back genericPeople who freeze at a blank prompt
Start Module 1 →Edit modes · Selection · Reviews
Iterate like a pro
Make the right change with the right tool, and save builds
Once a design exists, you change it with the right steering move: chat for broad changes, inline comments for one element, and direct canvas edits for quick text, drag, resize, and align work. Learn to scope a change, give structural feedback before granular polish, and ask Claude to review your own design for contrast, hierarchy, and accessibility.
Worth knowing:Using Tweak for a tiny color change burns a whole build. Setting that color by hand in Edit is instant. Matching the mode to the change is the saving.
Anyone tired of wasted buildsPeople whose changes affect too much of the pageNon-designers who want a pro's check
Start Module 2 →Decks · Brand · Export
Slides and one-pagers
Turn call notes into a tailored deck, on your brand
Right after a call, your notes are the deck. Learn to build a tailored sales or pitch deck in one shot, style it to match your existing website's brand, and export it where you actually present: PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Canva. The fast path from a conversation to a polished, on-brand deck.
Worth knowing:Build the deck while the call is fresh. The person who plans writes one rich prompt and refines the message, instead of fighting a blank template for an hour.
Anyone who pitches, sells, or presentsPeople who dread building decksFounders who need on-brand slides fast
Start Module 3 →Brand · Flow · Honest limits
Websites and landing pages
Build an on-brand page that reads well, and know its edges
Show Claude a few brand screenshots and it builds a landing page that looks like your business from the first build. Learn to order a hero and sections so a stranger can follow the page top to bottom, how a finished page gets online, and the honest line: Claude Design makes the page, not the hosting, forms, or backend.
Worth knowing:A designed contact form does not send anything until you connect a forms service. Knowing the line between the page and the plumbing saves real frustration.
Anyone with a brand who needs a pagePeople unsure how a design goes liveAnyone who wants realistic expectations
Start Module 4 →Foundation · Build · Pin
Design systems
Save your brand once so every project stays consistent
A design system saves your brand's building blocks (colors, fonts, spacing, components) so every project starts on-brand. Learn why it comes first, how to import one from code, design files, raw uploads, decks, docs, and brand assets, how to test and publish it, and when admins should lock one standard system for the team.
Worth knowing:Even a published system can drift unless you pin it each session. A system is only as consistent as the discipline of using it.
Anyone making more than one thingSolo brands who want consistencyPeople restyling every project by hand
Start Module 5 →Code · Files · design.md · Destinations
Bring your sources in
Reuse the brand, files, and tools you already have
Bring source material from codebases, design files, screenshots, decks, docs, logos, colors, and type notes. Write your rules once as a plain-language design.md when you need a portable spec, then send finished work to the right destination: PDF, PPTX, HTML, Canva, Adobe, Gamma, Miro, Replit, Vercel, Wix, Lovable, or Base44 as current connectors allow.
Worth knowing:Attaching the whole Figma file can drag in a logo you retired last year. Choosing only the current parts gives Claude a true picture of your brand today.
Anyone with an existing Figma brandTeams who want their rules written downCreators who post through Canva
Start Module 6 →Video · Prototypes · 3D
Beyond static
Add motion, interaction, and richer visuals with judgment
Because the output is real code, Claude Design goes past flat pages. Generate a short animated video (and keep it with the screen-record workaround), build a clickable prototype people can move through like a real app, and add 3D, moving-texture effects (shaders), or video backgrounds through skills, with the restraint to use them only when they serve the message.
Worth knowing:A clickable prototype reveals where people get confused before anyone builds real software. That is a saving you can never get from flat screen images.
Anyone who wants motion or videoPeople testing a product ideaCreators chasing a more crafted feel
Start Module 7 →Claude Code · Deploy · Forms
Handoff and production
Turn a design into a real, live site, no coding from you
When a design is ready to become a working site, Claude Design and Claude Code now have a tighter path. Learn `/design-sync`, `/design`, the handoff options, the deploy path (Claude Code to GitHub to Vercel), and how to pair a forms service or backend only when you actually need one. You direct each step in plain words.
Worth knowing:Claude Code looks technical but works like Claude Design: you describe what you want and it builds. The handoff hands your design to a more powerful builder.
Anyone growing a design into a real sitePeople who want to deploy for freeNon-coders ready to ship
Start Module 8 →Sharing · Access · Enterprise
Collaborate and teams
Bring people in safely and scale to a whole team
Share a project and set who can view, comment, or edit, then use templates only where they help. For teams, learn the current admin picture: Enterprise is off by default, custom roles can separate design-system setup from general access, and one approved organization design system keeps the company on brand.
Worth knowing:Can't find Claude Design on your work account? It is usually not unavailable, only switched off. An admin enables it in the organization settings.
Anyone working with a client or teammatePeople on a company accountTeams adopting it together
Start Module 9 →The capstone
Mastery and judgment
Pick the right tool and ship one real project
Mastery is not using Claude Design for everything. It is matching tool to stage. Learn honestly where it shines now that design-system import, direct edits, expanded destinations, and Claude Code sync are stronger, where Figma still wins, and how to ship one real project end to end.
Worth knowing:No single tool is the answer. The right sequence is: Claude Design to build fast, Claude Code to ship, Figma when a team needs precise, pixel-perfect work.
Anyone finishing the trackPeople choosing between design toolsAnyone ready to ship something real
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