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.
design-is
design-is is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by thedotmack. Its author describes it as: “Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten "Good design is..." principles, then hand off a /make-plan prompt for one of three outcomes — new design, refine design, or redesign. Use when the user says "audit this design",…”. The project has 90k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem`.
Installation
Add design-is to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-memAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
When to use it
Reach for design-is when you want design help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in thedotmack/claude-mem, an established project with 89,787 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does design-is do?
- Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten "Good design is..." principles, then hand off a /make-plan prompt for one of three outcomes — new design, refine design, or redesign. Use when the user says "audit this design", "design review", "check this UI against Rams", "is this UI good", "critique this design", "design audit", or asks for a critique that should lead to a plan.
- How do I install design-is?
- Run /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem before installing.
- Is design-is free to use?
- Yes. design-is is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does design-is come from?
- design-is ships inside thedotmack/claude-mem, a repository that contains 21 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 89,787 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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