Claude Design: The Complete Manual

The definitive manual for Anthropic's new design product.Claude Design launched April 17, 2026 as a research preview from Anthropic Labs. Built on Claude Opus 4.7, it introduces a chat-plus-canvas workflow for creating designs, prototypes, slides, and marketing collateral — with direct export to Canva, PPTX, PDF, HTML, and handoff to Claude Code.Claude Design: The Complete Manual is the book you want on day one. Written by P.Z. Murphy, it delivers:• The product in one paragraph, the fact sheet in one page• The four-question prompt framework that separates operators from casual users• The three refinement modes — sliders, inline comments, direct edits — and when to use each• Design system onboarding from lightweight to full codebase integration• Every export path and the workflow that goes with it• The collaboration model, integrations, pitfalls, and what the product will look like at day four hundredThis is the foundational volume of the P.Z. Murphy Claude Design series. Start here. Read more