Anthropic introduces Claude Design for rapid visual creation using AI

On Friday, Anthropic introduced Claude Design, a new experimental tool that lets users create visuals like prototypes, slides, and one-pagers just by typing descriptions. It's built on Claude Opus 4.7 and aims to help founders and product managers who aren't designers quickly turn their ideas into visual formats. Users can tweak the results by making direct edits, such as changing colors or adding features like a dark mode. While some saw it as a rival to Canva, Anthropic stated it's more of a complementary tool for those who aren't starting with design software. The generated visuals can be exported in various formats, and the tool integrates company design systems for consistency. Currently, it's available in a research preview for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users. This launch comes after Anthropic's January debut of Claude Cowork and follows news that venture capitalists are valuing the company at $800 billion, although they're not interested in investment offers.