AI-generated slides have reached a level where they can be used directly for work. The two main struggles have been: 1) Not matching the required format, and 2) Ending up in PowerPoint for manual fixes anyway. Now, these can be handled consistently.
"Align with your own brand and present directly to clients." Claude Design is what makes this possible, consistently, every time.
In this article, I will explain the full procedure for creating slides with Claude Design and the common pitfalls. It is easy even for non-engineers, so please give it a try.
Step 1: Try making just one slide first (Experience the magic quickly)
Theory comes later. It's faster to just touch it.
1) Open [claude.ai/design](http://claude.ai/design)
You can also access it from the "Design" menu on the left side of the Claude browser version or desktop app.
2) Select "Slides" on the "What would you like to design today?" screen
3) Type what you want to create in the input field and send
It's fine to be vague at first:
1Create 10 slides2- Choose the theme yourself to show off your capabilities3- Make the material consultant-quality and structured4- One message per slide
4) Even if the prompt is insufficient, Claude will ask follow-up questions
It's difficult to build a perfect prompt from the start. Claude Design will conduct a thorough hearing even if information is missing.
With this, the first draft will come pouring out. When I first saw it, I was honestly shocked: "Wait, it can already produce this level?"
However, if you stop here, it remains just a "typical AI slide"—the kind that feels slightly off or stands out awkwardly in a company setting. Most other viral articles stop here. The real work starts now.
Step 2: Teaching your "Own Brand" [The Main Topic]
This is the feature that made me feel these slides are truly "ready to use." It's also the part most people overlook.
Claude Design allows you to load your own (or your company's) design rules entirely.
"Design rules" might sound difficult, but it basically means things like:
- Brand colors (company colors)
- Fonts
- Shapes of logos, buttons, and cards
- Spacing and margins
This set of visual rules is called a "Design System." Once you teach this to Claude, everything it creates will come out with the same tone and manner. It won't fluctuate. That's why it won't look out of place among other company materials. This is the secret to slides you can reliably take straight to meetings or clients.
Design System Setup Method
On the top screen, click the "Design System" dropdown -> "Create" below the input field. This opens the settings screen.
Then, just provide your company information. For non-engineers, these two sections are enough:
- "Add fonts, logos, and assets": Drag and drop logos, fonts, and PDF materials (past proposal slides or brand guides) here. Note: When I tested it, I could attach PDFs directly.
- "Company name and overview" + "Anything else to note": Explain the colors, tone, and atmosphere in words.
Example of what to write in the notes:
1The color scheme is based on corporate navy and gray. Headings are bold, body text is thin.2Corners are slightly rounded, margins are wide. The tone is B2B but not too stiff, emphasizing reliability.
Just wait about 10 minutes, and your design system will be complete.
There are also slots for GitHub URLs, code sets from your PC (for code only, no PDFs), and .fig files (Figma). However, for slide purposes, the two mentioned above are sufficient.
What's clever about Claude Design is that it compares the materials and notes you provided with its own output and corrects discrepancies itself. It's like it automatically thinks, "Oh, this color is different from the brand," and fixes it.
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A point of caution: The quality of the import depends on the "quality of the source data." If you provide messy materials, it will learn them as messy. It is not a magic wand that turns anything messy into a divine design. Conversely, having just one proper brand guide will drastically improve the output.
💡 Applying it to my own brand immediately
I remade the material from Step 1 by applying my company brand. The remake was completed with just one sentence:
Step 3: Editing (Three ways to do it)
To be honest, after Step 2, the slides are often ready to go. But sometimes you still want to make changes. There are three ways to edit; using them correctly makes it instant.
- Chat (Global instructions to AI) -> For large overall changes. "Make the overall tone more calm" or "Move the pricing page to the end."
- Inline Comments (Specific instructions to AI) -> For one specific spot. Click a location and say, "Increase the margin for this heading."
- Direct Editing (Manual) -> For visual fine-tuning. Drag, resize, and align by hand.
Here is an example of "fix just this part." You select the area and give instructions to apply the fix:
Step 4: Exporting and Transferring to Other Tools
Once finished, you can export in various formats. For slides, these three are mainly used:
- PDF ... The safest for presentations and sharing. The design stays exactly as is.
- PPTX (PowerPoint) ... For those who want to edit further. Layout breaks are minimal.
- Single HTML ... Open it in a browser for a full-screen presentation. Works offline.
You can also export/link to Canva or hand over to Claude Code.
Points to Note
Please check these as a summary:
- Import quality depends on source data. As written in Step 2, this is the most important part. Providing one clean brand guide is the shortest route.
- Usage limits are shared. It shares the same usage limits as Chat, Claude Code, and Cowork, so be careful not to overdo it.
- For large codebases, it's more stable to link the repository from the Claude Code side to avoid the browser becoming heavy.
Closing
Thank you for reading.
Going forward, I will continue to post about:
- AI x Documents
- How to create documents
- AI x Business utilization (automated email replies, automated quotes, automated Salesforce entry) using Claude/ChatGPT/Copilot, etc.
Thank you for your support.
