Moodboard Creator Claude Skill — Visual Direction Template

Curate moodboards that translate strategy into visual direction: composition, image selection, palette, type, and the NOT-this reference frame.

What this Claude Skill does

• Anchor in strategy — archetype, tone, audience, story
• Pull from 4-6 source categories — photo, art, architecture, textiles, type
• Curate 20-30 elements per board, not 100
• Include NOT-this counter-references to protect against drift

Built for

• Brand strategists briefing designers and photographers
• Founders aligning teams on aesthetic before production
• Agencies running visual direction sprints for clients

What's inside

• SKILL.md — the full skill file with frontmatter, methodology, phases, examples, anti-patterns, and recovery
• Step-by-step phases Claude follows to produce a senior-level output every time
• Worked examples with realistic detail you can adapt to your situation
• Anti-patterns + recovery playbook so the work survives edge cases
• Delivery file tree so outputs land organized for you or your client

How a Claude Skill works

This is a Claude Skill — a single SKILL.md file Claude reads as instructions for a specific kind of work. Drop it in your Claude Project, your /mnt/skills/user/ folder, or wherever Claude can read it. Claude triggers the skill automatically when your prompt matches its description, then follows the methodology end to end.

Author

Built by Ukiyo Productions — a strategy-led branding and growth agency. Part of a 100+ skill marketplace built for founders, operators, consultants, and agencies.