# pinterest-pin-design

Plans 2:3 Pinterest pin concepts, keyword overlays readable in mobile feeds, and fresh design variations for destination URLs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 604 installs · ★ 199
- Author: social-media-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pinterest-pin-design

## What it does

The skill structures vertical 1000x1500 pin briefs and layouts using the SAVED framework. It defines a single focal point, keeps text overlays under six words for mobile OCR readability, and schedules 3 to 5 distinct design variations per URL instead of recoloring templates.

The agent does not render raster images directly. It produces creative briefs and layout critiques, leaving final image rendering to a human designer or tools like Ideogram and Canva. Distribution of the finished image and destination link runs through WoopSocial.

Placing logos or URLs in the bottom-right corner breaks the design because native Pinterest UI buttons cover that spot. Content must mirror the linked landing page directly, since bounce rates trigger ranking penalties.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill pinterest-pin-design -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/pinterest-pin-design/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill pinterest-pin-design -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill pinterest-pin-design -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install social-media-skills/skills pinterest-pin-design
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill pinterest-pin-design -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/pinterest-pin-design
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill pinterest-pin-design -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pinterest-pin-design/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- brief a 2:3 vertical pin layout for a destination URL
- craft mobile-readable keyword overlays for Pinterest OCR
- generate 3 to 5 visually distinct fresh pin variations
- identify UI safe zones to prevent clipped logos

## Example prompts
- Draft a 1000x1500 pin brief for our blog post using the target keyword from pinterest-seo.
- Plan four fresh layout variants for this product URL following our brand-profile styling.
- Review this pin layout to verify the overlay stays legible at 236px feed width.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: pinterest-pin-design
description: >-
  The Pinterest pin design skill -- the visual half that pairs with pinterest-seo's keyword layer.
  Use when someone wants to design a pin, a Pinterest pin image, a pin text overlay, fresh pin
  variations for an existing URL, or board covers. Designs and briefs the 2:3 (1000x1500) vertical
  pin: one focal point, a keyword text overlay readable at feed size, brand-consistent template,
  safe zones, and 3-5 visually distinct FRESH designs per destination URL. Uses the SAVED framework.
  Reads brand-profile + the destination + the pinterest-seo keyword first. A HUMAN or an
  image/design tool (ideogram/canva/nano-banana/a designer) creates the final raster; WoopSocial
  publishes the finished pin image + title + description + board + link. No misleading pins, no
  repin-as-fresh dupes, engagement never fabricated. Distinct from pinterest-seo (the keyword layer
  -- they PAIR), pinterest-growth (the strategy), design-and-templates (the template system), and
  ideogram/canva (render the raster this briefs).
version: 1.0.0
---

# pinterest-pin-design

A **design-craft skill** — design the pin's concept + composition + overlay, produce the **brief**, and plan
the **fresh-pin variants**. The agent **designs + briefs + critiques**; a **human or image tool makes the
raster**; **WoopSocial publishes the finished pin** (image + title + description + board + link).

## The POV: a search result, not a post — designed to be found, saved, and clicked
A pin is a **search result in a two-column mobile feed**, competing at roughly **half a phone screen wide**
(~236px in the desktop grid). Its job is the **save and the outbound click**, and it keeps doing that job for
**months** (~4-month lifespan) — so a pin is an **asset, not a post.** Two rules anchor everything: the
**visual and the keyword are one unit** (this skill owns the visual; **pinterest-seo** owns the keyword — the
keyword goes in the **overlay AND the title**), and **fresh beats frequent reposting** — a "fresh pin" is a
**new image/layout/overlay for the same URL**, not a repin, and fresh designs drive **~90% of Pinterest
website traffic.** Design **mobile-first at feed size**, always in **2:3 (1000×1500)** — other ratios are
penalized.

## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — palette/fonts/style (pins are a brand surface that must stay recognizable).
2. the **destination** — the page the pin links to (the visual must promise what the page delivers).
3. the **keyword** — from **pinterest-seo** (it goes in the overlay and the title).

## The framework: SAVED
(Depth: `references/the-saved-framework.md`.)
- **S — Stop the scroll on a 2:3 canvas:** 1000×1500, 2:3 mandatory (other ratios penalized/cropped); one
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