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WPA / New DealWork worth a poster.

Bold simplified figures and strong silhouettes in flat silkscreen red, blue, and cream, with an all-caps headline below and the details in a footer.

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Folk revival albums, community choir records, and label benefit compilations.

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Write the extra line as a plain statement in a few words. In the notes name one worker or object to become the silhouette.

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An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstTin Roof HymnsRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Willow & Sons
Title: Tin Roof Hymns
Extra line: Recorded live at The Foghorn

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style.
Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes.
Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language.
Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat.
Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer.
Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic.
Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A silhouetted worker hammering sheets onto a tin roof against a flat sky.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstNorth BeachRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Iris Quartet
Title: North Beach

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style.
Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes.
Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language.
Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat.
Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer.
Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic.
Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A cafe table at night with four empty chairs and one lit lamp.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCarols at DuskRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Bay Community Choir
Title: Carols at Dusk

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style.
Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes.
Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language.
Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat.
Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer.
Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic.
Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A block of simplified singers in silhouette holding songbooks, one raised lantern.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Lantern SessionsRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Iris Quartet
Title: The Lantern Sessions
Extra line: Live recordings, Sundays in May
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style.
Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes.
Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language.
Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat.
Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer.
Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic.
Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Four silhouetted musicians under a single hanging lamp.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstNorth ForkRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Hollow Pines
Title: North Fork

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style.
Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes.
Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language.
Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat.
Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer.
Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic.
Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A forester in silhouette with an axe beside a forking river and tall pines.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.

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