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Art DecoMake an entrance.
A theatrical mix of symmetry, stepped shapes, and elegant lettering with a sense of occasion.
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Jazz-age fiction, city histories, and glamorous mysteries.
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Give the illustration notes one architectural focal point, a marquee, a tower, or a bridge, and let the stepped border do the rest. Keep the tagline to a phrase.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Little Marquee
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Long Set
Open larger viewNonfictionBarbary Coast
Open larger viewNonfictionMeteor Nights
Open larger viewFiction or poetryCold Front
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Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Little MarqueeRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: The Little Marquee Author: Simon Adler Tagline: Twelve films, one small cinema, a whole life Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Use a symmetrical composition with stepped borders, slender rays, and a single architectural focal point. Work in midnight navy, warm ivory, and flat gold-colored accents. Use tall, elegant display lettering and neatly spaced supporting text. Avoid photorealistic metallic reflections and excessive ornament. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A small cinema facade seen head on, its marquee canopy stepped and rays fanning upward behind. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Long SetRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: The Long Set Subtitle: A novel Author: Marcus Dee Tagline: One DJ, one night, every mistake he ever made ART DIRECTION Use a symmetrical composition with stepped borders, slender rays, and a single architectural focal point. Work in midnight navy, warm ivory, and flat gold-colored accents. Use tall, elegant display lettering and neatly spaced supporting text. Avoid photorealistic metallic reflections and excessive ornament. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A pair of turntables seen from above, stylized into symmetrical stepped discs with rays behind. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstBarbary CoastRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Barbary Coast Subtitle: Crime, gold, and the making of a city Author: Henry Vasquez Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Use a symmetrical composition with stepped borders, slender rays, and a single architectural focal point. Work in midnight navy, warm ivory, and flat gold-colored accents. Use tall, elegant display lettering and neatly spaced supporting text. Avoid photorealistic metallic reflections and excessive ornament. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stepped skyline of a hillside city with a tall clipper mast rising at center. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstMeteor NightsRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Meteor Nights Subtitle: A year of watching the sky from Twin Peaks Author: Dr. Priya Anand Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Use a symmetrical composition with stepped borders, slender rays, and a single architectural focal point. Work in midnight navy, warm ivory, and flat gold-colored accents. Use tall, elegant display lettering and neatly spaced supporting text. Avoid photorealistic metallic reflections and excessive ornament. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A domed observatory on a hilltop, slender rays fanning from a single star above it. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCold FrontRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Cold Front Subtitle: A Detective Kestrel mystery Author: Tess Halloran Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Use a symmetrical composition with stepped borders, slender rays, and a single architectural focal point. Work in midnight navy, warm ivory, and flat gold-colored accents. Use tall, elegant display lettering and neatly spaced supporting text. Avoid photorealistic metallic reflections and excessive ornament. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A lone streetlamp in stepped fog bands, a trench-coated silhouette small at its base. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
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