Graphic design

BauhausGeometry with a purpose.

Confident primary colors, generous space, and a composition built from circles, bars, and rectangles.

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Design manuals, how-to guides, and technology books for young readers.

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Keep the subtitle short; every line needs its own bar. In the illustration notes ask for two or three abstract shapes and say which one dominates.

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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Printmaker's HandRead 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: The Printmaker's Hand
Subtitle: Screenprint, letterpress, and riso for everyone
Author: Lena Marsh
Publisher: Posterage Press

ART DIRECTION
Use an asymmetrical grid, large circles and rectangular bars, flat red, cobalt blue, yellow, black, and warm white. Set clear geometric sans-serif typography with a strong hierarchy. Keep shapes abstract and purposeful. Avoid gradients, decorative borders, and distressed textures.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A large circle overlapping a rectangle, like a print roller meeting paper, with one bold diagonal bar.
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 SunburstMake Your Own PosterRead 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: Make Your Own Poster
Subtitle: Ten prints in an evening
Author: Posterage Print Shop
Publisher: Posterage Press

ART DIRECTION
Use an asymmetrical grid, large circles and rectangular bars, flat red, cobalt blue, yellow, black, and warm white. Set clear geometric sans-serif typography with a strong hierarchy. Keep shapes abstract and purposeful. Avoid gradients, decorative borders, and distressed textures.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A square sheet shape half covered by a large offset circle, a thin bar crossing both.
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 SunburstLearn to Code on SaturdaysRead 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: Learn to Code on Saturdays
Subtitle: Games and websites for ages 9 to 14
Author: The Hub
Publisher: Foghorn Books

ART DIRECTION
Use an asymmetrical grid, large circles and rectangular bars, flat red, cobalt blue, yellow, black, and warm white. Set clear geometric sans-serif typography with a strong hierarchy. Keep shapes abstract and purposeful. Avoid gradients, decorative borders, and distressed textures.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A grid of small squares building toward one large circle, like a pixel screen resolving.
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 SunburstGrow AnythingRead 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: Grow Anything
Subtitle: Seeds, cuttings, and stubborn optimism
Author: Bernal Garden Club

ART DIRECTION
Use an asymmetrical grid, large circles and rectangular bars, flat red, cobalt blue, yellow, black, and warm white. Set clear geometric sans-serif typography with a strong hierarchy. Keep shapes abstract and purposeful. Avoid gradients, decorative borders, and distressed textures.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A circle rising from a horizontal bar, like a sun over soil, with one narrow vertical stem shape.
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 SunburstRepairRead 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: Repair
Subtitle: How to fix almost everything you own
Author: Tomas Weld
Publisher: Foghorn Books

ART DIRECTION
Use an asymmetrical grid, large circles and rectangular bars, flat red, cobalt blue, yellow, black, and warm white. Set clear geometric sans-serif typography with a strong hierarchy. Keep shapes abstract and purposeful. Avoid gradients, decorative borders, and distressed textures.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A large half circle with a thin bar through it, suggesting a wrench, over flat rectangles.
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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