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Contemporary Flat IllustrationClean shapes, warm welcome.

Flat vector figures and objects, simplified to geometry in coral, teal, navy, and mustard, laid out on a tidy modern grid.

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Repair and skill-share manuals, community cookbooks, and kids' nonfiction.

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Describe a small scene with two or three simplified figures in the notes; this style is at its best showing people doing something. Keep the palette request to three or four colors.

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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
Interpret the supplied brief in Contemporary Flat Illustration style.
Visual vocabulary: flat vector shapes with no gradient; limited palette — three or four colours; geometric simplification of figures and objects; subtle texture overlay optional.
Lettering direction: clean geometric sans-serif; modern weight contrast.
Suggested colors: bold but not pastel — coral, teal, navy, mustard.
Composition: illustration and text in clear zones; modern grid.
Atmosphere: contemporary, friendly, agency-polished.
Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting and pennants, hand-drawn twee florals, airbrush effects.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Two flat geometric figures at a workbench fixing a lamp, tools on the wall.
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 SunburstThe Community KitchenRead 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 Community Kitchen
Subtitle: Fifty suppers cooked by neighbors
Author: St. Brigid's Volunteers

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Contemporary Flat Illustration style.
Visual vocabulary: flat vector shapes with no gradient; limited palette — three or four colours; geometric simplification of figures and objects; subtle texture overlay optional.
Lettering direction: clean geometric sans-serif; modern weight contrast.
Suggested colors: bold but not pastel — coral, teal, navy, mustard.
Composition: illustration and text in clear zones; modern grid.
Atmosphere: contemporary, friendly, agency-polished.
Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting and pennants, hand-drawn twee florals, airbrush effects.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Three simplified figures passing bowls along a long table, a big pot at one end.
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
Interpret the supplied brief in Contemporary Flat Illustration style.
Visual vocabulary: flat vector shapes with no gradient; limited palette — three or four colours; geometric simplification of figures and objects; subtle texture overlay optional.
Lettering direction: clean geometric sans-serif; modern weight contrast.
Suggested colors: bold but not pastel — coral, teal, navy, mustard.
Composition: illustration and text in clear zones; modern grid.
Atmosphere: contemporary, friendly, agency-polished.
Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting and pennants, hand-drawn twee florals, airbrush effects.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Two flat kid figures pointing at a laptop, a simple robot on the desk.
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 SunburstWalking the Old StreetsRead 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: Walking the Old Streets
Subtitle: Twelve routes through San Francisco's past
Author: Neighborhood History Society
Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Contemporary Flat Illustration style.
Visual vocabulary: flat vector shapes with no gradient; limited palette — three or four colours; geometric simplification of figures and objects; subtle texture overlay optional.
Lettering direction: clean geometric sans-serif; modern weight contrast.
Suggested colors: bold but not pastel — coral, teal, navy, mustard.
Composition: illustration and text in clear zones; modern grid.
Atmosphere: contemporary, friendly, agency-polished.
Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting and pennants, hand-drawn twee florals, airbrush effects.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Two simplified figures with a map on a steep street of flat geometric houses.
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 SunburstSketching the CityRead 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: Sketching the City
Subtitle: A drop-in guide to drawing San Francisco
Author: Iris Chen
Publisher: Posterage Press

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Contemporary Flat Illustration style.
Visual vocabulary: flat vector shapes with no gradient; limited palette — three or four colours; geometric simplification of figures and objects; subtle texture overlay optional.
Lettering direction: clean geometric sans-serif; modern weight contrast.
Suggested colors: bold but not pastel — coral, teal, navy, mustard.
Composition: illustration and text in clear zones; modern grid.
Atmosphere: contemporary, friendly, agency-polished.
Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting and pennants, hand-drawn twee florals, airbrush effects.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Three flat figures on stools sketching a cable car parked in the middle.
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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