Art movements
Graffiti / Street ArtStraight off the wall.
A big spray-painted handstyle drips across a brick or concrete surface, with stencil layers and electric fills outlined in black.
Make it yoursA good fit for
Hip-hop and bass culture books, middle-grade adventures, and youth coding guides.
A little art direction
The title becomes the piece, so keep it to one or two words if you can. Give the illustration notes one object to stencil beneath the tag, a speaker, a controller, a skateboard.
The palette
From these words to these book covers
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Open larger viewNonfictionSound System
Open larger viewFiction or poetryLevel Up
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Record Bag
Open larger viewNonfictionLearn to Code on Saturdays
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Riptides
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstSound SystemRead 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: Sound System Subtitle: Bass, community, and the Sunday session Author: Ita Vibes Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Graffiti / Street Art style. Visual vocabulary: spray paint texture and drips; bold handstyle lettering; brick wall or urban surface background; stencil layers; vibrant fill colours with black outlines. Lettering direction: graffiti handstyle for headline; clean sans for the supporting details. Suggested colors: electric colours on dark or brick background. Composition: large handstyle across top; details in clean zone below. Atmosphere: urban, energetic, youth-culture. Keep out of the design: pastoral imagery, craft-fair aesthetics, corporate polish. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stenciled speaker cabinet on a brick wall, spray drips running down from its cone. 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 SunburstLevel UpRead 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: Level Up Subtitle: A middle-grade adventure Author: Betty Ocho Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Graffiti / Street Art style. Visual vocabulary: spray paint texture and drips; bold handstyle lettering; brick wall or urban surface background; stencil layers; vibrant fill colours with black outlines. Lettering direction: graffiti handstyle for headline; clean sans for the supporting details. Suggested colors: electric colours on dark or brick background. Composition: large handstyle across top; details in clean zone below. Atmosphere: urban, energetic, youth-culture. Keep out of the design: pastoral imagery, craft-fair aesthetics, corporate polish. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stenciled game controller on concrete, spray paint drips running from the buttons. 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 Record BagRead 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 Record Bag Subtitle: Notes on disco, house, and everything between Author: Marcus Dee ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Graffiti / Street Art style. Visual vocabulary: spray paint texture and drips; bold handstyle lettering; brick wall or urban surface background; stencil layers; vibrant fill colours with black outlines. Lettering direction: graffiti handstyle for headline; clean sans for the supporting details. Suggested colors: electric colours on dark or brick background. Composition: large handstyle across top; details in clean zone below. Atmosphere: urban, energetic, youth-culture. Keep out of the design: pastoral imagery, craft-fair aesthetics, corporate polish. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stenciled record bag on a roll-up shutter, spray drips running from the strap. 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 Graffiti / Street Art style. Visual vocabulary: spray paint texture and drips; bold handstyle lettering; brick wall or urban surface background; stencil layers; vibrant fill colours with black outlines. Lettering direction: graffiti handstyle for headline; clean sans for the supporting details. Suggested colors: electric colours on dark or brick background. Composition: large handstyle across top; details in clean zone below. Atmosphere: urban, energetic, youth-culture. Keep out of the design: pastoral imagery, craft-fair aesthetics, corporate polish. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stenciled laptop on a brick wall with spray-painted brackets and arrows around 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 SunburstThe RiptidesRead 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 Riptides Author: Cal Ortega Tagline: A surf noir ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Graffiti / Street Art style. Visual vocabulary: spray paint texture and drips; bold handstyle lettering; brick wall or urban surface background; stencil layers; vibrant fill colours with black outlines. Lettering direction: graffiti handstyle for headline; clean sans for the supporting details. Suggested colors: electric colours on dark or brick background. Composition: large handstyle across top; details in clean zone below. Atmosphere: urban, energetic, youth-culture. Keep out of the design: pastoral imagery, craft-fair aesthetics, corporate polish. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stenciled surfboard on a concrete seawall, spray-painted wave curling behind 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.
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