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City walking guides, coastal natural history, and summer literary fiction.
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Open larger viewNonfictionWalking the Old Streets
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Bay at Dusk
Open larger viewFiction or poetryLow Tide
Open larger viewNonfictionA Field Guide to Harbors
Open larger viewFiction or poetryFog Signals
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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 Use a simplified illustrated landscape with strong foreground and background layers, broad flat color planes, and subtle lithographic paper texture. Work in teal, sun-warmed ochre, and cream. Give the title large confident display lettering. Avoid photorealism, invented landmarks, and tiny decorative text. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A steep street of layered flat houses stepping down to a bay, a cable car in the foreground. 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 Bay at DuskRead 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 Bay at Dusk Subtitle: A natural history of the San Francisco shoreline Author: Ruth Okafor Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Use a simplified illustrated landscape with strong foreground and background layers, broad flat color planes, and subtle lithographic paper texture. Work in teal, sun-warmed ochre, and cream. Give the title large confident display lettering. Avoid photorealism, invented landmarks, and tiny decorative text. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Broad flat headlands framing a bay with a bridge silhouette and a low setting sun. 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 SunburstLow TideRead 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: Low Tide Author: Owen Marram Tagline: A summer, a harbor, a secret kept too long Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Use a simplified illustrated landscape with strong foreground and background layers, broad flat color planes, and subtle lithographic paper texture. Work in teal, sun-warmed ochre, and cream. Give the title large confident display lettering. Avoid photorealism, invented landmarks, and tiny decorative text. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A small harbor with beached boats on flat sand, layered hills and a lighthouse 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 SunburstA Field Guide to HarborsRead 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: A Field Guide to Harbors Author: Owen Marram Tagline: Boats, birds, and the tide table Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Use a simplified illustrated landscape with strong foreground and background layers, broad flat color planes, and subtle lithographic paper texture. Work in teal, sun-warmed ochre, and cream. Give the title large confident display lettering. Avoid photorealism, invented landmarks, and tiny decorative text. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A layered harbor scene with a pier, a fishing boat, and gulls in broad flat planes. 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 SunburstFog SignalsRead 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: Fog Signals Subtitle: Stories Author: Ines Calloway Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Use a simplified illustrated landscape with strong foreground and background layers, broad flat color planes, and subtle lithographic paper texture. Work in teal, sun-warmed ochre, and cream. Give the title large confident display lettering. Avoid photorealism, invented landmarks, and tiny decorative text. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A lighthouse on a rocky point with flat bands of fog rolling in across the water. 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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