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WPA / New DealWork worth a poster.
Bold simplified figures and strong silhouettes in flat silkscreen red, blue, and cream, with an all-caps headline below and the details in a footer.
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City histories, repair manuals, and community cookbooks.
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Keep the subtitle plain and short. In the notes name one worker or object in silhouette, a printer, a gardener, a bridge builder.
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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 Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style. Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes. Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language. Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat. Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer. Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic. Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A silhouetted cable car climbing a steep hill between flat simplified 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 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 WPA / New Deal style. Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes. Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language. Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat. Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer. Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic. Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A bold silhouetted figure bent over a workbench with a wrench, tools hung 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 SunburstClean AirRead 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: Clean Air Subtitle: What we breathe and how to change it Author: Dr. Malik Osei ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style. Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes. Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language. Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat. Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer. Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic. Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A silhouetted figure planting a tree in front of simplified factory stacks. 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 WPA / New Deal style. Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes. Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language. Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat. Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer. Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic. Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Two silhouetted figures carrying a large pot together toward a long table. 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 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 Interpret the supplied brief in WPA / New Deal style. Visual vocabulary: silkscreen flat colour areas; bold simplified figures; industrial or community imagery; strong silhouettes. Lettering direction: bold geometric sans-serif; all-caps headline; clear direct language. Suggested colors: red, blue, cream, black — limited and flat. Composition: image above, headline below, details in footer. Atmosphere: civic, direct, democratic. Keep out of the design: ornate decoration, pastel craft aesthetics, commercial gloss. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A silhouetted printer pulling a squeegee across a screen frame, sheets drying 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.
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