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Zine Cut-and-PasteTaped together at midnight.

Magazine and photo fragments layered under visible tape, typewriter text, and scribbled margin notes on a photocopied page with no grid at all.

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Small-press fair posts, open mic reminders, and sketch night stories.

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Treat the highlights like a margin scribble: short and casual. In the notes name two found images to tape down; on a story stack them top to bottom.

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Vertical story (9:16) · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstDrop-in Drawing NightRead the exact prompt
Create a finished vertical social media story graphic announcing an event, in a 9:16 aspect ratio. Produce the graphic itself, without a phone frame, app interface, or mockup. Keep all text inside the middle 80% of the height so app controls do not cover it.

POST TEXT
Use the following event information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the graphic; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra event details.
Title: Drop-in Drawing Night
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 7pm–9pm
Where: The Old Chapel, Potrero Hill
Highlights: Two hours of sketching a costumed model
Materials available
Admission: $10 · Ages 16+

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Zine Cut-and-Paste style.
Visual vocabulary: cut-out magazine and photo fragments; visible tape or glue marks; margin notes and scribbles; layered transparent overlaps; photocopied texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter text; handwritten annotations; rubber-stamp dates.
Suggested colors: black and white base with found colour fragments.
Composition: chaotic layering; no grid; marginalia in corners.
Atmosphere: indie, personal, underground publishing.
Keep out of the design: corporate polish, craft-fair warmth, digital flat illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A torn sketchbook page with a rough charcoal figure, taped over a photo-booth strip.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

This will be viewed on a phone: keep the event name very large, use few words at a large size, and leave generous margins. Keep supporting details readable with clear contrast. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Square post (1:1) · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstFog City Zine FestRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square social media graphic announcing an event, in a 1:1 aspect ratio for an Instagram or Facebook feed. Produce the graphic itself, without a phone frame, app interface, or mockup.

POST TEXT
Use the following event information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the graphic; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra event details.
Title: Fog City Zine Fest
When: Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Noon–5pm
Where: Posterage Hall, Mission District
Highlights: Two hundred tables of zines, comics, and small press
Admission: Free · All ages

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Zine Cut-and-Paste style.
Visual vocabulary: cut-out magazine and photo fragments; visible tape or glue marks; margin notes and scribbles; layered transparent overlaps; photocopied texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter text; handwritten annotations; rubber-stamp dates.
Suggested colors: black and white base with found colour fragments.
Composition: chaotic layering; no grid; marginalia in corners.
Atmosphere: indie, personal, underground publishing.
Keep out of the design: corporate polish, craft-fair warmth, digital flat illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A fanned stack of photocopied zines taped down at the corners, with a stapler in the margin.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

This will be viewed on a phone: keep the event name very large, use few words at a large size, and leave generous margins. Keep supporting details readable with clear contrast. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.

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