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Dada CollageCut it up. Start again.
Torn photographs, newsprint scraps, and mismatched type piled at absurd scales, in near-monochrome with one shock of red.
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Zine anthologies, experimental fiction, and anti-establishment poetry.
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Give the essentials plainly in the form; the layout will scramble them anyway. In the illustration notes name two or three unrelated objects to collide, a typewriter, a giant eye, a fish.
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Open larger viewNonfictionFog City Zines
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Glitch
Open larger viewFiction or poetryCold Front
Open larger viewFiction or poetryStatic Bloom
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Cartographer of Fog
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstFog City ZinesRead 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: Fog City Zines Subtitle: Thirty years of small press in San Francisco Author: Edited by Rosa Lim Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Dada Collage style. Visual vocabulary: mixed media collage — photographs, paper scraps, type; absurd scale relationships; monochrome with one shock accent; visible cut edges and overlaps. Lettering direction: ransom-note mixed fonts; random orientations; deliberately illegible passages. Suggested colors: black, white, newsprint grey, one red accent. Composition: chaotic layering; no clear hierarchy. Atmosphere: absurdist, provocative, anti-establishment. Keep out of the design: polished corporate layout, harmonious colour schemes. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A torn stack of pamphlets, a giant photographed eye, and a stapler, piled at absurd scales. 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 GlitchRead 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 Glitch Author: Kestrel Vale Tagline: A novel of broken signals and second chances Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Dada Collage style. Visual vocabulary: mixed media collage — photographs, paper scraps, type; absurd scale relationships; monochrome with one shock accent; visible cut edges and overlaps. Lettering direction: ransom-note mixed fonts; random orientations; deliberately illegible passages. Suggested colors: black, white, newsprint grey, one red accent. Composition: chaotic layering; no clear hierarchy. Atmosphere: absurdist, provocative, anti-establishment. Keep out of the design: polished corporate layout, harmonious colour schemes. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A torn television photograph, a huge hand, and a broken antenna colliding over newsprint. 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 SunburstCold FrontRead 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: Cold Front Subtitle: A Detective Kestrel mystery Author: Tess Halloran Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Dada Collage style. Visual vocabulary: mixed media collage — photographs, paper scraps, type; absurd scale relationships; monochrome with one shock accent; visible cut edges and overlaps. Lettering direction: ransom-note mixed fonts; random orientations; deliberately illegible passages. Suggested colors: black, white, newsprint grey, one red accent. Composition: chaotic layering; no clear hierarchy. Atmosphere: absurdist, provocative, anti-establishment. Keep out of the design: polished corporate layout, harmonious colour schemes. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A giant photographed magnifying glass, a torn umbrella, and a tiny detective figure on newsprint. 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 SunburstStatic BloomRead 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: Static Bloom Author: Orla Vance Tagline: Science fiction from the end of the signal Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Dada Collage style. Visual vocabulary: mixed media collage — photographs, paper scraps, type; absurd scale relationships; monochrome with one shock accent; visible cut edges and overlaps. Lettering direction: ransom-note mixed fonts; random orientations; deliberately illegible passages. Suggested colors: black, white, newsprint grey, one red accent. Composition: chaotic layering; no clear hierarchy. Atmosphere: absurdist, provocative, anti-establishment. Keep out of the design: polished corporate layout, harmonious colour schemes. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A photographed flower the size of a building sprouting from a torn radio, wires cut across. 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 Cartographer of FogRead 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 Cartographer of Fog Author: Elias Warrender Tagline: A city that redraws itself every night Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Dada Collage style. Visual vocabulary: mixed media collage — photographs, paper scraps, type; absurd scale relationships; monochrome with one shock accent; visible cut edges and overlaps. Lettering direction: ransom-note mixed fonts; random orientations; deliberately illegible passages. Suggested colors: black, white, newsprint grey, one red accent. Composition: chaotic layering; no clear hierarchy. Atmosphere: absurdist, provocative, anti-establishment. Keep out of the design: polished corporate layout, harmonious colour schemes. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A torn city map, a giant compass photograph, and scissors, layered over fog-grey scraps. 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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