Graphic design
De StijlStraight lines only.
Flat rectangles of red, blue, and yellow sit in a grid of black bars on white. No curves, no diagonals, no shading; just balance.
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Design books, coding primers, and experimental fiction.
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Open larger viewNonfictionMake Your Own Poster
Open larger viewNonfictionLearn to Code on Saturdays
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstMake Your Own PosterRead 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: Make Your Own Poster Subtitle: Ten prints in an evening Author: Posterage Print Shop Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in De Stijl style. Visual vocabulary: horizontal and vertical lines only — no diagonals; rectangles in primary colours; black dividing lines; asymmetric balance through colour weight. Lettering direction: sans-serif, often lowercase; text confined to rectangular zones. Suggested colors: red, blue, yellow, black, white only. Composition: orthogonal grid; strict alignment; no curves. Atmosphere: intellectual, pure, quietly radical. Keep out of the design: curves or organic shapes, gradients or shadows, decorative type. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A large rectangle low left balanced by a small square upper right, thick bars dividing them. 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 De Stijl style. Visual vocabulary: horizontal and vertical lines only — no diagonals; rectangles in primary colours; black dividing lines; asymmetric balance through colour weight. Lettering direction: sans-serif, often lowercase; text confined to rectangular zones. Suggested colors: red, blue, yellow, black, white only. Composition: orthogonal grid; strict alignment; no curves. Atmosphere: intellectual, pure, quietly radical. Keep out of the design: curves or organic shapes, gradients or shadows, decorative type. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A grid of small equal squares in the lower half, one square filled differently, like a cursor. 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 De Stijl style. Visual vocabulary: horizontal and vertical lines only — no diagonals; rectangles in primary colours; black dividing lines; asymmetric balance through colour weight. Lettering direction: sans-serif, often lowercase; text confined to rectangular zones. Suggested colors: red, blue, yellow, black, white only. Composition: orthogonal grid; strict alignment; no curves. Atmosphere: intellectual, pure, quietly radical. Keep out of the design: curves or organic shapes, gradients or shadows, decorative type. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Two large rectangles meeting at a heavy dividing bar, like a joint, small squares below. 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 De Stijl style. Visual vocabulary: horizontal and vertical lines only — no diagonals; rectangles in primary colours; black dividing lines; asymmetric balance through colour weight. Lettering direction: sans-serif, often lowercase; text confined to rectangular zones. Suggested colors: red, blue, yellow, black, white only. Composition: orthogonal grid; strict alignment; no curves. Atmosphere: intellectual, pure, quietly radical. Keep out of the design: curves or organic shapes, gradients or shadows, decorative type. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES An orderly grid with one column shifted out of alignment, the only disruption on the page. 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 Interpret the supplied brief in De Stijl style. Visual vocabulary: horizontal and vertical lines only — no diagonals; rectangles in primary colours; black dividing lines; asymmetric balance through colour weight. Lettering direction: sans-serif, often lowercase; text confined to rectangular zones. Suggested colors: red, blue, yellow, black, white only. Composition: orthogonal grid; strict alignment; no curves. Atmosphere: intellectual, pure, quietly radical. Keep out of the design: curves or organic shapes, gradients or shadows, decorative type. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Horizontal bars stacked low on the page like a receding shoreline, one wide rectangle dominant. 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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