Places & eras

Italian Futurist TypographyNoise you can read.

Words shoot across the page at every angle and size, black on white with a flash of red, so the lettering itself becomes the picture.

Make it yours

A good fit for

Thrillers, industrial fantasy, and hard science fiction.

A little art direction

There is no illustration here, only the title and author flung across the page, so favor short punchy titles. Put sound-effect style words in the notes if you want extra noise.

The palette

From these words to these book covers

See the style in action.

Now make it yours

Open larger view
Fiction or poetryWired
Open larger view
Fiction or poetryIron Harvest
Open larger view
NonfictionBarbary Coast
Open larger view
Fiction or poetryCold Front
Open larger view
Fiction or poetryStatic Bloom

Real generated examples; your own result will vary. The exact prompt behind each one is further down the page.

Your idea, this style

Make it yours.

What kind of book?

TitleRequired

SubtitleOptional

AuthorRequired

TaglineOptional

PublisherOptional

Illustration notesOptional

Your details stay in this browser tab. Switch styles without starting over.

Ready to pastePlain text · No code

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.


ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Italian Futurist Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: words at multiple orientations — diagonal, vertical, radiating; extreme size contrasts between words within a single composition; onomatopoeia as visual object — BANG, RUMBLE, CRASH; white space used dynamically as a field words move through; no conventional reading order — the eye chases meaning.
Lettering direction: mixed typefaces within a single work — grotesque, italic, bold, light; text IS the image — no separate illustration; direction of reading changes within a single line.
Suggested colors: black and white principally; occasional red for emphatic words.
Composition: words scattered across the full field; centrifugal energy.
Atmosphere: loud, kinetic, aggressive, speed-obsessed, noise made visible.
Keep out of the design: conventional horizontal reading order, uniform type size or weight, decorative illustration, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

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.

Copy first, then paste into your preferred image-making chat.

Open ChatGPT ↗Open Gemini ↗

Opens in a new tab. Your prompt is not sent automatically.

A complete starting point

The prompts behind these book covers.

Each cover above was generated from the prompt below it, unedited. Copy one as-is or change the details. Your image-making app may interpret the style differently each time.

Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstWiredRead 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: Wired
Subtitle: A thriller
Author: Nadia Rook

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Italian Futurist Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: words at multiple orientations — diagonal, vertical, radiating; extreme size contrasts between words within a single composition; onomatopoeia as visual object — BANG, RUMBLE, CRASH; white space used dynamically as a field words move through; no conventional reading order — the eye chases meaning.
Lettering direction: mixed typefaces within a single work — grotesque, italic, bold, light; text IS the image — no separate illustration; direction of reading changes within a single line.
Suggested colors: black and white principally; occasional red for emphatic words.
Composition: words scattered across the full field; centrifugal energy.
Atmosphere: loud, kinetic, aggressive, speed-obsessed, noise made visible.
Keep out of the design: conventional horizontal reading order, uniform type size or weight, decorative illustration, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Diagonal sparks and streaks along a taut cable, energy radiating from the center.
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 SunburstIron HarvestRead 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.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Hammer-strike energy radiating from a central clash, shards flying at every angle.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstBarbary CoastRead 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.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Energy tumbling at angles like a brawl spilling out of a saloon door.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

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.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Sleet-driven diagonals sweeping across the page, densest at the leading edge.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

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.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A burst of signal fragments radiating outward from the center like a flower exploding.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Prompt version 1 · 5 generated examples · Copy-and-paste guide →

Italian Futurist TypographyNoise you can read.

See the style in action.

Make it yours.

The prompts behind these book covers.

Another direction?

Polish Poster School

Vintage travel

Japanese Minimal Poster