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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 Mimeograph / Ditto Machine style.
Visual vocabulary: waxy smudged purple-blue or blue-grey ink; slight ghosting or double-image on text and line work; soft unfocused edges on drawn elements; typewriter text combined with hand-drawn illustration; visible stencil grain or texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter monospace — typically Courier or Pica; manual underlining and hand-added emphasis; occasional hand-written annotation.
Suggested colors: purple-blue or grey-blue on off-white paper.
Composition: informal; text and crude drawings sharing the page without strict hierarchy.
Atmosphere: community, democratic, low-resource, pre-digital warmth.
Keep out of the design: clean digital typography, full-colour imagery, corporate polish, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crude line drawing of a soup pot and a ladle, ghosted double edges, low 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.

Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCarols & CandlesRead 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: Carols & Candles
Subtitle: A songbook for winter
Author: The Bay Community Choir

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Mimeograph / Ditto Machine style.
Visual vocabulary: waxy smudged purple-blue or blue-grey ink; slight ghosting or double-image on text and line work; soft unfocused edges on drawn elements; typewriter text combined with hand-drawn illustration; visible stencil grain or texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter monospace — typically Courier or Pica; manual underlining and hand-added emphasis; occasional hand-written annotation.
Suggested colors: purple-blue or grey-blue on off-white paper.
Composition: informal; text and crude drawings sharing the page without strict hierarchy.
Atmosphere: community, democratic, low-resource, pre-digital warmth.
Keep out of the design: clean digital typography, full-colour imagery, corporate polish, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crude line drawing of a candle and an open songbook, smudged and slightly doubled.
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 SunburstGrow AnythingRead 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: Grow Anything
Subtitle: Seeds, cuttings, and stubborn optimism
Author: Bernal Garden Club

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Mimeograph / Ditto Machine style.
Visual vocabulary: waxy smudged purple-blue or blue-grey ink; slight ghosting or double-image on text and line work; soft unfocused edges on drawn elements; typewriter text combined with hand-drawn illustration; visible stencil grain or texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter monospace — typically Courier or Pica; manual underlining and hand-added emphasis; occasional hand-written annotation.
Suggested colors: purple-blue or grey-blue on off-white paper.
Composition: informal; text and crude drawings sharing the page without strict hierarchy.
Atmosphere: community, democratic, low-resource, pre-digital warmth.
Keep out of the design: clean digital typography, full-colour imagery, corporate polish, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crude line drawing of a seedling in a yogurt cup, hand-drawn and slightly ghosted.
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 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 Mimeograph / Ditto Machine style.
Visual vocabulary: waxy smudged purple-blue or blue-grey ink; slight ghosting or double-image on text and line work; soft unfocused edges on drawn elements; typewriter text combined with hand-drawn illustration; visible stencil grain or texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter monospace — typically Courier or Pica; manual underlining and hand-added emphasis; occasional hand-written annotation.
Suggested colors: purple-blue or grey-blue on off-white paper.
Composition: informal; text and crude drawings sharing the page without strict hierarchy.
Atmosphere: community, democratic, low-resource, pre-digital warmth.
Keep out of the design: clean digital typography, full-colour imagery, corporate polish, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crude line drawing of a stapler and a folded booklet, smudged stencil edges.
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 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 Mimeograph / Ditto Machine style.
Visual vocabulary: waxy smudged purple-blue or blue-grey ink; slight ghosting or double-image on text and line work; soft unfocused edges on drawn elements; typewriter text combined with hand-drawn illustration; visible stencil grain or texture.
Lettering direction: typewriter monospace — typically Courier or Pica; manual underlining and hand-added emphasis; occasional hand-written annotation.
Suggested colors: purple-blue or grey-blue on off-white paper.
Composition: informal; text and crude drawings sharing the page without strict hierarchy.
Atmosphere: community, democratic, low-resource, pre-digital warmth.
Keep out of the design: clean digital typography, full-colour imagery, corporate polish, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crude hand-drawn street map with a few boxy houses and a dotted walking route.
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.