Art movements
Orphism / SimultanismColor, spinning.
Overlapping discs and arcs step through the full spectrum from a warm center to cool edges, so the whole poster seems to rotate.
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Dance music books, love stories, and celebratory songbooks.
A little art direction
There is no subject, only color, so keep the illustration notes to rhythm and direction: concentric discs, spiraling arcs. Keep the subtitle brief; it sits as its own small block.
The palette
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Open larger viewNonfictionThe Record Bag
Open larger viewNonfictionSound System
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Long Set
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Open larger viewNonfictionCarols & Candles
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Record BagRead 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 Record Bag Subtitle: Notes on disco, house, and everything between Author: Marcus Dee ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Orphism / Simultanism style. Visual vocabulary: circular or arc forms arranged in prismatic progressions; pure spectral colours used in adjacent complementary pairs; colour rhythms suggesting rotation and movement; no representational subject — colour is the entire content; overlapping colour discs or wedges creating optical vibration. Lettering direction: minimal text, integrated as a colour block; clean geometric sans-serif if used at all. Suggested colors: full spectrum — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet in adjacent complementary arrangement. Composition: centred radial composition; colour progression from warm centre to cool edge or vice versa. Atmosphere: joyful, energetic, musical, rigorously playful. Keep out of the design: representational imagery, dark or sombre tones, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Overlapping discs spinning outward from a low center, like a record seen as pure rotation. 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 SunburstSound SystemRead 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: Sound System Subtitle: Bass, community, and the Sunday session Author: Ita Vibes Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Orphism / Simultanism style. Visual vocabulary: circular or arc forms arranged in prismatic progressions; pure spectral colours used in adjacent complementary pairs; colour rhythms suggesting rotation and movement; no representational subject — colour is the entire content; overlapping colour discs or wedges creating optical vibration. Lettering direction: minimal text, integrated as a colour block; clean geometric sans-serif if used at all. Suggested colors: full spectrum — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet in adjacent complementary arrangement. Composition: centred radial composition; colour progression from warm centre to cool edge or vice versa. Atmosphere: joyful, energetic, musical, rigorously playful. Keep out of the design: representational imagery, dark or sombre tones, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Concentric arcs pulsing outward from a low center, like sound pressure rendered as rings. 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 Long SetRead 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 Long Set Subtitle: A novel Author: Marcus Dee Tagline: One DJ, one night, every mistake he ever made ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Orphism / Simultanism style. Visual vocabulary: circular or arc forms arranged in prismatic progressions; pure spectral colours used in adjacent complementary pairs; colour rhythms suggesting rotation and movement; no representational subject — colour is the entire content; overlapping colour discs or wedges creating optical vibration. Lettering direction: minimal text, integrated as a colour block; clean geometric sans-serif if used at all. Suggested colors: full spectrum — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet in adjacent complementary arrangement. Composition: centred radial composition; colour progression from warm centre to cool edge or vice versa. Atmosphere: joyful, energetic, musical, rigorously playful. Keep out of the design: representational imagery, dark or sombre tones, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Overlapping discs stepping around a spiral from the lower third, arcs sweeping upward. 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 SunburstPaper MoonRead 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: Paper Moon Subtitle: A love story Author: Juno Park Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Orphism / Simultanism style. Visual vocabulary: circular or arc forms arranged in prismatic progressions; pure spectral colours used in adjacent complementary pairs; colour rhythms suggesting rotation and movement; no representational subject — colour is the entire content; overlapping colour discs or wedges creating optical vibration. Lettering direction: minimal text, integrated as a colour block; clean geometric sans-serif if used at all. Suggested colors: full spectrum — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet in adjacent complementary arrangement. Composition: centred radial composition; colour progression from warm centre to cool edge or vice versa. Atmosphere: joyful, energetic, musical, rigorously playful. Keep out of the design: representational imagery, dark or sombre tones, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Two overlapping circles low on the page, arcs radiating gently outward, like a moon and its halo. 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 Orphism / Simultanism style. Visual vocabulary: circular or arc forms arranged in prismatic progressions; pure spectral colours used in adjacent complementary pairs; colour rhythms suggesting rotation and movement; no representational subject — colour is the entire content; overlapping colour discs or wedges creating optical vibration. Lettering direction: minimal text, integrated as a colour block; clean geometric sans-serif if used at all. Suggested colors: full spectrum — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet in adjacent complementary arrangement. Composition: centred radial composition; colour progression from warm centre to cool edge or vice versa. Atmosphere: joyful, energetic, musical, rigorously playful. Keep out of the design: representational imagery, dark or sombre tones, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Concentric warm arcs rising from a low center like a flame, cooler arcs at the 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.
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