Graphic design
Push Pin StudiosA profile with attitude.
A flat black silhouette or profile portrait, its hair or background filled with swirling line patterns, in a few vivid flat colors with hand-lettered titles.
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Music memoirs, spoken word collections, and illustrated nonfiction.
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This look needs a person, so describe one in the illustration notes: a selector at the decks, a sleeper, a sketching hand. Keep the title short so it can be drawn into the image.
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Open larger viewNonfictionSound System
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Record Bag
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Quiet Hour
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Long Set
Open larger viewNonfictionSketching the City
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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 Push Pin Studios style. Visual vocabulary: flat black silhouette of figure or portrait profile as primary element; hair, clothing, or background filled with swirling Art Nouveau line patterns; all colour areas flat — no gradient, no shading, no blending; strong black outline defining every form; limited palette of vivid flat colours — typically three to five. Lettering direction: hand-lettered display type with personality — not a digital font; lettering integrated into the image, not set beneath it separately; letterforms may use Art Nouveau curves or bold woodcut weight. Suggested colors: flat vivid — deep cobalt, vermillion, lime green, gold, black; pure Pop Art colour blocking. Composition: dominant flat silhouette figure; decorative pattern fill; hand-lettered title woven in. Atmosphere: witty, graphic, culturally literate — Pop Art meets Art Nouveau meets folk illustration. Keep out of the design: photorealistic illustration or airbrush rendering, gradient or blended colour anywhere, generic corporate vector illustration, Swiss-style grid, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A flat silhouette of a selector in profile, headphones on, speaker stack filled with swirling patterns. 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 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 Push Pin Studios style. Visual vocabulary: flat black silhouette of figure or portrait profile as primary element; hair, clothing, or background filled with swirling Art Nouveau line patterns; all colour areas flat — no gradient, no shading, no blending; strong black outline defining every form; limited palette of vivid flat colours — typically three to five. Lettering direction: hand-lettered display type with personality — not a digital font; lettering integrated into the image, not set beneath it separately; letterforms may use Art Nouveau curves or bold woodcut weight. Suggested colors: flat vivid — deep cobalt, vermillion, lime green, gold, black; pure Pop Art colour blocking. Composition: dominant flat silhouette figure; decorative pattern fill; hand-lettered title woven in. Atmosphere: witty, graphic, culturally literate — Pop Art meets Art Nouveau meets folk illustration. Keep out of the design: photorealistic illustration or airbrush rendering, gradient or blended colour anywhere, generic corporate vector illustration, Swiss-style grid, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A profile silhouette with a record bag over the shoulder, hair filled with spiraling grooves. 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 SunburstThe Quiet HourRead 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 Quiet Hour Subtitle: A memoir of insomnia and music Author: Anna Reyes Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Push Pin Studios style. Visual vocabulary: flat black silhouette of figure or portrait profile as primary element; hair, clothing, or background filled with swirling Art Nouveau line patterns; all colour areas flat — no gradient, no shading, no blending; strong black outline defining every form; limited palette of vivid flat colours — typically three to five. Lettering direction: hand-lettered display type with personality — not a digital font; lettering integrated into the image, not set beneath it separately; letterforms may use Art Nouveau curves or bold woodcut weight. Suggested colors: flat vivid — deep cobalt, vermillion, lime green, gold, black; pure Pop Art colour blocking. Composition: dominant flat silhouette figure; decorative pattern fill; hand-lettered title woven in. Atmosphere: witty, graphic, culturally literate — Pop Art meets Art Nouveau meets folk illustration. Keep out of the design: photorealistic illustration or airbrush rendering, gradient or blended colour anywhere, generic corporate vector illustration, Swiss-style grid, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A silhouette lying awake in profile, thought clouds above filled with curling musical patterns. 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 Push Pin Studios style. Visual vocabulary: flat black silhouette of figure or portrait profile as primary element; hair, clothing, or background filled with swirling Art Nouveau line patterns; all colour areas flat — no gradient, no shading, no blending; strong black outline defining every form; limited palette of vivid flat colours — typically three to five. Lettering direction: hand-lettered display type with personality — not a digital font; lettering integrated into the image, not set beneath it separately; letterforms may use Art Nouveau curves or bold woodcut weight. Suggested colors: flat vivid — deep cobalt, vermillion, lime green, gold, black; pure Pop Art colour blocking. Composition: dominant flat silhouette figure; decorative pattern fill; hand-lettered title woven in. Atmosphere: witty, graphic, culturally literate — Pop Art meets Art Nouveau meets folk illustration. Keep out of the design: photorealistic illustration or airbrush rendering, gradient or blended colour anywhere, generic corporate vector illustration, Swiss-style grid, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A DJ silhouette hunched over a turntable, the spinning disc filled with swirling line patterns. 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 SunburstSketching the CityRead 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: Sketching the City Subtitle: A drop-in guide to drawing San Francisco Author: Iris Chen Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Push Pin Studios style. Visual vocabulary: flat black silhouette of figure or portrait profile as primary element; hair, clothing, or background filled with swirling Art Nouveau line patterns; all colour areas flat — no gradient, no shading, no blending; strong black outline defining every form; limited palette of vivid flat colours — typically three to five. Lettering direction: hand-lettered display type with personality — not a digital font; lettering integrated into the image, not set beneath it separately; letterforms may use Art Nouveau curves or bold woodcut weight. Suggested colors: flat vivid — deep cobalt, vermillion, lime green, gold, black; pure Pop Art colour blocking. Composition: dominant flat silhouette figure; decorative pattern fill; hand-lettered title woven in. Atmosphere: witty, graphic, culturally literate — Pop Art meets Art Nouveau meets folk illustration. Keep out of the design: photorealistic illustration or airbrush rendering, gradient or blended colour anywhere, generic corporate vector illustration, Swiss-style grid, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A flat silhouette of a sketcher on a bench, the background filled with swirling city rooftops. 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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