Print & texture
RisographA little beautifully imperfect.
Limited spot colors overlap on paper, with grain and gentle registration shifts that make a print feel tactile.
Make it yoursA good fit for
Community cookbooks, printmaking manuals, and neighborhood novels.
A little art direction
Choose two main ink colors and let their overlaps provide the third. Name one bold, simple object in the illustration notes; fine detail disappears in the grain.
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Open larger viewNonfictionMake Your Own Poster
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Community Kitchen
Open larger viewNonfictionGrow Anything
Open larger viewNonfictionFog City Zines
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
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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 Emulate a two-ink risograph print in fluorescent coral and deep blue on uncoated cream paper. Use bold simplified illustration, visible halftone grain, and slight ink misregistration in the artwork. Keep lettering sharp and readable. Avoid glossy effects and photographic realism. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A hand pulling a squeegee across a screen, ink pooling ahead of it, drawn bold and simple. 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 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 Emulate a two-ink risograph print in fluorescent coral and deep blue on uncoated cream paper. Use bold simplified illustration, visible halftone grain, and slight ink misregistration in the artwork. Keep lettering sharp and readable. Avoid glossy effects and photographic realism. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A big steaming stew pot with a ladle, simplified into two overlapping ink shapes. 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 Emulate a two-ink risograph print in fluorescent coral and deep blue on uncoated cream paper. Use bold simplified illustration, visible halftone grain, and slight ink misregistration in the artwork. Keep lettering sharp and readable. Avoid glossy effects and photographic realism. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single seedling in a cracked pot, two leaves overlapping where the inks meet. 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 Emulate a two-ink risograph print in fluorescent coral and deep blue on uncoated cream paper. Use bold simplified illustration, visible halftone grain, and slight ink misregistration in the artwork. Keep lettering sharp and readable. Avoid glossy effects and photographic realism. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stack of stapled booklets slightly askew, each cover a different overlapping ink shape. 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 SunburstSeed & CuttingRead 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: Seed & Cutting Subtitle: A Bernal Heights novel Author: Beatrix Allan Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Emulate a two-ink risograph print in fluorescent coral and deep blue on uncoated cream paper. Use bold simplified illustration, visible halftone grain, and slight ink misregistration in the artwork. Keep lettering sharp and readable. Avoid glossy effects and photographic realism. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A rooted cutting in a jam jar on a windowsill, the hill outside a simple overlapping shape. 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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