Graphic design
Swiss typographyLet the type lead.
A disciplined grid, crisp sans-serif lettering, and deliberate negative space make information the main event.
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Science nonfiction, design handbooks, and essay collections.
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstClean AirRead 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: Clean Air Subtitle: What we breathe and how to change it Author: Dr. Malik Osei ART DIRECTION Create a rigorous asymmetrical typographic grid. Use oversized sans-serif type, flush-left alignment, generous whitespace, black and warm white with one vermilion accent. Keep any geometric imagery restrained. Avoid ornamental fonts, arbitrary rotations, and crowded layouts. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single soft grey circle bleeding off the lower edge, like a particle seen close, nothing else. 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 SunburstRepairRead 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: Repair Subtitle: How to fix almost everything you own Author: Tomas Weld Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Create a rigorous asymmetrical typographic grid. Use oversized sans-serif type, flush-left alignment, generous whitespace, black and warm white with one vermilion accent. Keep any geometric imagery restrained. Avoid ornamental fonts, arbitrary rotations, and crowded layouts. ILLUSTRATION NOTES One large flat screw head circle sitting flush left, cropped by the lower margin. 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 Create a rigorous asymmetrical typographic grid. Use oversized sans-serif type, flush-left alignment, generous whitespace, black and warm white with one vermilion accent. Keep any geometric imagery restrained. Avoid ornamental fonts, arbitrary rotations, and crowded layouts. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stack of thin horizontal rectangles offset like stapled pages, 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 SunburstThe Bay at DuskRead 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 Bay at Dusk Subtitle: A natural history of the San Francisco shoreline Author: Ruth Okafor Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Create a rigorous asymmetrical typographic grid. Use oversized sans-serif type, flush-left alignment, generous whitespace, black and warm white with one vermilion accent. Keep any geometric imagery restrained. Avoid ornamental fonts, arbitrary rotations, and crowded layouts. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single flat horizon line with a small circle sun touching it, near the lower edge. 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 Printmaker's HandRead 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 Printmaker's Hand Subtitle: Screenprint, letterpress, and riso for everyone Author: Lena Marsh Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Create a rigorous asymmetrical typographic grid. Use oversized sans-serif type, flush-left alignment, generous whitespace, black and warm white with one vermilion accent. Keep any geometric imagery restrained. Avoid ornamental fonts, arbitrary rotations, and crowded layouts. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Three overlapping translucent rectangles offset slightly, like misregistered print layers, low right. 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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