Places & eras
Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920sKimono meets cloche hat.
A glamorous figure in hybrid Japanese-Western dress stands inside Art Deco geometry, flat ukiyo-e color and bold outline framed by vertical and horizontal type.
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Jazz age romances, figure-drawing guides, and city histories.
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Ask for one stylish figure and one modern prop in the notes, a gramophone, a bicycle, a sketchbook. Short titles suit the geometric headline; skip the tagline.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryPaper Moon
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Glasshouse
Open larger viewNonfictionBarbary Coast
Open larger viewFiction or poetryLow Tide
Open larger viewNonfictionSketching the City
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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 Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s style. Visual vocabulary: Art Deco geometry in composition and borders; glamorous figure in hybrid Western-Japanese dress; ukiyo-e-influenced flat colour areas and bold outline; kaisho or mincho calligraphy alongside Roman type; asymmetric composition balancing figure and text. Lettering direction: vertical Japanese text alongside horizontal Roman or kana; bold geometric Art Deco headline treatment; typefaces mixing Eastern and Western letterform traditions. Suggested colors: deep red, black, gold, cream; occasional teal or violet. Composition: central glamorous figure; text in vertical and horizontal bands. Atmosphere: cosmopolitan, hybrid, modernising, confidently East-meets-West. Keep out of the design: purely Western Art Deco without Japanese elements, purely traditional Japanese without Western influence, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A glamorous figure in a kimono with a cloche hat holding a paper moon on a stick. 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 GlasshouseRead 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 Glasshouse Subtitle: A novel Author: Mira Solano Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s style. Visual vocabulary: Art Deco geometry in composition and borders; glamorous figure in hybrid Western-Japanese dress; ukiyo-e-influenced flat colour areas and bold outline; kaisho or mincho calligraphy alongside Roman type; asymmetric composition balancing figure and text. Lettering direction: vertical Japanese text alongside horizontal Roman or kana; bold geometric Art Deco headline treatment; typefaces mixing Eastern and Western letterform traditions. Suggested colors: deep red, black, gold, cream; occasional teal or violet. Composition: central glamorous figure; text in vertical and horizontal bands. Atmosphere: cosmopolitan, hybrid, modernising, confidently East-meets-West. Keep out of the design: purely Western Art Deco without Japanese elements, purely traditional Japanese without Western influence, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A figure in a modern coat and traditional sash standing inside a geometric greenhouse. 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 SunburstBarbary CoastRead 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: Barbary Coast Subtitle: Crime, gold, and the making of a city Author: Henry Vasquez Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s style. Visual vocabulary: Art Deco geometry in composition and borders; glamorous figure in hybrid Western-Japanese dress; ukiyo-e-influenced flat colour areas and bold outline; kaisho or mincho calligraphy alongside Roman type; asymmetric composition balancing figure and text. Lettering direction: vertical Japanese text alongside horizontal Roman or kana; bold geometric Art Deco headline treatment; typefaces mixing Eastern and Western letterform traditions. Suggested colors: deep red, black, gold, cream; occasional teal or violet. Composition: central glamorous figure; text in vertical and horizontal bands. Atmosphere: cosmopolitan, hybrid, modernising, confidently East-meets-West. Keep out of the design: purely Western Art Deco without Japanese elements, purely traditional Japanese without Western influence, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A figure in a Western suit and haori at a harbor rail, a steamship behind Deco beams. 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 SunburstLow TideRead 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: Low Tide Author: Owen Marram Tagline: A summer, a harbor, a secret kept too long Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s style. Visual vocabulary: Art Deco geometry in composition and borders; glamorous figure in hybrid Western-Japanese dress; ukiyo-e-influenced flat colour areas and bold outline; kaisho or mincho calligraphy alongside Roman type; asymmetric composition balancing figure and text. Lettering direction: vertical Japanese text alongside horizontal Roman or kana; bold geometric Art Deco headline treatment; typefaces mixing Eastern and Western letterform traditions. Suggested colors: deep red, black, gold, cream; occasional teal or violet. Composition: central glamorous figure; text in vertical and horizontal bands. Atmosphere: cosmopolitan, hybrid, modernising, confidently East-meets-West. Keep out of the design: purely Western Art Deco without Japanese elements, purely traditional Japanese without Western influence, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A figure in a striped bathing suit with a parasol on a flat geometric shoreline. 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 Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s style. Visual vocabulary: Art Deco geometry in composition and borders; glamorous figure in hybrid Western-Japanese dress; ukiyo-e-influenced flat colour areas and bold outline; kaisho or mincho calligraphy alongside Roman type; asymmetric composition balancing figure and text. Lettering direction: vertical Japanese text alongside horizontal Roman or kana; bold geometric Art Deco headline treatment; typefaces mixing Eastern and Western letterform traditions. Suggested colors: deep red, black, gold, cream; occasional teal or violet. Composition: central glamorous figure; text in vertical and horizontal bands. Atmosphere: cosmopolitan, hybrid, modernising, confidently East-meets-West. Keep out of the design: purely Western Art Deco without Japanese elements, purely traditional Japanese without Western influence, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stylish figure in a hybrid dress sketching a city street inside Art Deco framing. 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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