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VaporwaveNostalgia for nowhere.

A marble bust or column glows in a neon grid room, fringed by old desktop window fragments, katakana accents, and scan lines in cyan, lavender, and pink.

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Drawing manuals, nostalgic novels, and insomnia memoirs.

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In the notes pick a classical object and a synthetic setting for it, a bust on a grid floor, a column in an empty pool. Keep the title short so it can be fragmented.

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Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Little MarqueeRead 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 Little Marquee
Author: Simon Adler
Tagline: Twelve films, one small cinema, a whole life
Publisher: Posterage Press

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Vaporwave style.
Visual vocabulary: classical marble bust or column in neon-lit grid environment; Windows 95 or early Macintosh UI element fragments; Japanese katakana text as decorative visual element; horizontal scan lines over photographic areas; perspective grid receding to a glowing horizon.
Lettering direction: corrupted or double-exposed Western or Japanese display type; chrome or gradient-filled letterforms; text partially obscured or glitched.
Suggested colors: pastel neon — cyan, lavender, hot pink, peach on deep purple or dark blue.
Composition: central classical object in glowing synthetic environment; text fragmented across field.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, melancholy, synthetic, dreaming of a future that didn't happen.
Keep out of the design: warm organic colours, hand-made or craft textures, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A marble column standing in an empty cinema on a glowing grid floor, scan lines across.
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 Vaporwave style.
Visual vocabulary: classical marble bust or column in neon-lit grid environment; Windows 95 or early Macintosh UI element fragments; Japanese katakana text as decorative visual element; horizontal scan lines over photographic areas; perspective grid receding to a glowing horizon.
Lettering direction: corrupted or double-exposed Western or Japanese display type; chrome or gradient-filled letterforms; text partially obscured or glitched.
Suggested colors: pastel neon — cyan, lavender, hot pink, peach on deep purple or dark blue.
Composition: central classical object in glowing synthetic environment; text fragmented across field.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, melancholy, synthetic, dreaming of a future that didn't happen.
Keep out of the design: warm organic colours, hand-made or craft textures, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A marble bust wearing headphones on a grid floor, a small clock window floating nearby.
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 GlitchRead 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 Glitch
Author: Kestrel Vale
Tagline: A novel of broken signals and second chances
Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Vaporwave style.
Visual vocabulary: classical marble bust or column in neon-lit grid environment; Windows 95 or early Macintosh UI element fragments; Japanese katakana text as decorative visual element; horizontal scan lines over photographic areas; perspective grid receding to a glowing horizon.
Lettering direction: corrupted or double-exposed Western or Japanese display type; chrome or gradient-filled letterforms; text partially obscured or glitched.
Suggested colors: pastel neon — cyan, lavender, hot pink, peach on deep purple or dark blue.
Composition: central classical object in glowing synthetic environment; text fragmented across field.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, melancholy, synthetic, dreaming of a future that didn't happen.
Keep out of the design: warm organic colours, hand-made or craft textures, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A marble bust splitting into duplicate copies on a receding glowing grid.
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 Vaporwave style.
Visual vocabulary: classical marble bust or column in neon-lit grid environment; Windows 95 or early Macintosh UI element fragments; Japanese katakana text as decorative visual element; horizontal scan lines over photographic areas; perspective grid receding to a glowing horizon.
Lettering direction: corrupted or double-exposed Western or Japanese display type; chrome or gradient-filled letterforms; text partially obscured or glitched.
Suggested colors: pastel neon — cyan, lavender, hot pink, peach on deep purple or dark blue.
Composition: central classical object in glowing synthetic environment; text fragmented across field.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, melancholy, synthetic, dreaming of a future that didn't happen.
Keep out of the design: warm organic colours, hand-made or craft textures, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A marble bust beside a turntable on a grid floor, window fragments hanging in the air.
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 Vaporwave style.
Visual vocabulary: classical marble bust or column in neon-lit grid environment; Windows 95 or early Macintosh UI element fragments; Japanese katakana text as decorative visual element; horizontal scan lines over photographic areas; perspective grid receding to a glowing horizon.
Lettering direction: corrupted or double-exposed Western or Japanese display type; chrome or gradient-filled letterforms; text partially obscured or glitched.
Suggested colors: pastel neon — cyan, lavender, hot pink, peach on deep purple or dark blue.
Composition: central classical object in glowing synthetic environment; text fragmented across field.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, melancholy, synthetic, dreaming of a future that didn't happen.
Keep out of the design: warm organic colours, hand-made or craft textures, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A marble bust on a glowing grid floor with a floating sketchbook window beside it.
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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