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Zagreb School AnimationCheerful, with a straight face.
Figures built from triangles and wedges stand in bold black outline on flat mustard, rust, and grey-green fields, with plenty of empty space and a deadpan air.
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Repair and skill-share manuals, community cookbooks, and deadpan city guides.
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Describe objects, not scenes, in the notes, and ask for angular versions of them. Keep the subtitle to a few words; the empty space is part of the look.
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Open larger viewNonfictionRepair
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Open larger viewNonfictionWalking the Old Streets
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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 Interpret the supplied brief in Zagreb School Animation style. Visual vocabulary: figures and objects built from triangles and angular wedges, not circles; bold black outlines on flat colour fields, no gradients or shading; jagged, faintly stiff silhouettes — limited-animation cel quality; abstracted symbolic forms rather than literal illustration. Lettering direction: bold constructivist-style sans-serif, slightly mismatched or hand-set looking; clear hierarchy with few sizes; asymmetrical text placement. Suggested colors: mustard yellow, rust orange, grey-green, ink black, with one acid-bright accent colour. Composition: flat two-plane composition (single background plane, foreground plane of figures and stalls); asymmetrical grid; generous negative space. Atmosphere: cheerful event delivered deadpan — gallery-like, slightly absurdist, confident. Keep out of the design: pastel florals, decorative borders, soft shading, painterly texture, rounded or Soyuzmultfilm-style cute character design, photorealism. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES An angular figure with a wedge-shaped wrench facing a triangular toaster on a flat field. 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Zagreb School Animation style. Visual vocabulary: figures and objects built from triangles and angular wedges, not circles; bold black outlines on flat colour fields, no gradients or shading; jagged, faintly stiff silhouettes — limited-animation cel quality; abstracted symbolic forms rather than literal illustration. Lettering direction: bold constructivist-style sans-serif, slightly mismatched or hand-set looking; clear hierarchy with few sizes; asymmetrical text placement. Suggested colors: mustard yellow, rust orange, grey-green, ink black, with one acid-bright accent colour. Composition: flat two-plane composition (single background plane, foreground plane of figures and stalls); asymmetrical grid; generous negative space. Atmosphere: cheerful event delivered deadpan — gallery-like, slightly absurdist, confident. Keep out of the design: pastel florals, decorative borders, soft shading, painterly texture, rounded or Soyuzmultfilm-style cute character design, photorealism. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Three triangular-bodied figures around a wedge-shaped pot, ladles raised, plenty of empty space. 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 SunburstA Field Guide to HarborsRead 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: A Field Guide to Harbors Author: Owen Marram Tagline: Boats, birds, and the tide table Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Zagreb School Animation style. Visual vocabulary: figures and objects built from triangles and angular wedges, not circles; bold black outlines on flat colour fields, no gradients or shading; jagged, faintly stiff silhouettes — limited-animation cel quality; abstracted symbolic forms rather than literal illustration. Lettering direction: bold constructivist-style sans-serif, slightly mismatched or hand-set looking; clear hierarchy with few sizes; asymmetrical text placement. Suggested colors: mustard yellow, rust orange, grey-green, ink black, with one acid-bright accent colour. Composition: flat two-plane composition (single background plane, foreground plane of figures and stalls); asymmetrical grid; generous negative space. Atmosphere: cheerful event delivered deadpan — gallery-like, slightly absurdist, confident. Keep out of the design: pastel florals, decorative borders, soft shading, painterly texture, rounded or Soyuzmultfilm-style cute character design, photorealism. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES An angular gull perched on a triangular boat hull, one wedge-shaped wave beneath. 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 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Zagreb School Animation style. Visual vocabulary: figures and objects built from triangles and angular wedges, not circles; bold black outlines on flat colour fields, no gradients or shading; jagged, faintly stiff silhouettes — limited-animation cel quality; abstracted symbolic forms rather than literal illustration. Lettering direction: bold constructivist-style sans-serif, slightly mismatched or hand-set looking; clear hierarchy with few sizes; asymmetrical text placement. Suggested colors: mustard yellow, rust orange, grey-green, ink black, with one acid-bright accent colour. Composition: flat two-plane composition (single background plane, foreground plane of figures and stalls); asymmetrical grid; generous negative space. Atmosphere: cheerful event delivered deadpan — gallery-like, slightly absurdist, confident. Keep out of the design: pastel florals, decorative borders, soft shading, painterly texture, rounded or Soyuzmultfilm-style cute character design, photorealism. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES An angular figure pulling a squeegee across a flat sheet, a stack of wedge-shaped prints. 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 SunburstWalking the Old StreetsRead 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: Walking the Old Streets Subtitle: Twelve routes through San Francisco's past Author: Neighborhood History Society Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Zagreb School Animation style. Visual vocabulary: figures and objects built from triangles and angular wedges, not circles; bold black outlines on flat colour fields, no gradients or shading; jagged, faintly stiff silhouettes — limited-animation cel quality; abstracted symbolic forms rather than literal illustration. Lettering direction: bold constructivist-style sans-serif, slightly mismatched or hand-set looking; clear hierarchy with few sizes; asymmetrical text placement. Suggested colors: mustard yellow, rust orange, grey-green, ink black, with one acid-bright accent colour. Composition: flat two-plane composition (single background plane, foreground plane of figures and stalls); asymmetrical grid; generous negative space. Atmosphere: cheerful event delivered deadpan — gallery-like, slightly absurdist, confident. Keep out of the design: pastel florals, decorative borders, soft shading, painterly texture, rounded or Soyuzmultfilm-style cute character design, photorealism. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A stiff angular walker with a map beside a row of triangular houses on a hill. 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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