# Modern American Book Jacket × Surrealism — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=modern-book-jacket+surrealism
# Modern American Book Jacket carries the structure. Surrealism appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Modern American Book Jacket (Style, 1940s–1950s) and its accent from Surrealism (Style, 1924–1950s). Structural cues: Abstract suggestion of content; Compositions of sign and shape; Hand lettering with type; Series coherence. Accent cues, used sparingly: Dépaysement; Dream perspective; Objects transformed; Precision serving absurdity. Composition: One shape set off center with generous emptiness around it. Type and lettering: Title in hand lettering beside type, author name kept small. Let one material quality come from the second style: Realist rendering and smooth finish, so technique carries the strangeness. Mood: Luxury, Calm, Rebellion, Play. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Modern American Book Jacket: Choosing an abstract shape without tying it to the book yields an ornament that would fit any title, so the series stops being distinguishable.
# - Surrealism: Multiplying strange combinations dilutes each individual shock, and the result is merely a decorative photomontage.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/modern-book-jacket/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/surrealism/design.md