Best Book Covers & Posters Prompts
Updated January 15, 2026
Design compelling book covers, movie posters, and print designs with AI. Master typography placement and visual storytelling.
Best Models for Book Covers & Posters
AI for Cover Design
Book covers and posters combine illustration with typography — a perfect use case for AI models with strong text rendering. Ideogram v3, Recraft V3, and GPT Image 1 are particularly strong here. Focus on visual hierarchy, mood, and genre-appropriate aesthetics.
Book Cover Prompts
Effective book covers need: genre-appropriate imagery, space for title text, a clear visual hierarchy, and emotional resonance with the story.
Dark fantasy novel cover
book cover design for a dark fantasy novel, "THE SHADOW THRONE" in metallic silver serif typography at top, a dark castle silhouette on a cliff with a blood-red moon behind it, swirling dark mist, space for author name at bottom, epic fantasy novel aesthetic
Romance novel cover
book cover for a contemporary romance novel, "First Light" in elegant script font, watercolor illustration of a couple silhouetted at sunrise on a beach, soft pastel pink and gold color palette, tender and warm mood, modern romance cover style
Thriller mystery cover
thriller book cover, "GONE BY MORNING" in bold distressed uppercase font, aerial view of a single house in a vast empty field, ominous dark clouds, a tiny figure walking away on a dirt road, desaturated cold tones, suspenseful atmosphere
Hard sci-fi novel cover
science fiction book cover, "GENESIS PROTOCOL" in futuristic clean typography, a massive space station orbiting above a terraformed Mars, lens flare from the sun, epic scale, hard sci-fi aesthetic, title at top, author name at bottom
Poster Design
Event posters, movie posters, and promotional designs require bold visuals and clear typography hierarchy.
Retro Kyoto travel poster
vintage travel poster, "VISIT KYOTO" in retro typography at top, stylized illustration of a red torii gate with cherry blossoms and pagoda in background, limited color palette — red, cream, olive green — mid-century travel poster aesthetic, textured paper look
Music festival poster
music festival poster, "ELECTRIC DAZE 2026" in bold psychedelic typography, neon swirling patterns, vivid rainbow gradients, silhouettes of a crowd with hands raised, concert stage laser beams, vibrant and energetic, screen-print texture
Minimalist movie poster
minimalist movie poster, single long shadow of a man holding a briefcase stretching across an empty white background, "THE CONSULTANT" in small clean sans-serif text at bottom, stark and mysterious, negative space, modern thriller poster
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