Zine + Collage
Monochrome Xerox Sports Dossier
A black-and-white photocopied editorial collage system with oversized cropped subjects, overlapping inset photo panels, huge distressed condensed type, micro dossier labels, paper grain, halftone, scratches, and a sparse sports-press-kit mood.
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Full style rules
Style anchors
- Black-and-white photocopy palette with warm off-white paper, dense ink blacks, and compressed grayscale midtones.
- One oversized cropped portrait or action figure occupying the main hierarchy, often cut off by the frame.
- Two or three smaller rectangular inset photo panels overlapping the main image asymmetrically.
- Heavy condensed uppercase sans headline spanning the lower third or lower edge.
- Tiny uppercase dossier labels spaced across the top and bottom margins.
- Visible halftone, xerox grain, paper fibers, dust, scratches, and ink drag across photos and blank paper.
- Flat editorial collage depth with hard rectangular panel edges, limited shadow, and no cinematic perspective.
- High contrast facial, fabric, or object detail with crushed blacks and blown paper whites.
- Sparse marker-like accent marks, thin rules, small symbols, rough scribbles, or autograph-like strokes.
- Tight poster margins with a large white border and a centered emblem-like micro mark near the bottom.
Do
- Use fictional subjects, fictional headline text, and fictional dossier labels.
- Preserve the xerox halftone texture and high-contrast black-and-white photo treatment.
- Crop the main subject aggressively so the figure feels poster-scale.
- Use asymmetric inset panels to imply motion, identity, or backstory.
- Let type and image overlap slightly while remaining readable.
Avoid
- Avoid real teams, real leagues, sponsor logos, public figures, and brand marks.
- Avoid basketball jerseys, basketball guard narratives, and source-specific text.
- Avoid glossy color ads, clean vector graphics, 3D renders, UI screens, and cinematic lighting.
- Avoid exact source panel placement, source pose, source autograph, or circular source logo.
- Avoid watermarks, usernames, QR codes, app marks, and social platform chrome.
Negative prompt
real public figure, celebrity athlete, real team logo, league logo, sponsor logo, basketball jersey, Brooklyn, Nets, NBA, Jordan logo, Nike logo, Schroder, number 17, copied autograph, copied circular logo, watermark, username, QR code, platform UI, clean vector poster, glossy color ad, 3D render, cinematic color grading, crowded sticker collage, exact source layout, exact source pose, exact source text
