A hand in a knit sleeve reaching out of a floating book's cover

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A hand in a knit sleeve reaching out of a floating book's cover

Black-and-white studio photograph on a seamless grey gradient background, with soft top lighting. The book appears to hover, and its dark cover turns into a ribbed knit sleeve. A pale hand comes out of the sleeve and grips the page edge like a trompe-l'oeil. The heavy blurred shadow underneath emphasises levitation and gives it a surreal, gallery-poster finish.

Palette

#c8c2bd
#3d3c37
#2b2a26
#131311
#afa9a2
#8d8781

Layout: A tilted book floats in the upper centre above a large soft oval shadow in the lower half, which leaves generous grey negative space. A small square monogram logo sits centred at the bottom, and the brand name runs vertically along the book's spine edge.
Typography: Small bold white sans set vertically on the dark book cover; a boxed monogram logo in a line-art style.

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Language for any text on the design: English.
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Art direction to follow:
- The idea: A hand in a knit sleeve reaching out of a floating book's cover.
- Look and feel: Black-and-white studio photograph on a seamless grey gradient background, with soft top lighting. The book appears to hover, and its dark cover turns into a ribbed knit sleeve. A pale hand comes out of the sleeve and grips the page edge like a trompe-l'oeil. The heavy blurred shadow underneath emphasises levitation and gives it a surreal, gallery-poster finish.
- Layout: A tilted book floats in the upper centre above a large soft oval shadow in the lower half, which leaves generous grey negative space. A small square monogram logo sits centred at the bottom, and the brand name runs vertically along the book's spine edge.
- Typography: Small bold white sans set vertically on the dark book cover; a boxed monogram logo in a line-art style.
- Colours: #c8c2bd, #3d3c37, #2b2a26, #131311, #afa9a2, #8d8781 (background #c8c2bd, text #131311, accent #131311).
- Mood and details: surreal, intellectual, dramatic, floating book, hand emerging from book, cast shadow, sleeve.
- Reference image, only if you can open it: https://media.uidiscovery.com/captures/creatives/25755029113936838-8ed49a1f8497.jpg (if you can't, carry on from these notes; don't ask me for it).

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- Leave a clean space for my logo. Never invent a logo, prices, phone numbers or claims.
- One strong idea, few words, and text large enough to read on a phone.

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