The Collection Shelf
A close-in shot of somebody's stacked collection, with a huge pixelated script title over it, capsule tags scattered through the gaps, and a bad CRT signal over everything. Five fields.
Two runs of the same template. A shelf of a library's own objects beside a hardware shop's hundredth year — a brass key blank, a dented tin of tacks, a level with chipped paint, each worn where a hand would wear it.
Generated from this template with the fields shown above — the script title is genuinely pixelated with a white outline, the shelf is packed edge to edge with worn print objects, six capsule tags sit in the gaps at different sizes without touching the title, and both green banners carry the text with smiley marks between phrases. Run-to-run quirks: the model invents plausible period cover art on the objects, so proofread any text it writes on them; the cracks, RGB fringing and target dots hold every time.
Generated for this library
Input
Subject Vibary's pattern archive going public
Title MOTION VAULT
Tags 2026 · easing · particles · WebGL · free forever ·
enter here
Banner 2026 MOTION ARCHIVE · patterns, particles and
scenes · Collections & Updates From VIBARY.AI
Collection stacked design annuals, worn floppy disks, a boxed
screensaver CD-ROM, dog-eared pattern zines, a
signed print - 90s paper, slightly yellowed
Returned 1 poster · 4:5 · shot close · signal over everything
title MOTION VAULT written as a big handwritten script,
rendered in coarse pixels with a white outline, filling
most of the middle
shelf the annuals, disks, CD-ROM, zines and print stacked
and leaning at real angles, paper grain and shelf wear
visible on every edge
tags six capsules in grass green, bright yellow, orange-red
and pure red, tucked into the gaps at different sizes,
each with one white word, none touching the title
banners green strips locked to the top and bottom edges,
repeating white text with round smiley marks and small
geometric icons between the phrases
signal hairline white cracks across the frame, red-blue-green
fringing on the pixel edges, small target dots
scattered at randomYou fill in 5 fields — the braced lines at the top. Everything below them is fixed.
- 1The subject
- 2The big title
- 3The tags
- 4The banner text
- 5The collection
The Collection Shelf
Produce ONE image: a Y2K collage poster built on somebody's stacked collection. Follow every line below. Replace only the FIELDS block; everything after it is fixed.
First — do you have the fields?
If any field below still has braces around it, stop and ask. Put all the questions in one short message, and show the example under each one so they can see the shape of a useful answer. Wait for the replies, then draw. Never fill a brace yourself: a value you invented is a value nobody asked for, and it will look exactly as considered as the ones they did give you.
Ask in whatever language they are writing to you in. Translate the questions and the examples; do not make someone read English to tell you what they want.
The examples are only examples. If someone answers a question, use their answer; never fall back to the example because you prefer it.
If the fields are already filled in, ignore this and carry on.
Fields — replace these five lines only
- The subject: {what this poster announces} e.g. Vibary's pattern archive going public
- The big title: {one or two short words} e.g. MOTION VAULT
- The tags: {five or six short words or phrases} e.g. 2026 · easing · particles · WebGL · free forever · enter here
- The banner text: {a series name, a note, a credit line} e.g. 2026 MOTION ARCHIVE · patterns, particles and scenes · Collections & Updates From VIBARY.AI
- The collection: {the objects, named specifically, and their wear} e.g. stacked design annuals, worn floppy disks, a boxed CD-ROM of screensavers, dog-eared pattern zines and a signed print, all with 90s paper texture and slight yellowing
The shot
- Portrait 4:5. Framed close and immersive, as if standing right in front of a shelf — no room, no floor, no negative space.
- The collection fills the whole background: objects stacked, leaning, overlapping at real angles, in real materials — paper, card, plastic, print — with genuine printing texture and light wear at the corners and edges.
- Nothing is arranged neatly. It should read as a shelf that was used, not styled.
The title
- The words from the field, written as a flowing handwritten script — then rendered as coarse pixels, as though displayed on an old low-resolution screen.
- A clean white pixel outline traces the script, separating it from everything behind.
- It occupies roughly forty to fifty percent of the frame and is the unmistakable focal point.
- Pure white against whatever the collection is, for maximum contrast.
The tags
- Five or six capsule or oval buttons scattered through the gaps between the objects and around the title.
- Colours: grass green, bright yellow, orange-red, pure red — high saturation, classic Y2K brights.
- Each carries one short word in white, in a simple sans or a casual hand.
- Sizes vary noticeably, and placement is uneven. None of them may overlap the title.
The banners
- One horizontal strip locked to the very top edge and an identical one at the very bottom, both in green.
- Inside each: the banner text repeating across the width in small white sans-serif, separated by round smiley marks and small geometric icons.
- The two strips are the same height and read as a matched frame.
The signal
Lay these over the entire image, evenly:
- Irregular hairline white cracks, like a screen about to fail.
- Tiny red, green and blue pixel dots knocked slightly out of register, mimicking a monitor's colour fringing.
- Small circular target-reticle marks scattered at random.
The image should read as something photographed off a failing display, not as a clean print.
Every part must
- ✓ stay high-saturation and high-contrast
- ✓ keep real material texture on every collected object
- ✓ leave the title unobstructed
- ✓ carry the signal artefacts across the whole frame, not just one corner
- ✓ stay legible despite the noise
Never
- ✕ a clean background, a studio backdrop, or empty space
- ✕ objects arranged in a tidy grid or evenly spaced
- ✕ a tag covering the title, or two tags the same size
- ✕ soft pastel colour, muted tones, or a gentle gradient
- ✕ modern flat vector illustration among the objects
- ✕ text beyond the title, the tags and the two banners
The result
A poster that looks recovered rather than designed: someone's shelf, shot too close, with the title burned over it by a machine that was already failing when the picture was taken.
The whole template, in one piece. The steps below are the entire workflow.
How to use it
- Copy the whole template with the button above.
- Replace the five FIELDS lines. The collection field carries the whole mood — pick objects with a decade attached to them.
- Paste it into any image-capable agent or model, in one message. One run returns the poster.
- Swap the collection to change scenes entirely — vinyl, cameras, cartridges, sneaker boxes — and the frame holds while the world changes.
What you swap
- The subject
- Vibary's pattern archive going public
- The big title
- MOTION VAULT
- The tags
- 2026 · easing · particles · WebGL · free forever · enter here
- The banner text
- 2026 MOTION ARCHIVE · patterns, particles and scenes · Collections & Updates From VIBARY.AI
- The collection
- stacked design annuals, worn floppy disks, a boxed CD-ROM of screensavers, dog-eared pattern zines and a signed print, all with 90s paper texture and slight yellowing
Before it runs
- Objects somebody would actually own. Named specifically — 'worn floppy disks' works, 'tech items' renders as clip art.
- Six or so short tag words. A tag with a sentence in it becomes unreadable at that size.
- A title short enough to survive being pixelated. Long script words turn to mush.
When to reach for it
When the thing being announced is a scene, not a product — a fan convention, a drop, a mixtape, an archive going public. It works because it looks like a shelf somebody actually built.
What changes
- A finished 4:5 poster shot close in on a stack of real collected objects, printed and worn the way owned things are.
- The title is a handwritten script blown up huge and rendered in pixels with a white outline, like a title card on a dying monitor.
- Bright capsule tags scatter through the gaps between objects, each carrying one short word, sized unevenly and never covering the title.
- Matching green banner strips lock the top and bottom edges, with repeating white text and small icons between them.
- Fine cracks, RGB fringing and little target dots lie across the whole frame, so it reads as a signal, not a photograph.
Pairs with
- Cut From the PictureThree stacked words knocked out of a photograph, filled with the picture's own colour, above the strip of image they were cut from. Three fields.
- Every Letter a ThingOne word where no two letters are made of the same stuff — one is glass, one is a shell, one is a fish — floating over a road that runs to the horizon. Five fields.
- Four Cards, One PersonOne person sits in a bare studio while four frosted-glass cards hover around them — intro, skills, contact, link — with their title set enormous behind their shoulders. Six fields.