BETTER IN PERSON Cover design: A square, tightly cropped black-and-white portrait of Leon Ellis, a Black man in his late thirties with closely cropped black hair and a short, neatly trimmed beard, caught just as he begins to laugh. His face fills most of the frame, turned slightly away from the camera, with his eyes looking down. Include the collar of a white shirt and a small portion of his shoulders. Use a plain light-gray background, soft daylight that preserves the rich tonal depth of his dark skin, and visible film grain. Keep the expression spontaneous. Print "BETTER IN PERSON" in small cobalt-blue capitals across the lower left, with "LEON ELLIS" directly beneath it. The lettering is the only color. --profile 783xwxe --v 8.2
