# UTOPIAN IMAGES GUIDE FOR "WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?"
## Finding Perfect Futuristic, Longevity-Themed Images

**Created:** November 15, 2025

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## 🎨 WHAT YOU NEED IMAGES FOR:

1. **Book Cover** (front) - Main hero image
2. **Interior Chapter Headers** (optional but nice)
3. **eBay Listing Photos** (lifestyle shots)
4. **Marketing Materials** (social media, ads)

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## 🌟 IMAGE THEMES FOR YOUR LONGEVITY BOOK:

**Perfect Utopian Concepts:**
- Futuristic cities with greenery (solarpunk aesthetic)
- Healthy, vibrant elderly people in futuristic settings
- DNA helixes, cells, molecules (scientific but beautiful)
- Human figures glowing with health/energy
- Sunrise/dawn imagery (new beginning, hope)
- Technology meets nature (harmony)
- Ageless people in year 2087-2100 settings
- Clean, bright, optimistic futures

**Avoid:**
- Dystopian/dark imagery
- Medical/clinical (too sterile)
- Overly sci-fi (aliens, spaceships)
- Death/decay imagery
- Religious imagery (controversial)

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## 🆓 FREE IMAGE SOURCES (HIGH QUALITY)

### 1. Unsplash (BEST - My #1 Recommendation)

**Website:** unsplash.com

**Why it's great:**
- 100% FREE for commercial use
- No attribution required (but nice to give)
- High-resolution
- Millions of images

**Search terms to try:**
```
- "futuristic city"
- "healthy senior"
- "DNA helix"
- "meditation technology"
- "future health"
- "biotech"
- "longevity"
- "clean energy"
- "utopian"
- "solarpunk"
- "green future"
```

**Process:**
1. Go to unsplash.com
2. Search your term
3. Download (no account needed!)
4. Use in your book

**For your cover:** Search "futuristic health" or "DNA future"

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### 2. Pexels

**Website:** pexels.com

**Similar to Unsplash:**
- Completely free
- Commercial use OK
- High quality
- Great for health/science imagery

**Best searches:**
- "genetics"
- "future medicine"
- "healthy aging"
- "technology health"

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### 3. Pixabay

**Website:** pixabay.com

**Good for:**
- Scientific imagery
- Abstract futuristic backgrounds
- Technology concepts
- Free commercial use

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## 🎨 PAID IMAGE SOURCES (Premium Quality)

### 1. Shutterstock

**Website:** shutterstock.com

**Pricing:**
- 10 images: $29/month
- 50 images: $99/month
- Pay-per-image: $10-$30

**Why it's worth it:**
- HUGE selection
- Specifically futuristic/medical imagery
- Professional quality
- Vector files available

**Search examples:**
- "longevity concept"
- "anti-aging technology"
- "future healthcare"
- "immortality science"

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### 2. Adobe Stock

**Website:** stock.adobe.com

**Pricing:**
- 10 images: $29.99/month
- Similar to Shutterstock
- Integrates with Adobe products

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### 3. iStock (by Getty Images)

**Website:** istockphoto.com

**Premium images:**
- Very professional
- Great for cover design
- $10-50 per image

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## 🤖 AI-GENERATED IMAGES (CUTTING EDGE!)

### Option 1: Midjourney (BEST AI ART)

**Website:** midjourney.com

**What it is:**
- AI generates custom images from text descriptions
- Incredible quality
- Perfect for unique, utopian imagery

**Cost:**
- $10/month (Basic plan)
- $30/month (Standard - recommended)

**How to use:**
1. Join Discord server (via midjourney.com)
2. Use command: `/imagine`
3. Type your prompt

**EXAMPLE PROMPTS FOR YOUR BOOK:**

```
Cover Image:
"/imagine futuristic elderly person with glowing DNA, healthy and vibrant,
year 2087, clean bright environment, photorealistic, inspirational,
utopian future --ar 2:3 --v 6"
```

```
Scientific imagery:
"/imagine DNA double helix transforming into vibrant life,
longevity science, cells regenerating, blue and green color palette,
hope and renewal, scientific illustration --ar 16:9 --v 6"
```

```
Utopian future:
"/imagine people of all ages living together in futuristic green city,
solar panels, nature integrated with technology, year 2087,
bright sunny day, hopeful future, photorealistic --ar 3:2 --v 6"
```

**Result:** Completely unique images perfect for your book!

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### Option 2: DALL-E 3 (OpenAI)

**Website:** chat.openai.com (with GPT-4)

**Cost:**
- $20/month for ChatGPT Plus
- Includes DALL-E 3 access

**How to use:**
1. Subscribe to ChatGPT Plus
2. In chat, say: "Generate an image of [description]"

**EXAMPLE PROMPTS:**

```
"Create a photorealistic image of a vibrant, healthy 120-year-old person
in a futuristic setting with advanced medical technology in the background.
The mood should be hopeful and inspirational, with bright natural lighting."
```

```
"Generate a book cover design showing DNA helixes transforming into
a beautiful sunrise, representing longevity and renewal. Modern, clean
aesthetic with teal and gold color scheme."
```

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### Option 3: Leonardo.AI

**Website:** leonardo.ai

**Why it's great:**
- FREE tier (150 images/day)
- Very high quality
- Easy to use
- Commercial use OK

**Best for:**
- Book chapter headers
- Scientific illustrations
- Abstract concepts

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## 📐 SPECIFIC IMAGE NEEDS

### BOOK COVER IMAGE (Most Important!)

**Requirements:**
- High resolution (300 DPI minimum)
- Dimensions: At least 2000 x 3000 pixels
- Vertical orientation (portrait)
- Eye-catching from thumbnail size
- Conveys: Hope, Science, Longevity, Future

**Design Concept Ideas:**

**Concept 1: The Ageless Person**
- Central figure: Healthy, vibrant elderly person
- Background: Futuristic city or lab
- Lighting: Glowing, energetic
- Color: Teal, gold, white (optimistic)

**Concept 2: DNA/Science Focus**
- Foreground: DNA double helix
- Background: Particles, cells, light
- Abstract but beautiful
- Color: Blue, green, gold

**Concept 3: Time/Clock Reversal**
- Clock running backwards
- Or hourglass with sand flowing upward
- Surrounded by scientific/futuristic elements
- Symbolic of reversing aging

**Concept 4: Dual Timeline**
- Split image: Past (aging) vs Future (vitality)
- Or: Same person at different "ages" but all healthy
- Shows transformation

**My Recommendation:**
Use **Midjourney** to create a custom, unique cover that perfectly matches your vision.
For $30, you can generate 50+ variations and pick the perfect one!

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### INTERIOR IMAGES (Chapter Headers)

**Purpose:**
- Break up text
- Make book feel premium
- Reinforce chapter themes

**What you need:**
- 5-6 images (one per chapter)
- Smaller (can be 1000 x 600 pixels)
- Black & white or subtle color
- Simple, clean designs

**Chapter Image Ideas:**

**Prologue/Intro:**
- Hourglass or clock
- Sunrise/dawn

**Chapter 1 (Longevity Escape Velocity):**
- Rocket launching or ascending line graph
- Forward momentum

**Chapter 2 (Science of Not Dying):**
- DNA helix
- Cells dividing

**Chapter 3 (Supplement Stack):**
- Pills/capsules arranged artfully
- Molecular structures

**Chapter 4 (Lifestyle):**
- Person exercising in futuristic gym
- Healthy food in modern setting

**Chapter 5 (90-Day Plan):**
- Calendar or timeline
- Person taking first step on journey

**Sources:**
- Unsplash/Pexels (free)
- Or Leonardo.AI (free AI generation)

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### EBAY LISTING IMAGES

**You need:**
- Book cover (front)
- Back cover
- Spine
- Open book (table of contents page)
- Lifestyle shots (book on coffee table, person reading, etc.)

**Lifestyle Shots:**
- Stage the book in attractive settings
- Good lighting (natural light best)
- Clean backgrounds
- Props: Coffee cup, reading glasses, notebook

**Where to get:**
- Take yourself with smartphone
- Use Pexels for stock "reading" photos
- Hire on Fiverr for $20-50

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## 🎨 CREATING THE PERFECT BOOK COVER

### DIY Option (Using Canva)

**Steps:**

1. **Go to Canva.com**
   - Create free account
   - Or Canva Pro ($13/month - worth it!)

2. **Select "Book Cover" template**
   - Pre-sized for standard books
   - Hundreds of templates

3. **Choose a template** that matches your vision
   - Search: "science book cover"
   - Or: "health book cover"
   - Or start from scratch

4. **Customize:**
   - Title: "WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?"
   - Subtitle: "The Science of Escaping Death and Achieving Radical Longevity"
   - Author: "Longevity Futures Research Team"
   - Background image: Upload from Unsplash or Midjourney

5. **Color scheme:**
   - Teal + Gold (optimistic, premium)
   - Blue + White (scientific, clean)
   - Green + Silver (health, future)

6. **Download:**
   - PDF (print quality)
   - 300 DPI
   - Bleed enabled

**Time:** 1-2 hours
**Cost:** Free (or $13 for Canva Pro)

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### Hire a Designer (Professional Option)

**Fiverr:**
- $50-200 for book cover
- Search: "book cover design sci-fi" or "health book cover"
- Provide: Your title, subtitle, image ideas
- They create 2-3 concepts
- You pick one

**99designs:**
- Run a contest ($299+)
- Multiple designers compete
- You pick the winner
- Higher quality

**Upwork:**
- $100-500 for professional designer
- More collaborative process
- Custom, unique result

**My Recommendation:**
Start with Canva DIY ($0-13), then upgrade to Fiverr ($50-100) if you want something more polished.

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## 🖼️ SPECIFIC IMAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

### For Book Cover:

**Option A: Use Midjourney**
1. Subscribe ($30/month)
2. Use this prompt:
```
/imagine book cover for longevity science, title "Who Wants to Live Forever",
futuristic healthy elderly person with glowing DNA strands, photorealistic,
inspirational, hopeful, teal and gold color palette, professional book design,
clean modern typography --ar 2:3 --v 6 --style raw
```
3. Generate 10-20 variations
4. Pick the best one
5. Download high-res
6. Add text in Canva

**Cost:** $30
**Result:** Completely unique, professional cover

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**Option B: Use Unsplash + Canva**
1. Go to Unsplash
2. Search: "DNA future" or "healthy senior portrait"
3. Download free image
4. Upload to Canva
5. Add title text overlays
6. Design in Canva

**Cost:** FREE
**Result:** Good quality, not unique (others might use same photo)

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### For Interior Chapters:

**Use Leonardo.AI (Free):**

1. Go to leonardo.ai
2. Create free account (150 images/day free!)
3. Generate chapter images:

**Prompts:**
```
Chapter 1: "ascending rocket trail representing longevity escape velocity,
scientific illustration, clean minimalist, black and white"

Chapter 2: "DNA double helix with glowing repair mechanisms,
scientific diagram, educational, blue tones"

Chapter 3: "molecular structures of NMN and resveratrol,
clean scientific illustration, subtle color"

Chapter 4: "person exercising in futuristic environment,
minimalist illustration, inspirational"

Chapter 5: "calendar with highlighted 90-day journey,
modern infographic style, motivational"
```

**Cost:** FREE
**Result:** Custom images for each chapter

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## ⚠️ IMAGE LICENSING (IMPORTANT!)

### Make Sure You Have Rights!

**Free Images (Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay):**
- ✅ Commercial use allowed
- ✅ No attribution required (but nice to include)
- ✅ Can modify
- ✅ Can use in books for sale

**Paid Stock (Shutterstock, Adobe Stock):**
- ✅ Commercial use with license
- ❌ Must purchase license
- ✅ Can use after purchase
- Read license terms!

**AI Generated (Midjourney, DALL-E):**
- ✅ You own commercial rights (with paid subscription)
- ✅ Can use in books
- ✅ Can modify
- Check terms of service!

**Attribution:**
If using free images, include in book:
"Cover image: [Artist Name] via Unsplash" (inside back cover or copyright page)

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## 🎯 MY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU

### Immediate Action (Today):

**For Book Cover:**
1. **Option A (Best):** Subscribe to Midjourney ($30)
   - Generate 20+ cover concepts
   - Pick the perfect one
   - Totally unique to your book

2. **Option B (Free):** Use Unsplash + Canva
   - Search "futuristic portrait" or "DNA science"
   - Design in Canva with text overlays
   - Good enough to start

**My vote: Midjourney** - $30 is worth it for a unique, professional cover.

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### For Interior Images:

**Use Leonardo.AI (FREE!):**
- Generate 5-6 chapter header images
- Download all
- Insert at chapter starts
- Makes book feel premium

**Time:** 30 minutes
**Cost:** $0

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### For eBay Listing:

**Take your own photos:**
- Use smartphone
- Natural lighting
- Clean background
- Props: coffee, glasses, notepad

**+ Download 2-3 lifestyle images from Pexels:**
- Search "reading book"
- Search "coffee table book"
- Use in eBay gallery

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## 📋 QUICK START CHECKLIST

- [ ] Choose image strategy (Midjourney vs Free)
- [ ] Get main cover image
- [ ] Design cover in Canva or hire on Fiverr
- [ ] Get 5-6 chapter images for interior
- [ ] Download lifestyle images for eBay
- [ ] Check all licenses/rights
- [ ] Add image credits to copyright page (if needed)

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## 🚀 WANT ME TO HELP?

I can help you with:

1. **Writing Midjourney prompts** for perfect images
2. **Finding specific free images** on Unsplash/Pexels
3. **Designing cover in Canva** (I can guide you step-by-step)
4. **Formatting images** for print requirements

**Just let me know what you need!**

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**Your book will look AMAZING with the right utopian imagery!** Let's create something that captures the hopeful, scientific, futuristic vision of longevity! 🌟📚
