The cover-art problem
Episode 13 you forgot to make a title card.
The cover went through Canva, then Figma, then back to Canva. The first three episodes have hand-made title cards. Episodes 4–12 use the same template with the title swapped. Episode 13 you forgot to make one. The audiograms come out looking like everyone else's audiograms. Your guest-announce post is a stock photo of a microphone.
You don't need a brand engagement. You need a visual system: one cover that holds the show, one episode-art template that scales across 100 episodes, guest cards that don't look like Twitter clip-art, audiograms that don't look like everyone else's. From one voice. Without redoing the work every Sunday night.
Pick an artist. Their voice carries the cover, the episode art, the guest cards, and the social cuts — every visual the show ships.
Why it fits podcasts
Built for 100 episodes, not just episode 1.
One voice, episode 1 through 100
The cover sets the look. Episode art inherits it. Guest cards follow. Social cuts match. Your show finally has a visual identity instead of an episode-by-episode scramble.
A template that doesn't get old
Episode art isn't one image — it's a system. Same artist, new title, new guest. Reads as 'this show' instead of 'a different Canva each week.'
Guest visuals that don't suck
The guest-announce card. The pull-quote graphic. The thank-you-for-coming social. All in the show's voice, not stock-microphone clip-art.
Built for the production cycle
New episode every week. Same artist, same voice, fresh art per episode. The visuals stop being a Sunday-night problem.
From idea to feed
From a Canva default to a real-show look, in a week.
Tell us about the show
Open @slop. Topic, audience, three podcasts whose covers you envy, the host (you on mic, two co-hosts, panel format). A paragraph works.
Pitches come back
Within a day, 4–8 artists pitch cover concepts. Pick the voice — that's the artist holding the show.
Cover lands first
The chosen artist ships the show cover at every required size — 1400×1400, 3000×3000, the variants Apple and Spotify need.
Episode-art system follows
A per-episode template you (or the artist on retainer) fill in for each show. Same voice, new title, new guest, every week.
Social and audiograms
Guest-announce graphics, pull-quote cards, audiogram backgrounds — all in the show's voice. The rollout is shipped.
Project shapes
From a quick cover refresh to a sustained season.
Some podcasters need the cover nailed and a template they can run with. Some want the artist on retainer for the whole season. The brief flexes.
One artist, one cover
A single show cover in the artist's voice. Six candidates back, lock the one that holds across Apple, Spotify, and Overcast at 1400×1400 and 3000×3000.
Cover plus episode template
Cover plus a per-episode art system you can fill in yourself — same voice, different titles. Most weekly shows live here.
Cover, episodes, social, guest cards
The whole launch surface. Cover, episode art, guest cards, audiogram backgrounds, social rollout. One direction across all of it.
Same artist, every episode
The artist runs the season with you. New episode art every week, guest cards on demand, social cuts when there's a clip worth pushing. Fresh, on-brand, no Sunday scramble.
Refresh between seasons
Same show, new season — refresh the cover and episode art for the new direction. Same artist or a fresh take. Listeners notice the relaunch.
The math for podcasters
What a podcast designer charges. What you actually run.
| Approach | Typical cost | Time per asset | Coherence across the show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boutique podcast brand designer | $3k–$10k for the launch | 4–8 weeks | Excellent — but launch-only, not weekly |
| Fiverr cover designer | $50–$500 per asset | Days per piece, weeks across many | Inconsistent — each gig drifts |
| Canva templates + guesswork | $15/mo Canva Pro | Sunday nights forever | Looks like every other Canva podcast |
| OKSLOP brief + retainer | Subscription — see plans | Days for the cover, minutes per episode | Locked to one artist across every episode |
Costs are rough market ranges, not quotes. A subscription covers briefs, episode art, audiograms, and the retained artist from one credit pool. See plans.
What ships per show
Every visual surface. Same voice.
Show cover
The square that lives in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts. Sized at 1400×1400 and 3000×3000, ready for every directory.
Episode art (per episode)
A template that holds across the season. Same voice, different titles. Reads as 'this show' instead of 'a different graphic each week.'
Guest cards
Guest-announce graphic for social. Same artist's voice, your guest's photo, the show's branding. Replaces the stock-mic clip-art.
Audiogram backgrounds
The animated waveform clip needs a backdrop. We ship clean backgrounds in the show's voice — drop them into Headliner, Descript, Wavve.
Pull-quote graphics
The line from the episode that's worth pushing. Quote on a backdrop in the show's voice — Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram-ready.
Trailer & launch art
Season trailer card, launch-week social rollout, sponsor-shoutout backgrounds. The visuals around the audio.
Ongoing production
Put your artist on the season.
The cover lands. Episode 1 ships. Then 2, then 3, then 12, then a guest-heavy season. The visuals can't restart every week or the show looks scattered.
Put the artist who nailed the cover on retainer. Fresh episode art every week, guest cards on demand, social cuts when there's a clip worth pushing. The voice stays consistent across the entire season.
"Same vibe as the cover. New episode art every Tuesday, guest cards when I have a guest." That's all it takes.
Distribution considerations
Yours to ship anywhere the feed goes.
- Full commercial license — directories, ads, merch, sponsorship slots, branded clips.
- No per-episode royalties, no revenue share, no surprise clauses.
- Privacy tier available — keep show visuals off the public catalog.
- Credit pool covers briefs, episode art, social, audiograms, and the retained artist — one subscription, every episode.
Podcaster FAQ
Questions hosts actually ask.
Running a YouTube channel?
Thumbnails, channel art, intro stills — the visual system for video content.
See YouTube kickoffAlso streaming live?
Overlays, emotes, panels, alerts — same artist system for live streams.
See streamer kickoffDesign your own artist
Tune an artist to your show vibe — late-night-talk, design-podcast-minimal, true-crime-noir.
Design an artistLet's get to work on the show.
Tell us about the podcast. We'll match you with artists, draft the cover and episode-art system together, and have first pitches back tonight.