Need cover art design for a new podcast

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I am launching a new podcast next week and need a designer to create the logo/cover artwork. The podcast title is "Burn the Ships". It's a play on an old story of a general who landed on the shores of the opposing army, and immediately ordered his men to burn their own ships so they had no escape route.
Burn the Ships is an interview-style podcast about courage and risk-it-all moments. The vibe is fun, aggressive, and interesting. I need the cover art to match the same vibe, and to stick out on the landing page.
I want the final design to be:
- fun
- cool
- aggressive
- interesting
- simple
- graphic-only
And I don't want:
- A clean-cut business/marketing design
- a "7 tips to improve your life" self-help feel
- too busy of a design
- a microphone in the artwork
- real pictures (of myself or other imagery)
My current idea is to make the title ("Burn the Ships") the primary visual element, then a smaller illustrator-type logo of an old ship on fire, then the words "with Jordan Nations" as the third element in the visual hierarchy. Colors I'm thinking are yellows, reds, blacks, and whites.
I am open to any other ideas, and have attached a board of other podcast designs I like for reference.
My timeline is quick, as I'd like to have this launched by early next week. Ideally this is done by Sunday (April 5th) EOD.
Apple Podcast requirements:
3000 x 3000 pixels
72 dpi
JPEG or PNG format
RGB colorspace
Target Market(s)
20's-30's creatives, dreamers, builders, writers, speakers, designers, etc.
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Colors
Colors selected by the customer to be used in the logo design:
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Requirements
Must have
- The phrase "Burn the Ships"
A smaller phrase "with Jordan Nations"
Nice to have
- I'm thinking an illustrator-style old ship on fire would be a cool visual addition. Open to other ideas.
Should not have
- A microphone
Image of myself
too much of a business/marketing vibe