Free Online Magazine Cover Maker

Having an attention-grabbing magazine cover is key to increasing your readership. Use our drag-and-drop magazine design tool to create your own cover for free. Start from scratch or use one of our premium templates and customize it in minutes.

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Eye-Catching Magazine Designs and Cover Templates

Looking for inspiration? Then browse our gallery to find a free or premium magazine cover template that meets your needs. We have a variety of categories that you can choose from and plenty of customization options that guarantee you’ll end up with a stunning cover design.

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Newsstand-quality magazine cover designs

Spend less time creating eye-candy covers and more time writing quality content for your magazine. By using one of our professional designs, there’s no doubt that you will attract the attention of potential readers. Make your magazine design stand out by showcasing the most important editorial piece on the cover. Maintain your loyal readers and reach new audiences.

Smashing magazine covers for print and digital

Whether you need to create a cover for your print or digital magazine, we got your back. Moreover, we provide all the tools you need to design an entire magazine from scratch. With Bannersnack, magazine cover maker it’s easy to maintain brand consistency across all the magazine pages. Once the design is done, you can distribute your magazine online or download it in a high-quality format that’s print-ready.

How to Make a Magazine Cover Effortlessly

A well-crafted magazine cover will always catch one’s eye and draw in more subscribers. Bannersnack’s magazine cover maker allows you to create unique designs with the help of our pre-made templates or by starting from scratch. Increase productivity by saving your designs, so for your next issue, you won’t begin anew. Learn how to make your own magazine covers easily with Bannersnack, exactly how you imagined it, requiring no advanced design skills.

Empowering your creativity with the best tools

Thanks to the variety of features we offer, you can easily tweak and adjust your magazine layouts or covers so that you’re 100% happy with the final result. You’re in complete control in the design process so you can make however many changes you want.

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Stock photos

Browse through thousands of curated high-resolution photos. Choose a beautiful copyright-free, stock image for your magazine cover.

Shapes & icons

Choose from our library unique design shapes, forms, frames, and outlines. Create a cover with patterns or geometric shapes for a more abstract look.

Font presets

Speed up the design process with our text presets. There are tons of fonts to choose from. Find one that will suit your cover best, add the text, and style it up.

Illustrations

Our collection of illustrations are the secret to bringing stories to life in your magazines and entice new audiences and potential readers.

Drag-and-drop editor

Bannersnack can undoubtedly become your favorite magazine cover maker with our easy to use drag-and-drop editor. Create your own magazine cover in no time.

FAQ

What is the standard size of a magazine cover?

The standard size for magazine covers is 8.5 x 11 and 5.5 x 8.5 inches. There’s also the digest size, which is 5.5 x 8.25 inches. The square is quite popular as well, with a size of 8.5 x 8.5 inches or 5.5 x 5.5 inches. The majority of magazines are close to these sizes, but you can also find variations, so it’s not necessary to stick to these formats. Choose a size that works for you and your purpose.

What fonts do magazine covers use?

Here are a few fonts to consider for your magazine cover: Uniclo, Madelin, Articulat, Carbon, Zuume, Druk Wide, Pioggia, Kite, Theano Didot, Monotype Modern, Esquivel, Granger, Relay Bold, Lyon Display, Buenard Bold, English Towne, Jannon Sans, Franklin Gothic FS, Museo Sans, Parnaso, Syncro, Fonseca, Gorgeous, Brioche, and many others. All of these fonts are fantastic options for magazine covers, whether we’re referring to headlines, titles, or descriptions. Not all of them will fit the same magazine style, so it’s important to choose a font that goes hand in hand with your theme.

Can I import my branded images into the magazine cover?

Yes, you can import your branded images into the magazine cover by simply dragging and dropping them onto the canvas or uploading them from the Elements section > My Uploads. After you upload your image, you can crop it to fit the magazine cover perfectly or leave it as is. Besides this, you can edit the photo further by changing opacity or blur levels, adding filters, flipping the image, or changing its alignment. In Bannersnack, it’s super-easy to create a branded magazine cover from scratch or using a template.

Import your designs from Photoshop

Switch between design tools with ease. Upload PSD files in Bannersnack and make quick edits to any magazine cover or layout. Increase your team’s productivity by allowing designers and marketers to work with both Bannersnack and Photoshop. Team collaboration is at the core of designing professional-looking magazines. Discover how easy it is for marketers and designers to work together in the same design platform.

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