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Make your own eye-catching magazine covers with Adobe Express, the quick and easy create-anything app. With layout control that's easy to use, you can design high-quality covers that captivate your viewers. No design experience needed.

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How to make your own magazine cover.

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Launch Adobe Express on web or mobile so you can make a magazine cover anytime, anywhere.

Get inspired.

Browse our wide collection of standout magazine cover templates and choose one to customize for your cover art. Narrow down your results when you search by niche, aesthetic, or industry. If you have your own design, you can import the PDF version to start editing in Adobe Express.

Add stunning visuals and text.

Upload photos from your device to drop right into your magazine cover. Top it off with royalty-free Adobe Stock icons, backgrounds, or graphics. Add your text and play around with curated font recommendations, or choose your own. If your magazine cover requires a chart, you can create one in Adobe Express.

Brand your magazine cover design.

Add your logo and branded colors to your design. With a premium plan, you can apply your branding all in one tap.

Collaborate with others or download.

Invite team members to view, edit, or leave comments on your magazine cover. When you’re done, save it as a PDF to share it your way. Revisit your project anytime to make updates in the future.

See what people are saying about Adobe Express.

"As a marketer who is always on the move. Adobe Express helps me to create fast, high quality content. Absolute endless features to enhance my creativity!"

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Marketing & Content Coordinator @ Soul Session

"I use Adobe Express to create and schedule a lot of my own content, and by creating templates for my own brand I have saved my self hours marketing my business!”

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Owner, Liz Mosley Design

"The remove background image tool in Adobe Express saved me hours of tedious editing, effortlessly removing backgrounds and refining my images with just a few clicks."

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Student @ Pennsylvania State University

"I use Express Premium for my social media efforts and Content Scheduler has helped me grow my following through consistent posting."

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Owner, Attabeira Oneline

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Rearrange text on your magazine cover with ease.

A magazine cover must be bold and visually appealing. Along with visual elements like high-quality photos and graphics, text is crucial for providing further context. Use the quick and easy Text flow tool to adjust the size of one text box – then watch as the rest of your text seamlessly flows into the next box, no additional formatting needed. Split paragraphs into several sections, then drag and drop them anywhere on your magazine cover design.

Let Adobe Express be your magazine cover design expert.

Hone your creativity with the power of Adobe Express. Explore professionally designed templates to get your wheels spinning or create your magazine cover from scratch. Establish a theme for your designs using photos, icons, logos, personalized fonts, and other customizable elements to make them feel entirely authentic. Create, edit, and add charts and visuals anywhere in your design if you’re sharing unique insights in your latest magazine volume.

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Frequently asked questions.

What is a standard magazine cover size?

Magazine covers vary in size but are generally around 8.5” by 11” give or take. Variations might be shorter, wider, or even half the size. Consider how you want your magazine to sit on a bookshelf, a coffee table, or in the hands of your readers. Also, confirm with your printer about what sizes they are able to print.

What should I include on my magazine cover?

Strong imagery, a bold header, the edition number and date, and some excerpts about what’s inside the magazine are great starting points. Add a price or barcode as well if you’d like.

How do I place my subject in front of the title?

Oftentimes, a cover will appear three-dimensional with the cover subject interacting with the title. Check out our Blur Background tool to learn how to separate your subject from the background for this technique. Or, use our Remove Background tool to place your subject on a new background entirely.

Can I create my own magazine cover template?

Any new or existing project can be turned into a shareable template. To turn your magazine cover into a template, click on the three-dot menu at the left of the Download button and follow the steps to turn your design into a template.

Can I get Adobe Express for free? If so, what’s included?

Yes, Adobe Express has a free plan that includes core features like photo editing tools and effects and thousands of free templates. Learn more about our plans and pricing.

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