45 Magazine-Style Blog Layouts for Design Inspiration

Website blogs and magazine layouts are very popular amongst CMS users. WordPress in particular has drawn a niche for building magazines online. This is a key tipping point for publishers who may be interested in launching their own magazine, but without the overhead costs of publishing and distribution.

I want to use this collection as an example of inspiring magazines on the web. Design inspiration can be found everywhere, but magazine layouts are not as easy to pick up. There are so many moving pieces that it requires a good sense of what your readers will be looking for in a typical layout. Dig through my showcase and see if you can pinpoint recurring themes in these general magazine-style website layouts. These design examples are very inspiring and perfect for applied critical thinking in regards to your own online magazine.

Vanity Fair

Ecoki

WorldNetDaily

koikoikoi

Pitchfork

Pousta

UGSMag

Back Page Football

Cassius

Dwell

Chowhound

Engadget

Den of Geek

Relevant Magazine

Hellow

RDB

DIY Mag

Dazed Digital

Vulture

Paulette Magazine

SOS International

UX Magazine

Cinema Blend

SmartShanghai

Hai Online

GOOD

BlackBook Magazine

VentureBeat

ScreenCrush

Digital Spy

Hyphen Magazine

The Boston Globe

Brief Mag

Beware Magazine

TIME

Frieze

The New Yorker

The Cut

Newsweek

The Verge

Glamour

Brides

The Atlantic

Creative Review

W Magazine

First published in February 2013; updated September 2021