See if you can resist trying this one out. Do you remember the trend for making fake magazine covers with your photo in the place of the model, or the photo of a friend so you could give a framed copy as a gift? Now you can make your own fake magazine covers with photos of yourself or others – I tried it and it’s effective and also useful to brighten up your profile picture on social networks. You could also put photos of others to email or print out as a fun present. Some magazine titles are less than complimentary so they could be provide a comical way of complaining about somebody who has let you down.

Using the website is simple. The main page prompts you to upload a photo and then you can scroll through a selection of fake magazine covers. These vary from glamorous movie star publications to serious news or specialist interest magazines including sports and cars. As a closet geek I felt more comfortable on the cover of computer magazines and the result is effective and funny. I’m sure a few people will think it’s authentic until they think about it. People seeing these covers are likely to try the site out so it should gain popularity quickly, especially as it’s just in time for the gift-giving season.