20 Awesome Facebook Cover Photos

Written by Jeff Bullas - 55 Comments
Categories: Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Marketing

I switched on the Television last night very briefly and I can now see why Facebook is so popular!

There was nothing to watch.

Now I don’t have cable or Satellite TV, so that was maybe part of the problem, but there is a method in my madness…it minimizes the temptation to sit in front of the “idiot box” and so allows me more time for reading and blogging.

Has Self Expression become the New Entertainment?

As I searched Facebook for these images I was reminded of the quote by Arianna Huffington,

“self expression has become the new form of entertainment” and that the popularity of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube is evidence of this phenomenon.

A large part of this self expression is visual and the popularity of photos and images that are shared in their millions every day is evidence of the compelling power of well crafted high definition images and beautiful photos.

The New Facebook Timeline for Pages

This redesign is recognition of the increasing role that images are playing on the “visual social web” and you only have to witness the growth of Pinterest and Instagram to see this playing out.

Everyone has a camera in their pocket or bag these days as smart phones now have them as a standard feature. Add to this the ease of posting those photos to Facebook or Twitter with a few clicks and the web is awash with images from Bondi to Bulgaria.

The new Facebook timeline for pages has provided a bigger canvas for business and organisations to exhibit the essence of their brand.

I hope some of these images below may inspire you to consider what you publish as your cover image for your new Facebook page.

Which are your favourites?

What cover images have you discovered that you found compelling?

1. Red Bull

2. Skittles

3. Monster Energy

4. Nike Football

5. BlackBerry

6. Top Gear

7. National Geographic

8. Intel

9. Sprite

10. Ferrari

11. Gucci

12. Louis Vuitton

13. Mountain Dew

14. Animal Planet

15. Baskin Robbins

16. MAC Cosmetics

17. Sony

18. Lonely Planet

19. Turkish Airlines

20. Star Gazing

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Tags: Blackberry, camera, canvas, Cover Photos, Facebook, Images, inspire, Instagram, Louis Vuitton, Nike football, Pinterest, Red Bull, Skittles, Social Media, Timeline, Top Gear, twitter, visual social web

http://twitter.com/sunaynat Sunayna

Baskin Robbins.. YUM! Check out Nancy Pelosi’s page, regardless if one agrees with her political positions, must admit that’s a wicked cover photo. http://www.facebook.com/NancyPelosi
http://sevensummitsquest.com/ Charles Miske

freaking awesome – thanks for inspiration

http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Thanks for the comment Charles. Glad you enjoyed it.
Jeff Bullas

Thanks Charles for dropping in and glad you enjoyed it. Information and news is good but we all need a dose of inspiration from time to time

Lisa Gangadeen

These are excellent Facebook cover photos! Thank you for compiling these examples for us. It’s amazing how some of them are quite simple too.

-Lisa Gangadeen, The 33480 Group LLC

http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Thanks for the comment Lisa. Yes, sometimes simple is best!

http://artpredator.wordpress.com artpredator

These are fun! Thanks for sharing. My fav is the Skittles.

Here’s mine: https://www.facebook.com/The.Write.Alley
I think it works well and required nothing special, just placement of an image I already had–the cover of my book.

http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Thanks for dropping in and It was fun putting it together

http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Thanks for the question Linda. Number 20 is quite small. A follow up post on great cover photos from small biz might be a good idea!
Watch this space

Heather Hamann

https://www.facebook.com/graymatterconcretedesign

http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Glad you enjoyed it Jennifer. The images I like best are simple but engaging and closeup photos.
http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Just clicked through to it then
http://www.linkworxseo.com Link Worx Seo

Galaxies has to be my favorite. Cool
http://socialmediarevolver.com/ KrisOlin

Hey, Jeff good ones! This one from Corona is pretty good:
http://www.facebook.com/corona And here’s a few more on my related Facebook Timeline blog post here: http://socialmediarevolver.com/facebook-timeline-survival-guide/ [you can remove that second link if you think it's too much, mate]
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=618727899 Diane Cencarik Walter

Small biz example for an ad agency having fun with the rules: http://www.facebook.com/brunnerworks
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Heather Hamann

Louis Vuitton’s is the best imho. Blackberry’s is evocative. Who doesn’t love a good food close-up (Baskin Robbin’s)…foodie porn. Some of the others just look like billboards. Big thumbs up on the Pelosi site. Be clever! (They are really saying something there.)
This is a small business but it looks as good as some of those ‘big guys’:
https://www.facebook.com/graymatterconcretedesign

(There’s an extra nice message there, too. Not just product, product, product. Amazing what you can ‘say’ with the right photo.)
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http://www.wiseinkblog.com/ Dara @wiseink

It’s always great to see what others come up with for their Facebook company pages. Terrific selection.
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These are so beautiful and a sight for sore eyes!
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These are amazing, wonderful design covers. its great to see this posting here
Guénolé Marquier

If you would like to get a cover like some of those brands with a combined profile and cover pictures, there is a new application Cool Cover (http://coolfbcover.com/) which lets you combine your profile and cover pictures from a single picture (taken from an url or from your pc or from your webcam. Soon will be added features to manipulate the image to add some great effects and event some cool templates to choose from, check it out at http://coolfbcover.com/ !
http://profile.yahoo.com/LB6VU5CSQ4OXILVUBSFORQ34FQ Bill

If your looking for a creative Facebook cover like the ones posted in this article I suggest
http://www.addacover.com/ they have over 17,000 facebook covers!
Geniousbyron

what is the image of the intel page?
kevinboy

i like Ferrari toooooooo mch wizeeeee
Billy

Why not look beyond the brands with millions of dollars in their advertising budgets who can afford the photographers and editors to create such cover images.
http://jeffbullas.com Jeff Bullas

Thanks Christopher for your comment. It is a very cool image design!
http://www.facebook.com/InvestinPortland Ron Lee

Creative I will give them that!
Editor
http://www.PortlandSocialMedia.com
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http://www.facebook.com/InvestinPortland Ron Lee

Great Blog!
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http://www.facebook.com/leoquangvn Leo Quang

Download Cover for Facebook at http://cover-download.com

Facebook Cover Size at http://coversizefacebook.com

FreeCoverForFacebook

Download Cover for Facebook Timeline http://freecoverforfacebook.com . Many Cool cover

http://www.mediawizardz.com/ Zach Davis

Sprite is phenomenal. If you can incorporate the profile picture into your cover photo that smoothly, it looks awesome. I believe any company capable of doing this, should, and would be missing out if they didn’t!

EL3V1N

Darn. It’s just a template lol. http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-facebook-timeline-covers/

http://www.mediawizardz.com/ Shannon DeFazio

I love MACs design! Very simple but still awesome.
siva

hi jennifer
http://twitter.com/PublicityHound Joan Stewart

Almost all of these are big brands that can easily afford pricey graphic artists. I’m much more impressed with kick-butt Facebook cover photos from small businesses that can barely afford to pay the electric bill.
http://twitter.com/ememudo Godfrey Udo

This page blew my mind. Monster Energy is my favourite.
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Quist Designs

Take a look at this Creative Cover Photo!
http://www.facebook.com/QuistDesigns
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A-Rehman

very impressive covers..
http://www.facebook.com/juliannamariemurphy Julianna Murphy

love the sprite one. i think i’ve just been super inspired… check out my media page: facebook.com/jmmedia
http://www.facebook.com/joannesgrignoliboyd Joanne Sgrignoli Boyd

I love it… it’s heartwarming.
Gail Wright

Would like opinions on http://www.facebook.com/WasingtonCrossingAutoRepair
http://www.facebook.com/CuteNOmikhan Nouman Khan

http://www.facebook.com/cutenomikhan
See My Timeline ITs Amazing
Linh Doan

hi, love what you shared. My fav are Turkish airline and Animal planet.
http://www.facebook.com/penelope.silvers.7 Penelope Silvers

I love the Red Bull cover. It really needs to be relevant to what you are promoting.
http://twitter.com/CompuConcierges Computer Concierges

Gucci Man! and I’ll need that Ferrari!! LOL
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Sree Raj

Just wow! Superb collection, Thank you very much!
I found another collection of creative latest cover pics on Sociobits.org…
http://www.sociobits.org/2013/05/best-facebook-cover-photos-of-2013.html