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Cross-Product Creative Challenge #14: High End Magazine Ad

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June 30, 2026
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Alan Gilbertson and I have put together this Cross Product Creative Challenge
Welcome to a new Cross-Product Creative Challenge! Thanks to everyone who participated with such great creations in the movie poster challenge.

This time we’re switching from action movies to fashion. (NOTE: This is not a prompt challenge. There are other challenges for that.)

The Challenge [Read all of it!]:

Design a high-end magazine ad for wealthy, non-alien animals—any creature will do, so long as it lives on Earth. Start in Firefly or Boards or Express or Photoshop, but DO NOT stop at a prompt. There are quality details (lighting, contrast, composition) and content details you will have to get right.

Guidelines:

A prompt is not enough. Layer your assets and refine your composition. Treat Firefly and partner models as collaborators. Use prompts to generate assets you can put together in an ad.
Think like an art director. What’s the story here? Who are the audience and what is the marketing message?
It’s a Cross-Product Challenge! Use Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance, Adobe Express, Fresco—whatever tools will help you build the scene.
Share your process. Tell us how you created it. What tools did you use? How did you refine your idea? What choices did you make?

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DeanUtian

Community Expert

Here’s mine.Hope it adds something to the challenge. Created tha main image in Firefly - Gemini 3.1 (w/ Nano Banana 2), then Photoshop for extra details and polishing.

Ava_Lynn8399

Participant

This is a really interesting creative challenge. I like how it encourages people to think beyond the usual design ideas and create something that feels professional and unique. I am also interested in learning more about how other designers approach high-end magazine ad designs and what creative techniques they use.

ava lynn

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Oh.N8

Author

Hey @Ava_Lynn8399

Feel free to join in on the fun. 😀

OussK

Community Expert

Concept
Title: The Velvet Burrow
Ad Type: High-end magazine fashion/lifestyle ad
Audience: Wealthy, elegant earth animals
Hero Animal: A black rabbit styled like an old-money fashion icon

Magazine Ad Idea
A glossy luxury magazine ad featuring a black rabbit seated inside a velvet-lined private lounge. The rabbit wears a tiny pearl collar and sits beside a gold-trimmed carrot cocktail glass. The background is deep burgundy velvet, warm spotlighting, polished marble floor, and a small serif headline:

THE VELVET BURROW
Private tailoring for creatures of uncommon taste.

Small footer copy:

Bespoke collars. Silk-lined nests. Midnight appointments only.

Tools / Process Description
I started in Adobe Firefly to generate separate visual assets: the black rabbit, velvet lounge background, pearl collar, and luxury props. I treated the AI results as raw material rather than the final ad.

Then I brought the best assets into Photoshop, removed backgrounds, adjusted lighting, and composited the rabbit into the lounge scene. I added soft shadows under the rabbit and matched the warm highlight direction so it felt like one photographed setup.

In Illustrator, I created the magazine layout system: elegant serif headline, thin gold rules, luxury spacing, and small editorial-style footer text. Finally, I assembled the finished ad in Adobe Express to test the vertical magazine composition and export the final version.

Promopt For The Main Image: A high-end luxury magazine advertisement featuring an elegant black rabbit sitting in a velvet private lounge, wearing a delicate pearl collar, deep burgundy velvet background, warm golden spotlight, marble floor, old-money fashion aesthetic, refined editorial photography, luxury fragrance campaign mood, dramatic contrast, elegant composition, no text, no logo

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Oh.N8

Author

Very impressive. The velveteer bunny ?? the pearls and carrot cocktail definitely adds a refined touch. I love the choice of the fonts. Definitely has an element eloquence and sophistication.

Private tailoring for creatures of uncommon taste cute and bit sassy. love it!

The dark wood and hues definitely give the magazine cover out of the Rabitz.

Thank you for breaking down the thought process and the workflow. This definitely is going to help others looking to get into the concept art/ magazine idea. Showing the mental breakdown of the outcome really helps. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Nate

Henrik Heigl

Community Expert

I love Puppy dogs. Nothing else to say ;-)

regards,Henrik

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Oh.N8

Author

Wow!!! @Henrik Heigl This is very impressive and incredibly adorable. You definitely hit this one out of the park. I love the extra attention to the faded code and edges on the pages.

The font is very beautiful. Which font is this?

How did you go about making this? Did you use FF or a partner model for the image?
Curious how you went about putting it all together: Illustrator, InDesign, PS or a combo?

Cheers

Nate

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Oh.N8

Author

Hey @Monika Gause
Well they are classy and cute. LuxAir with a subtle twist. The golden dress and suit jacket definitely give them a Mata Hari vibe. Under ccover getting all those secret details all while winning the hearts of her country.

Makes for a quick Ad. Harmonize is definitely a lifesaver.

Cheers

Nate

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Thank you, Nate! I experimented with different mice and Harmonize did not always improve the result, which surprised me.

I assume that not all humans will appreciate these secret guests :-D

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Oh.N8

Author

@Monika Gause hahaha… well, if they are dressed that well. I know I wouldn’t mind having them onboard. Might have an interesting conversation. :)

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Generated the plane and generated the mice. Combined them ointment Photoshop (thanks Harmonize), then added text.

Harold Silva

Community Expert

increible lo que la IA puede hacer

Harold Silva B.

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Oh.N8

Author

Hey @Harold Silva
100%
The challenge is intended to bring in AI along w some traditional creativity: hybrid essentially.

Cheers

Nate

lambiloon

Community Expert

Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional

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Oh.N8

Author

The blend effect of the peacock is cool. Wonder how it would look if you used a multi colour gradient or something to really bring out the concept of paint and colour.?

The rollers in the background are fun and funky. Definitely adds an extra dynamic to the idea.

The house and the bright red windows are fun. The peacock standing strong and ready to protect the house from weather: brilliant idea.

JR Boulay

Community Expert

THE MOTORCYCLES THAT MADE HISTORY

I was inspired by an old Italian Kawasaki ad.
I hesitated for a long time between “Kawolfsaki” and “Lupo-Guzzi,” but the eagle in the Moto-Guzzi logo sealed the deal.

I used Firefly, Gemini, and a lot of Photoshop for the text, remove a few unwanted parts and numerous adjustment layers to tweak the colors, contrast, hues, saturation, etc.
Same goes for the logo: Firefly restored the image, Gemini replaced “MOTO” with “LUPO,” and Photoshop was used for fine-tuning.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

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Oh.N8

Author

This is soo Foxy!!! The cross over design is Whoofvelious. The motorbike and the wolf turned out incredibly well. You used Gemini to replace MOTO w LUPO? interesting… how come you didn’t use Illustrator or PS for the text?

The colour adjustments are great. You seemed to have brought out the chrome and the gas tank nicely. Did you sharpen the image as well?

Cheers

Nate

JR Boulay

Community Expert

Thank you.

To add a single line of text, Photoshop’s text tools are sufficient.

No sharpen: hue, saturation, curves, contrast.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

bebarth

Community Expert

When the legends of yesteryear dictate the style of tomorrow. For its autumn issue, ÉGÉRIE steps inside a Parisian palace to meet the new ambassador of Maison Aérion. Half lion, half eagle, this mythical creature of stately bearing embodies the very quintessence of haute couture with masterful confidence. Amidst an armor of midnight blue velvet, glints of gold, and metallic feather high jewelry, discover the manifesto of an imperial elegance where clothing becomes a living legend.

Here is the 2-page article of the ÉGÉRIE magazine, International edition.

Both images of the griffin and room have been generated via AI then assembled in Photoshop.

The AÉRION logo has been generated via IA and vectoriezd with Illustrator.

The Layout is made with InDesign.

The original file has been done in French, the the English translation via IA.

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Oh.N8

Author

This is very impressive. I love the extra attention to detail with the logo. The griffin is incredible. You have definitely given this some serious thought.

The story, the background and the context is such a lovely touch. Great works.

Cheers

Nate

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