You don’t need to be a designer to create professional-looking Pinterest pins. The right template does most of the work — you just change the text and image. Here’s how to find and use Pinterest templates effectively.
What Makes a Good Pinterest Template?
Not all templates are equal. The best Pinterest templates:
- Are sized correctly (1000×1500px, 2:3 ratio — see Pinterest Pin Dimensions 2026)
- Have strong contrast between text and background
- Use a limited colour palette (2–3 colours max)
- Include space for your image without obscuring it with too much text
- Look polished at a glance — Pinterest is fast-scroll, and you have under a second to catch attention
Avoid templates with: too many fonts, low contrast text overlays, landscape orientation, or overly complex layouts. Simpler almost always performs better.
Where to Find Pinterest Templates
PinPublish: 305+ templates designed specifically for Pinterest — all pre-sized, all tested for feed performance. You paste a URL and the template auto-populates with your content. Available on the free plan.
Canva: Search “Pinterest pin” in Canva’s template library. Quality varies — some are excellent, some look dated. Stick to templates with clean layouts and readable text.
Adobe Express: Slightly smaller template library but generally higher quality. Good choice if you want a more “professional” look.
Pinterest’s own Pin Builder: Pinterest has basic templates built into the pin creation flow. Limited selection but zero setup required.
Template Styles That Perform Well on Pinterest
Text-on-image: A background photo with a headline text overlay. Works for lifestyle, food, travel, home decor, and most blog niches. Key: make sure there’s a dark or light area in the photo where your text can sit with strong contrast.
Text-dominant: A solid colour or gradient background with large text. Performs exceptionally well for tips, lists, quotes, and how-to content. Easy to design, fast to read in the feed.
Split design: Half image, half text block. Clean and readable. Good for educational content and articles.
Product showcase: Product photo on a clean background with minimal text. Works best for e-commerce content. See Pinterest for Etsy Sellers for e-commerce-specific tips.
Tips for Non-Designers
Stick to one font family. Pick one with a bold weight for headlines and a regular weight for subtitles. Don’t mix serif and sans-serif unless you know what you’re doing.
Use your brand colours consistently. Even simple consistency (same background colour in all pins) makes your feed look professional.
Less is more. The most effective pins are often the simplest. One headline, one image, one call to action.
Create multiple designs from one piece of content. Different template styles reach different audiences. A tip-list template and a photo-overlay template for the same article will perform differently in the feed.
PinPublish’s template library is designed for exactly this — non-designers using professional-quality templates to create and schedule pins at scale. Free plan includes all templates, 400 credits per month.