Hello @infovore,
I´ve spend some time on a possible SteemMag Design, which is fully customizable in an easy way in every single Aspect :)

Oh and the best about it is, that it actually fits the Steemit Cover Picture, so that you will see everything in the Post list instead of just the Top of your Frontpage.

To show you what I´ve created you may find 4 different Styles below, which are all based on the same Layout.

I hope you like it & if you got further questions or would like to get another example according to your imagination, then please let me know via Steemit.Chat :)

regards,
@Steembusiness