Song plaque

A plaque with their song

Song plaques mimic a music player screen: the song's name, the artist, the progress bar with its times and the buttons. At the bottom there's a QR code that opens the song when scanned with a phone.

They're one of the most requested gifts for anniversaries, birthdays and Valentine's Day. Here you put one together in a minute and download it ready to print, with no brand logos.

The QR code only scans in two colors

A QR code needs contrast: if the plaque and the relief are the same color, the phone won't read it. That's why it's best to print it in two colors: the 3MF file already has both pieces separate, with their colors, for printers with automatic color changes (AMS, MMU).

With a single nozzle you can do it too: download the STL and add a filament change in your slicer at the layer where the relief starts. The printer pauses, you swap the color and it carries on.

For the QR code to work

• Each little square should be at least 1.2 mm: with long links, make the plaque wider.
• High-contrast colors: black and white, navy and cream.
• Test the QR code in the preview before printing: point your phone's camera at the screen.

Printing tips

• Print it lying flat, relief facing up, as it comes in the file.
• Layers of 0.12 to 0.16 mm make small letters and QR squares come out cleaner.
• Dark plaque and light relief (or the other way round): the QR code scans either way as long as there's contrast.
• To stand it up, print a simple stand or use the hole to hang it with a ribbon.

Frequently asked questions