Flora & Fauna QR: bespoke plaques for a school

The project

We designed and manufactured plaques for a school, combining personalised QR codes with small animal illustrations. Our work covered the design of the pieces, cutting their outlines, engraving and applying white paint against the black background.

The bespoke design brings the QR code and illustrations together on a single piece. This connects the graphic elements with the flora and fauna theme, rather than leaving the code as the plaque’s only feature.

We made the plaques from black acrylic, dividing production between two technologies: a CO₂ laser to cut the outlines and a galvanometer laser system for the engraving. Although the work could have been completed with a single machine, we chose to separate the operations to achieve sharper, deeper engraving without burn marks.

We then painted the engraved areas white to highlight both the codes and the small animal illustrations. The contrast between the black substrate and the white infill defines the finish and gives both elements visual prominence.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.