Flyer QR code art for posters and events

Poster and event examples

Each code below was scanned on a phone before we published it. Try one: the concert, market and lantern codes open our gallery; the pumpkin and paint codes open zapqr.net.

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  Summer concert poster
  Good for: Concerts, open-air cinema, festivals
  Prompt: “An open-air summer concert stage in a park at sunset, warm stage lights and silhouetted trees, festive atmosphere, cinematic painterly artwork” · Strength 2.2

  Use this style

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  Harvest market flyer
  Good for: Markets, fairs, school and community events
  Prompt: “A festive autumn harvest market with pumpkins, apple crates and warm string lights under a golden evening sky, joyful atmosphere, cohesive painterly artwork” · Strength 2.2

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  Lantern festival poster
  Good for: Night events, cultural festivals, celebrations
  Prompt: “A magical lantern festival over a calm river at twilight, glowing paper lanterns floating upward, shimmering reflections on the water, cinematic painterly artwork” · Strength 2.2

  Use this style

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  Autumn festival flyer
  Good for: Seasonal sales, cafés, pop-up events
  Prompt: “Orange pumpkins and warm string lights on a pale wooden wall, cozy autumn festival” · Strength 2.3

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  Gallery opening poster
  Good for: Exhibitions, art classes, studio open days
  Prompt: “Bold abstract brush strokes in red, blue and yellow on white canvas” · Strength 2.3

How to make a flyer QR code with AI

1. 1

   Paste your link

   Use the page people should land on: tickets, RSVP form, event page or menu. Keep the editable short link on (it is the default): the code stays smaller and cleaner, and you can change where it points after the flyers are printed.

2. 2

   Describe a scene for your event

   Name the place, the light and the mood. Detailed, mid-tone scenes scan most easily; in our scan test, large white areas and very dark scenes were the ones that failed.

3. 3

   Generate and check

   ZapQR checks the code before and after it paints the image. Then scan the result with your own phone before you use it.

4. 4

   Download and place it

   Download the PNG, put it on your flyer or poster next to a short line such as “Scan for tickets”, and print one test copy at the real size.

Print it so it still scans

• Give it room. On a handout flyer, keep the code at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide. Art codes have softer squares than plain ones, so they need more room than the usual 2 cm minimum.
• Scale with distance. A common rule of thumb is about 1 cm of code width for every 10 cm people stand away. A poster read from 2 metres needs a code around 20 cm wide.
• Keep the contrast. Avoid scenes that are almost all white or almost all black, and do not print the code over a busy photo. Matte paper avoids glare under event lights.
• Keep the border clear. Leave the light margin around the code free of text, logos and folds.
• Test before the print run. Print one copy at the real size and scan it with two different phones from where people will actually stand.

Our checks and phone tests are not a guarantee for every phone, printer or paper. Always test your own printed code.

Flyer QR code questions