As an experiment we made a QR code of Rustic Stone info and turned it into a vector file and then engraved it into slate. It works and I think it would make a pretty cool business sign, shop sign, or just a cool thing to have as a corporate gift perhaps.

The first version did not work. It seems that QR codes do not like white engraving on a dark grey background but when changing the colour to black, BINGO, a fully functioning QR code!

We added the business name, the phone number, email address and website URL to make up the data. It was a bit fiddly to engrave at 100mm x 100mm – that’s a lot of tiny detail and I was never sure it would work.

[ADDED] Someone pointed out that the image doesn’t scan. I just tried it and they are right – the real thing works like a charm but not sure why the image doesn’t[/ADDED]

siemens award plaque

The logo was quite tricky with its very thin lined design but we were so happy with the way they looked we thought a blog post was in order.

We had to get the turbine logo / cartoon redrawn by a specialist as it was not usable in the way it was supplied.  The awards are still to have the awardee’s names engraved into brass to be fixed under the turbine and above the Siemens logo. We were particularly happy with the clarity of the overall design as sometimes small text and thin design lines are very tricky to work with.

Engraved Award Plaque