Studio templates: what to pick for a menu, a card or a poster

A template removes the boring part — sizes, margins and layout. Here is which one fits which job.

Why use a template at all

A ready layout already has the right code size and the quiet zone that is so easy to ruin by hand.

It saves time and kills the usual mistakes: a code that is too small, glued to the edge, or covered by text.

Code size is set by the distance people scan from, not by taste. That is why table and wall formats differ.

Table menuA6 stand, code 60–80 mm.

Business card85×55 mm, code 15–20 mm.

Poster or flyerA4/A3, code 40–60 mm.

StickerRound 30–40 mm, code in the centre.

Pick the format by where it will stand, not by which one looks best in the editor.

Change colours, fonts and copy freely — that is your identity. Add a logo too, if it is a simple one.

Do not move the code out of its slot, do not narrow the quiet zone and do not stretch the code into a rectangle: that is what breaks scanning.