The Rick Roll QR Code T-Shirt: An Earlier Smizzy Workflow
Published March 9, 2026; updated September 4, 2026
Historical concept image from the retired March 2026 QR back-print workflow.
This article preserves an example from Smizzy's March 2026 Rick Roll T-shirt workflow. The dedicated generator and its QR back-print offer were later retired and cannot be used for a new order. The screenshots and descriptions below are historical and educational, not current ordering instructions.
What the earlier workflow showed
- • The retired page prefilled a third-party video destination for a QR code.
- • Customers could describe front artwork and select options shown at that time.
- • The preview included raw art, a front mockup, and a QR back-view example.
- • Historical controls allowed optional front and back text before checkout.
None of those QR or back-print controls is available for a new Smizzy T-shirt design today. The retired generator URL returns a public 404 and is not linked as a product offer.
Archived concept preview. This front-and-back configuration is not a current T-shirt offer.
Current Smizzy options
New Smizzy T-shirt designs currently support front-print AI artwork only. Direct logo upload, QR placement, and back-print text are not available for a new T-shirt. Logo drag-and-drop is coming soon, with no launch date promised. Supported sticker and magnet experiences continue to list logo and QR options.
QR-code planning notes
For a product that currently supports QR codes, use a destination you control or have permission to share. Test the finished code on multiple phones and in realistic lighting. Readability can vary with code size, contrast, print quality, surface movement, camera, connectivity, and later changes to the destination URL.
Smizzy is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rick Astley, his representatives, YouTube, or the song's rights holders. References identify the historical prank concept only.
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