About
We make one thing, properly.
Snap Magnet exists because the photos worth keeping mostly live behind glass on a phone. We turn them into an object — small, square, and solid enough to still be on the fridge in five years.
No variants, no bundles, no seasonal gimmicks. A single 2 × 2 inch magnet, engineered in four layers, printed with pigment ink and checked by a person before it ships.
We work two ways. Online, you upload photos and we ship anywhere in the United States. At events, we bring the whole studio to you and print live while guests watch — the part of our work that started everything, and still the part people remember.
We're based in Chicago, Illinois, and we travel.
The anatomy.
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Printed photo
Pigment ink on archival photo stock, color-matched by hand.
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Protective laminate
Scratch, water and fingerprint resistant satin film.
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Rigid board
1.5 mm dimensionally stable core. It will never curl.
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Magnetic backing
Industrial-grade flexible magnet with a confident hold.
Color, corrected by a person
Every file is reviewed before it prints. Skin tones, exposure and crop — checked, not automated.
Edges you can feel
Cut square and clean on a rigid core, so the magnet sits flat and true against any surface.
Built to stay
Laminated to resist kitchen life. Years on a fridge door, not weeks.