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How to make a QR code out of chocolate

02/03/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

February has arrived and that means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. As the day creeps closer, people are beginning to look for gifts for their loved ones. For the tech-savvy, getting a romantic gift can be as simple as making a QR code. Chocolate is, perhaps, the most iconic sweet for Valentine’s Day. In the past, companies like Lock&Lock from South Korea have constructed QR codes made entirely out of chocolate. The feat is not as challenging as it may seem, as YouTube’s decocookie shows. Decocookie’s latest…

Healthiest barcode in the world: QR code made from organic fruits and vegetables

07/10/201107/10/2011 Stephen Vagus

Edible QR Codes prescription drug dosing

QR codes are often considered the pioneer of interactive mobile marketing. Indeed, the codes have proven that more people are more apt to get hooked into marketing campaigns if they are interactive. It should come as no surprise, then, that the codes are taking this interactivity to a new level by becoming edible. Edible QR codes have been made from blocks of chocolate, frosting, mints and other sorts of junk food in the past. Such initiatives have been met with success, as consumers revel in the novelty of…

Korean company builds a QR code out of chocolate blocks

07/04/201107/06/2011 Stephen Vagus

In the world of mobile marketing, few tools are as versatile as the QR code. The codes are most often generated digitally. On rare occasions, however, a company takes matters into their own hands and creates codes with physical materials. Such is the case with Lock&Lock, the world’s leading producer of plastic food storage containers. The Korean-based company is well known for their products and their knack for consumer interaction and customer loyalty. Because of this, adopting QR codes seems to be no surprise, but the company was not content…

Creative and edible QR code winner

04/16/201104/16/2011 Jesse Collins

As QR codes continue to soar in popularity, they are inspiring many to find innovative ways to use them. Clock Creative, award-winning brand and commutations specialists based in the UK, have created a code comprised of more than 500 individual chunks of chocolate. The code, which is just over three feet in length, was created for the annual Chocolate Festival held in Ramsbottom, England. The agency wanted to make the event special for their home town by giving it a mobile technology flare. The code, which is made from small…