QR Code Press

Canadian charity aims to create the largest giant QR codes

06/15/201206/15/2012 Jesse Collins

Toronto nonprofit, Youth Unlimited hopes to set a Guinness World Record A not for profit in Toronto, Canada, called Youth Unlimited (YU), is hoping to set the world’s largest man made giant QR codes Guinness World Record on Saturday, June 16, 2012. The grassroots faith based charity will create its mobile barcode at the Esther Shiner Stadium. This organization has been in existence for more than 65 years and is geared toward serving the homeless, poor, unemployed, gang-involved, and victims of violence within their community. The proceeds that are generated…

Artist Pedro Morales uses QR codes for his latest exhibition

11/14/201111/14/2011 L. Green

QR codes are proving to be quite attractive to artists around the world. Acclaimed Venezuelan artist Pedro Morales has used the codes in his latest exhibition called De Redes y Cadenas. Normally, the codes would be used as part of a marketing campaign, but Morales has decided to use the codes themselves as art. Other artists that have had this idea have incorporated QR codes into their artwork. Morales, however, has dissected the codes to make new designs that diverge from the code’s original pattern. Morales has been working with…