QR Code Press

QR codes in New York form massive scavenger hunt

08/09/201308/07/2013 Julie Campbell

Murals with the barcodes have converted the East Village into a large puzzle for visitors and residents. A new street art project in New York City’s East Village has brought together technology and artistic talent through the use of QR codes and a creative scavenger hunt project. The scavenger hunt was created to be incorporated into a number of hand painted murals. The Free Art Society is an art collective that is currently working on painting the space in abandoned doorways across the East Village in New York City with…

QR codes woven into blanket in Native American style

07/08/201307/06/2013 Julie Campbell

The artist of the piece is Guillermo Bert and is bringing tradition and technology together in his work. Los Angeles artist, Guillermo Bert, is bringing the tradition of Native American blankets and the high tech style of QR codes together to create a textile piece that can be scanned by smartphones. The artist noticed that the geometric patterns in the blankets and tapestries look somewhat similar to the barcodes. This allowed Bert to bring together QR codes and this artwork’s traditional to help to better tell the stories behind them.…

QR codes create Philadelphia controversy

06/24/201306/22/2013 Jesse Collins

Barcode poems have been leading to conflicts in the Old City when they were designed to boost visitor interest. The QR codes that have been affixed to buildings throughout Philadelphia over the last couple of years are now drawing more attention than ever due to the controversy that they are starting to generate. The barcodes belong to Judy Breslin, who links them to her haiku poems in Old City, Center City, and South Philly. The QR codes allow the artist to share her poetry without printing them out or requiring…

QR codes are now in the form of graffiti art

06/11/201306/08/2013 John Montgallo

The new design is being used in the hope of sharing a more effective message than the standard. The traditional form of QR codes – that is, the type that look like black and white pixilated squares – are found virtually everywhere, these days, but their appearance doesn’t always suit every form of situation in which they could be highly usable. In graffiti art, for instance, the shape of the barcode and the way they are used doesn’t necessarily translate. Though QR codes are now quite recognizable among many smartphone…

QR codes tell the oral history of immigrants in Ruben Ubiera art

06/08/201306/04/2013 Julie Campbell

A massive new piece by the artist features a barcode that can be scanned with any smartphone. Artist Ruben Ubiera has not only just closed a show at the Young at Art Museum in Davie, Florida where he was also holding a workshop for children who enjoy art, and has permanent pieces in other galleries, but what is now drawing the greatest attention is the QR codes that he is using to provide his art with enhanced communication with the viewer. These scannable barcodes are featured on a massive mural…