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QR codes start to show their artistic side – 3 in 1 code!

Julie Campbell
QR Code Art

With the increasing popularity of QR codes has come a great deal of experimentation with the various ways in which they can be used, and this has inspired designers and artists to present the barcodes in new and innovative ways. For example, artist and designer Frank Haase has drawn a great deal of attention to himself with his QR coded shoes prototype. They have been designed with a QR code carved right into their soles, so that when the wearer steps from a wet surface to a dry one, the…

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Design agency Theme Group are demonstrating their creative flair by making use of QR codes

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QR Code Sign

The agency, based just outside Reading, Berkshire, frequently change the hanging sign to reflect upcoming holidays and topical events like the royal wedding or elections. But while previous signs have seen the clever use of image and typography to convey the message, this year will see something a little different with a visual homage to the pixel art movement combined with the recent rise of QR code technology. Each image displayed within the sign throughout the year will be made up of large pixels, which on closer inspection are actually…

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How to make a QR code out of chocolate

Jorge Gonzalez
Chocolate QR Code

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…

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ʻSmartʼ cellphone-skins open new ways for mobile data exchange and device customization

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Yumskins Video

With the ability to scan and transfer data from skin to skin, the QR code embedded Yumskins provide a new way for users to interact with each other. All-in-one solution: The self-adhesive, splash-shielded skins come in silver, holographic and gold. Users can choose or make own designs online, preview skins in Augmented reality (AR), embed QR codes into designs and finally print them on any inkjet printer. The QR codes can store URLs, social media information, vCards or plain text. A QR and AR recognition technology based audio, video and…

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Blending technology and art: Some of the recent projects from artist Yiying Lu

Stephen Vagus
Yiying Lu

Innovative modern artist Yiying Lu is making waves in the mobile world. Lu, who has created designs for Conan O’Brien, Twitter, TBS and several other companies, has been incorporating QR codes and augmented reality into her work for some time. Among her most recent projects include custom wall graphic for the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, California, and she was in attendance at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Nevada to show off her work. The Computer History Museum recently held its Australia Week event, which aimed to show…

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