international qr code Archives

Place Stanislas exhibits world’s first botanical QR code

10/18/201110/18/2011 Stephen Vagus

The gardens at Place Stanislas in Nancy, France, are a well-traveled tourist attraction and source of national pride. The gardens have been undergoing renovations recently to make way for new flora more appropriate for the seasonal change. Instead of leaving large swaths of naked earth for all to see during the renovation, the garden’s tenders have taken a somewhat innovative approach. The garden is now home to the world’s first botanical QR code. The code is a temporary addition to the garden and spans more than 40 square feet. It…

QR codes tell the story for you

05/18/201105/18/2011 Sam Lambert

Rarely does anyone ever catch a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes at major corporations. Transparency, while lauded by officials, is rare in complex relationship between consumer and business. The relationship is kept alive by the products the company provides. However, much is lost in the process of manufacturing these products. Stories from their makers go untold as acclaim for a popular product is often seized by corporations rather than the ones that made it. A new company based in Madrid, Spain, is looking to offer its customers a…

Art lover’s get ready to scan!

03/28/201103/28/2011 Jesse Collins

A new group of volunteers calling themselves the Pervasive Bordeaux have begun using QR codes recently. Pervasive Bordeaux aims to bring entertaining cultural experiences to more people and believe that using the codes will accomplish this goal. The group has recreated some of the most famous paintings from the Italian Renaissance and has been working with Italian restaurants to supply them with table cards attributed with QR codes. When scanned, the codes bring diners to a mobile site where they can see the paintings. Commentary on art pieces is…

QR Code – The Making

11/26/201012/14/2013 L. Green

First, let’s begin with the name – QR code, a registered trademark of Denso Wave Inc. Though Denso Wave, a subsidiary of Toyota, has a patent they have chosen not to enforce giving way to endless forms of application. They invented this two dimensional code back in 1994 as a smarter tracking system for auto parts in the vehicle manufacturing industry. This turned out to be so much more efficient, opposed to bar codes, due to the compact nature and the ability to relay ten times more information. Bar code…