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QR codes in Scottish art make their way into Union Gallery

07/27/201207/26/2012 Jennifer Goula

The smartphone barcodes will be a part of an abstract art exhibition in the Edinburgh landmark. Technology and QR codes are an increasingly popular in Scotland as well as around the world, so their inclusion in a recent abstract art exhibition at the Union Gallery located on Broughton Street in Edinburgh. Trevor Jones, a local artist from the Scottish capital city, is the man behind the artwork. The artist’s pieces consist of abstract paintings that can also be used as QR codes, which are fully functional. When viewers with smartphones…

QR codes used in a Scottish tapestry brings together people all over the world

06/30/201206/29/2012 Sam Lambert

It was created by Scots outside of Scotland around the globe. A tapestry that has QR codes embroidered into it has been designed and is going to be created by Scottish people living all over the planet. These various settled communities will each be responsible for one of its sections. Each of the tapestry segments will have its own QR codes included within them, and it will be possible for every one of them to be scanned using a smartphone. Once the barcode scan occurs, the device user will be…