Thursday, July 2, 2009

QR Codes and Mobile Phones in the US of A


The QR code above was created by Takashi Murakami and Set Japan for Louis Vuitton. I found it via a recent article in Creativity Magazine. Set Japan has done some amazing work with QR codes. The are really big in Japan but haven't really taken off here in the US of A. The worked piqued my interest and I've started to investigate the QR space. Although I've just started, I've already run into one big downside. There doesn't seem to be a reliable reader for the iPhone. I've downloaded the app Barcodes. But my first few tries at scanning codes have not turned out so well. I think the possibility for unique design is endless. I'll be working on figuring out how to create my own personal QR code in the next couple of days. I will update my progress as I go.