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54 Scan Code Creations

From Wearable URLs to Coded Couture Illustrations

— September 17, 2011 — Tech
The more scan code creations that hit the market, targeting both the savvy smartphone users and the digitally defunct, the more the Matrix appears to be modern day.

A QR code can be a campaign catalyst, quickly bringing phone users to a company website or donating to a fundraiser faster than you can say 'ATM.' The innovative ways companies are tapping into the accessible art of scan codes are propelling advertising techniques, apparel functionality and even art exhibits.

The interaction that scan codes has allowed is a world-wide web of wonder, allowing the most inanimate or architectural subjects to come to life at the click of a button or flash of a phone. Some coded conceptions may seem like overkill, but there's no such thing as too connected in this digital day and age.
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Biometric Medications
Biometric Medications
Hospitals Exchange Insurance Cards for Vein Scanners
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Cost-Comparison Scanners
Cost-Comparison Scanners
This Price Check by Amazon App Makes Sure You Get the Best Deal
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Plastic Scanning Apps
Plastic Scanning Apps
The Card-io App Takes the Hassle Out Of Paying With a Credit Card
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Collective Coffee Purchasing Experiments
Collective Coffee Purchasing Experiments
Jonthan Stark Offers QR as a Money Sharing Service
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Laser-Scanned Art Galleries
Laser-Scanned Art Galleries
Surface Deposit Displays Grungy and Surreal Objects
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Education Inequality QR Campaigns
Education Inequality QR Campaigns
'Can You Solve This' Hopes to Reform Iranian Education System
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Paperless Event Tickets
Paperless Event Tickets
The Twicketer Smartphone App Lets You Load and Scan Tickets Virtually
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Speedy QR Payment Apps
Speedy QR Payment Apps
Kuapay App Lets You Pay for Purchases From Your Smartphone
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QR Restaurant Waitlists
QR Restaurant Waitlists
Scan and Reserve Tables With the Convenient WalkIN App
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Musical Barcode Apps
Musical Barcode Apps
The Barcodas App Turns Barcodes into Pianos
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Phony Product Scanners
Phony Product Scanners
Hong Kong Airport Releases the Nuance-Watson Authentication Kiosk
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Swipe 'N' Pay Technology
Swipe 'N' Pay Technology
With Cardless Swipe You Use Your Smartphone Instead of Credit Cards
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Scannable ID Apps
Scannable ID Apps
Skanz App Creates a QR Code For Your Digital Identity
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Daring Digital Chest Art
Daring Digital Chest Art
QR Code Tattoo is the First of its Kind
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Retailer Loyalty Apps
Retailer Loyalty Apps
The Key Ring Rewards Card App Will Store Your Barcoded Cards
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Secret Coded Websites
Secret Coded Websites
Google Commemorates the First Barcode Patent
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Scannable Artwork
Scannable Artwork
The Barcode Gallery Boasts QR Code Canvases as Wall Art
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Space Age Book Readers
Space Age Book Readers
The 'Help Readers' Device Will Dictate Your Book to You
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Bar Code Currency
Bar Code Currency
The Dutch Royal Mint Plans to Print the World's First QR Code Coin
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Product-Boasting Barcodes
Product-Boasting Barcodes
Vanity Barcodes Makes Bland Boxes Brilliant
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Tortilla QR Codes
Tortilla QR Codes
The Edible QR Competition Creates Tasty Mobile Marketing
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Text-Ingesting Implements
Text-Ingesting Implements
IRISPen Handheld Scanner Lets You Digitally Absorb What You Read
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Tech to Connect Physical & Digital World
Tech to Connect Physical & Digital World
QR Codes For Mobile Marketing
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Hi-Tech Graves
Hi-Tech Graves
QR Codes Give Info On Deceased
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Barcode Translators
Barcode Translators
The Finger Reader Makes Grocery Shopping Easier on the Blind
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Beaded Techy Fashions
Beaded Techy Fashions
Thorunn Arnadottir's QR U? Collection Has a Tribal Influence
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Semacode Fashion 2
Semacode Fashion 2
Digital T-Shirts by Emma Cott
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Print Magazine of QR Codes
Print Magazine of QR Codes
Tada Gets
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Scannable Album Pre-Orders
Scannable Album Pre-Orders
The Lupe Fiasco QR Code Interactively Promotes 'Lasers'
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Mobile Box Office (mbo.com): Order and Recieve Tickets on Your Phone
Mobile Box Office (mbo.com): Order and Recieve Tickets on Your Phone
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Digitally Determined Crate Contents
Digitally Determined Crate Contents
'What's in the Box' Takes a Look Beneath a Shut Lid
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Costly Coffee Cups
Costly Coffee Cups
Colin O'Dowd Makes the Bar Code the Center of Design with the BEEP Mug
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Designer QR Codes
Designer QR Codes
Louis Vuitton & Takashi Murakami Make QR Codes Fashionable
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Virtual Wallets
Virtual Wallets
The Scanaroo App Clears Your Pockets of Royalty Card Clutter
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Scan Code Sculptures
Scan Code Sculptures
Lab Craft at Tent London Showcases Amazing Digital Art
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Repackaging Communities
Repackaging Communities
'A Box Life' Tracks the Lives of Reused Cardboard Shipping Boxes
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Clever Brand Melding Ads
Clever Brand Melding Ads
The Seat QR Code Ads Personify the BlackBerry Barcode
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Wear Your Website
Wear Your Website
Scan Tshirts With Mobiles
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Pixelated Pirate Fashion
Pixelated Pirate Fashion
The Augmented Reality T-Shirt is One Clever Design
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Wearable URLs
Wearable URLs
P8tch Velcro-Backed Scannable QR Code Patch Routes to Websites
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QR Code Belt Buckles
QR Code Belt Buckles
Customize Your Belt With Personal Messages or URLs
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Interactive Olympian Underwear
Interactive Olympian Underwear
QR Panties Change the Appeal of Women's Volleyball
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Scannable Architecture
Scannable Architecture
Barcode House Applies Horizontal & Vertical Lines for a Modern Effect
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McDonald's QR Codes Pull Up Nutritional Info on Camera Phones
McDonald's QR Codes Pull Up Nutritional Info on Camera Phones
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Bare Naked QR Codes
Bare Naked QR Codes
The Zappos More Than Shoes Ads Ask Viewers to Dress Models
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Interactive Gift Wrap
Interactive Gift Wrap
The QRapping Paper Might Make the Present Inside Irrelevant
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Scannable Inked Art
Scannable Inked Art
The QR Code Tattoo Reads "Hold On" When Scanned
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Funky Barcodes Spice Up Packaging
Funky Barcodes Spice Up Packaging
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Augmented Reality Fairytales
Augmented Reality Fairytales
QR Code Storybooks Are the Way of the Future
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Patterned Bar Code Prints
Patterned Bar Code Prints
001 by MDKtm Forms Readable Textiles that Link to Tweets
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QR Code Art
QR Code Art
'Space Invader' Makes Street Art With Digital Codes
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Coded Couture Illustrations
Coded Couture Illustrations
These Designs by Yiying Lu Feature Anna Wintour with a QR Code Top
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QR Donation Apparel
QR Donation Apparel
The Charitable Pray for Japan Red Cross Shirt
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Bare Barcode Campaigns
Bare Barcode Campaigns
These Victoria's Secret QR Code Ads Intrigue Passers-By
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