The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to QR Codes

by Carlyle Meder  - Graphic Designer

Most of us consumers already know about QR codes and how they work. For those of you who would like a broader explanation into this barcoding tracking method, this is definitely the 411 you are searching for.

QR or Quick Response Codes have been around since 1994 and were originally used to track parts during car manufacture. It is likely you have seen one, even if you didn’t know what it was, usually displayed as black and white squares in a grid pattern reminiscent of a crossword. Essentially QR Codes are barcodes capable of holding significantly more information (thousands of characters as opposed to tens).

Around October 2010 they became a popular tool to quickly link smartphone users through to web pages, provided the phone had a relevant reader installed. Creating your own code is fairly simple with a myriad of free to use generators available, though initially the various options can be slightly overwhelming.

So How Are QR Codes Used?

Read more on this via http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/11/02/qr-codes-guide/ to Simon Goble’s guest article on justcreativedesign.com.