Scanable QR tags continue to dominate advertising campaigns ever since the iPhone allowed users to scan codes on the go, and these bewildering barcode discoveries illustrate that the influence of barcodes exceeds mere promotional value.
Barcode art is becoming more prevalent as the 21st century becomes more and more associated with technology-dependent culture. Artists are turning the QR design into the next pop culture logo, which is appropriate considering the abundance of the digital tags within contemporary society.
QR tags also offer people a gateway into an extensive story, allowing consumers to research the origin of the product and the story behind its creation, as demonstrated with the McDonald's QR wrappers that inform consumers of the nutritional value of a Big Mac.
Simple, effective and aesthetically compelling, QR tags continue to envelop modern society.
63 Bewildering Barcode Discoveries
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QR Donation Apparel
The Charitable Pray for Japan Red Cross Shirt
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Coded Couture Illustrations
These Designs by Yiying Lu Feature Anna Wintour with a QR Code Top
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Cardboard Box Pop-Up Shops
Naver App Square is a Cool Temporary Store by Urbantainer
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McDonald's QR Codes Pull Up Nutritional Info on Camera Phones
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Bare Barcode Campaigns
These Victoria's Secret QR Code Ads Intrigue Passers-By
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Secret Beer Code Beverages
The Guinness QR Cup Reveals Hidden Message When Filled With Dark Liquid
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Artistic Scannable Codes
Tourist QR Codes Make Business Artistic in Sydney
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QR Code Art
'Space Invader' Makes Street Art With Digital Codes
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Bare Naked QR Codes
The Zappos More Than Shoes Ads Ask Viewers to Dress Models
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Patterned Bar Code Prints
001 by MDKtm Forms Readable Textiles that Link to Tweets
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Crafty Colorful Business Cards
MOO offers Customized Designs for Small Companies
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Archaic Fresh Food Campaigns
Bosch Puts Fake Prehistoric Meat in Supermarket as a Stunt
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Interactive Gift Wrap
The QRapping Paper Might Make the Present Inside Irrelevant
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Augmented Reality Fairytales
QR Code Storybooks Are the Way of the Future
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Scannable Inked Art
The QR Code Tattoo Reads "Hold On" When Scanned
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Scannable Album Pre-Orders
The Lupe Fiasco QR Code Interactively Promotes 'Lasers'
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Tantalizing Technicolored Technologies
JESS3 Makes QR Codes Works of Art
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Musical QR Greeting Cards
Playlist Cards by Stupid Require a Smartphone to be Read
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QR Code Chronographs
Clocks for Robots Can Be Read and Interpreted by Artificial Eyes
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Tortilla QR Codes
The Edible QR Competition Creates Tasty Mobile Marketing
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Code-Embedded Coffee Tables
The Rev--> Table is Built with a Digital Imprint of its Design
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Pixelated Pirate Fashion
The Augmented Reality T-Shirt is One Clever Design
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Scannable Language Learning
The Lingibli App Teaches Language Through QR Codes
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Abstract Barcode Paintings
The Kyle Trowbrdige Politics of Time Exhibit is Inspired by QR Patterns
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Beaded Techy Fashions
Thorunn Arnadottir's QR U? Collection Has a Tribal Influence
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Gadget-Dependent Gardens
The HORTUS Greenhouse Needs Tweets to Stay Alive
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Clever Brand Melding Ads
The Seat QR Code Ads Personify the BlackBerry Barcode
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QR Code Nightlife Apps
The Turquoise Cottage 'Buddy Stamp' is for Before and After the Party
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QR Code Belt Buckles
Customize Your Belt With Personal Messages or URLs
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Personalized QR Code Stickers
The Heineken 'U-Code' Sends Customized Messages
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Scannable ID Apps
Skanz App Creates a QR Code For Your Digital Identity
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Social Media Public Seating
MyBench.gr Encourages Virtual Vandalism and Community Networking
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Customized Client Gifts
Customer Rave Allows Businesses to Create Personal Holiday Presents
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Scannable Artwork
The Barcode Gallery Boasts QR Code Canvases as Wall Art
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Scannable Wooden Seats
The QR Code Stool Shows the Physical Form of Virtual Codes
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Couples-Only Discount Codes
The Scandinavian Airlines 'Couple Up to Buckle Up' Promo
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Bar Code Currency
The Dutch Royal Mint Plans to Print the World's First QR Code Coin
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Sweet Scan-Able Cookies
The RedPepper Oreo QR Code is Technology You Can Lick
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iPhone-Operated Lampposts
MIA Interactive Urban Street Lighting Allows for Civilian Intervetion
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Digitally Determined Crate Contents
'What's in the Box' Takes a Look Beneath a Shut Lid
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Musical Barcode Apps
The Barcodas App Turns Barcodes into Pianos
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Avian-Infused Barcode Designs
The 'Stupid' QR iPhone App Ads are a Graphic Piece of Art
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Bar Code Buildings
The Facebook HQ QR Stamp is Spotted from Space
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Scannable Snacks
The QR Code Cupcakes are the Best Thing to Come Out of Montreal Since Parizeau
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Global Bike Tracking
Mybikenumber Lets Cyclists Register and Search for Bikes Worldwide
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Print Magazine of QR Codes
Tada Gets
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Urinary Online Check-Ins
Mark Your Territory Has You Update Your Foursquare Location by Peeing
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Mundane Material-Made Codes
David Sykes Creates a Real-Life QR Code
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QR Restaurant Waitlists
Scan and Reserve Tables With the Convenient WalkIN App
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Virtual Customer Reward Cards
Perx Lets You Collect Loyalty Stamps on Your Smartphone
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Candy Packaging Games
Cadbury 'Quaksmack' is a Deliciously Fun Augmented Reality Game
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Bar-Coded Birth Control
'wheredidyouwearit.com' Tracks Your Location
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Speedy QR Payment Apps
Kuapay App Lets You Pay for Purchases From Your Smartphone
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Designer QR Codes
Louis Vuitton & Takashi Murakami Make QR Codes Fashionable
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Festive Gin Branding
Beefeater London Dry Carton Gets Jolly with Red and White Colors
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Scannable Rooftop Marketing
Phillips & Company Blue Marble Takes Advantage of Google Maps
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Tech to Connect Physical & Digital World
QR Codes For Mobile Marketing
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Secret Message Stickies
Qrawr's QR Stickers Turn Public Places into Virtual Bulletin Boards
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Scannable Postage Stamps
The QR Code Stamp Lets Croatians Stalk Their Snail Mail
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Collective Coffee Purchasing Experiments
Jonthan Stark Offers QR as a Money Sharing Service
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Wearable URLs
P8tch Velcro-Backed Scannable QR Code Patch Routes to Websites
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Repackaging Communities
'A Box Life' Tracks the Lives of Reused Cardboard Shipping Boxes
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Fashionable Music Downloads
BadDETT Promotes Up-And-Coming Artists with Downloadable T-Shirts
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52 Pop-Up Establishments
Temporary Biz, from Pop-Up Fashion Restaurants to Pop-Up Nightclubs
Sustainable Container Eateries
Les Grandes Tables Offers an Eco-Friendly Dining Experience
42 Dessert Branding Delights
From Marvelous Melting Branding to Manly Man Desserts
Modular Cubed Pop-Ups
Illy Temporary Shop by Caterina Tiazzoldi Can Be Adapted to Different Areas
Modular Tri-Sided Seating
The SimpliSeat Bench Can Assume an Array of Configurations
Artistic Scannable Codes
Tourist QR Codes Make Business Artistic in Sydney
Hyper-Real Raging Avians
Mohamed Raoof Injects a Realistic Look into the Angry Birds
QR Haircut Campaigns
The Betfair Mobile Bromley Ads Turn Players into Scanners
Habitable Glass Greenhouses
Garden Shed by Ville Hara Furnishes Around-the-Clock Nature Lovers
Upcycled Water Bottle Gardens
The PET Tree is a Vertical Garden for Eco-Conscious Urbanites
Feeble-Footed Surfaces
The Bambi Table Can Bend its Knees to Lower Down a Level
Slithering Knapsack Sculptures
Ai Weiwei's Snake Bag Installation Pays Tribute to Dead Children
Luxury Paper Pop-Ups
Hermes + Shigeru Ban Pavilion is an Eco-Friendly Design
Skyward Greenhouses
Stephano Boeri's Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) is Finally Being Built
Socially Responsible Watches
Epic Timepieces Strives to Have Haitians Live with Clean Water
QR Code Gift Cards
JC Penney Offers Recordable 'Santa Tags' for Your Presents
Advantageous Ale Serving Guides
The Case for Beer Infographic Reveals Little Known Facts
Hunky Holiday Campaigns
Isaiah Mustafa Brings Christmas Cheer as the Old Spice MANta Claus
Flight Trick Infographics
These Useful Graphics Break Down Travelling by Air in the U.S.
Eco-Friendly Portable Glasshouses
Kristyna Pojerova Cultivates Herbs in Her Own Kitchen
Video Business Cards
The EyeJot vCard Lets You Distribute Your Details in VCF Form
Iconic Industrial Tables
Flab by Kenyon Yeh Copies Traditional Carving with Powder Coated Steel
Seasonal Beer Branding
Thirsty Dog Packaging Features Four Distinctive Canines Around the Calendar
Search Engine Pop-Up Shops
The World's First Androidland Opens in Australia
Avian Speaker Systems
The Angry Birds Speaker Dock is Perfect for Fans of the Franchise
Cardboard Garbage Containers
The Hobnob Pop-Up Party Bins are Made for Get Togethers
Booze-Branded Holidecor
The Heineken Social Tree Will Change Modern Christmas
Tantalizing Technicolored Technologies
JESS3 Makes QR Codes Works of Art
Beer Exploring Graphs
The 'One Nation, Under Hops' Infographic Looks at Independent Breweries
Simple Spectral Branding
Remix Packaging Showcases its Contents' Delectable Colors
Musical QR Greeting Cards
Playlist Cards by Stupid Require a Smartphone to be Read
Branded Fruit Handouts
This iStore Fresh Apples Campaign Encourages Healthy Purchasing
Chilled Booze-Infused Froth
Frozen Beer Foam Keeps Your Brew Cool for Thirty Minutes
Protruding Sculptural Stores
The Lake & Stars Popup Shop by SOFTlab is Enlightening
QR Code Chronographs
Clocks for Robots Can Be Read and Interpreted by Artificial Eyes
Googled Genital Ads
The HIV Foundation/AIDS Council Campaign Urges Condom Use
Gentlemanly Greenhouse Galleries
Darwinian by Cecilia Austin is Lushly Stylish
Scannable Language Learning
The Lingibli App Teaches Language Through QR Codes
Scannable Window Shopping
John Lewis Virtual Shop Lets People Conveniently Click and Collect
Crowdsourced Candy Bar Flavors
Kit Kat 'Choose a Chunky Champion' Asks You to Pick a Favorite
Surprising Social Media Infographics
Pew ‘State of the Media 2012 Report' is Startling
Conjoined Caption Branding
Warm Heart Chardonnay Packaging Strikes and Amicable Conversation
Fruity Prophylactic Branding
Durex Banana Packaging Marks a New Taste for Condom Marketing
QR Scanned Shopping
The P & G Virtual Drugstores Open in Prague Subway Stations
Informational Prophylactic Wrappers
The 'Condom Cap' Helps Men Determine Which Way is "Up"
Frozen Booze Desserts
Brewer's Cow 'Beer Infused Ice Cream' is The Pot Belly's Worst Nightmare
Melting Cap Merchandizing
Dedina Rakija Packaging is as Juicy as its Contents
Luxuriously Packaged Prophylactics
The Naked Condoms are Considered the World's Finest Protection
Social Gaming Gowns
These Angry Birds Outfits are the Perfect Halloween Get-Up
QR Code Nightlife Apps
The Turquoise Cottage 'Buddy Stamp' is for Before and After the Party
Personalized QR Code Stickers
The Heineken 'U-Code' Sends Customized Messages
Bite-Size Birdy Treats
Let Your Taste Buds Take Flight With the Angry Birds Candy
Neon Night-Surf Stunts
The Strongbow 'Welcome Summer' Campaign Celebrates Solstice at Bondi Beach
Smartphone Clock-Ins
The Timestation App Lets Employees Clock in on an iPhone
Liquor Surveillance Safety Apps
The BrethalEyes App Scores if You're Too Drunk to Drive
Scannable Wooden Seats
The QR Code Stool Shows the Physical Form of Virtual Codes
Temperature-Controlling Ale Containers
The Ice Core Beer Pitcher Keeps Brews Cold for Hours
Door-Designed Buildings
Choi Jeong-Hwa's10-Story Structure is Made Entirely Out of Entrances
Couples-Only Discount Codes
The Scandinavian Airlines 'Couple Up to Buckle Up' Promo
Social Good Cuisine
La Tablée des Chefs Teaches Kids About Nutrition While Feeding the Homele
Eccentric Green Spaces
The American Philosophical Society Greenhouse is Postmodern
Airline Alcohol Connoisseur Charts
Skyscanner's 'Flying Wines' Infographic Puts Booze to the Test
Interactive Body Ink
The Random Tattoo by Fred Bosch Can Be Scanned
Sweet Scan-Able Cookies
The RedPepper Oreo QR Code is Technology You Can Lick
Physical Search Engine Shops
Google Chrome Zone Pop-Up Opens in London
Social Media Seat Mate Services
The KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lets You Choose Your Flight Partner
Social Entrepreneurship Retreats
Hollyhock SVI Supports Mission-Based Businesses and Founders
Prophylactic Purses
Bags by Mags 'I'm Covered' Collection Empowers Women
Digitally-Encoded Desserts
QKies QR Code Icing Links the Consumer to the Baker's Virtual Message
Enraged Avian Computers
The Wopad V7 Angry Birds Tablet is the Ultimate in Meta-Tech
Avian-Infused Barcode Designs
The 'Stupid' QR iPhone App Ads are a Graphic Piece of Art
Stuff-Sharing Social Enterprises
Unstash Fosters Collaborative Consumption for Sustainability
Crystalized Vodka Vessels
Absolut Crystal Pinstripe Bottle Brings the Bling to Booze
Crude Phallic Campaigns
The Aides Protect Yourself Ads Promote the Use of Condoms Every Time
Social Media Trip Engagers
The 'MHbuddy' App Let's You Share Travel Plans with Facebook Friends
Mundane Material-Made Codes
David Sykes Creates a Real-Life QR Code
Photographic Challenge Apps
The Leap App Turns Mundane Activities into a Quest for Bragging Rights
Portable Burlesque Bars
My Cointreau Travel Essentials Lets Users Create Cocktails Anywhere
DIY Root Beer
The Mr. RootBeer Kit Serves Pop Lovers All Over the Globe
Scannable Throw Rugs
Harc Lee's QR Carpet is Social Media Flooring at Its Finest
One-Off World Leader Apps
The David Cameron iPad App Lets the British PM Run His Country On-The-Go
Speech-Assisting Smartphone Cases
The iTok Helps Language-Challenged Children Learn to Speak
Smartphone Purchasing Apps
QkR by MasterCard Simplifies the Shopping Experience
Sustainable Clothing Pop-Ups
Nike, Hurley & Otis College 'Considered' Exhibit Centers on Salvation
Dowry-Busting Apps
Facebook's Angry Brides App Aims to Make Marriage More Equal in India
Dedicated Dialect Designer Sites
Bottega Veneta Chinese Website is for Luxury Chinese Consumers
Charitable Contraceptive Packaging
The L Condoms Boxes Highlights the Company's Fight Against AIDS
Countertop Beer Kegs
The 'Draftmark Tap System' Keeps Brews Cool and Fresh for Up to 30 Days
Social Media Liquor Sales
Magners Cider is the First Alcohol to be Sold on Facebook
Distracting Mini Games
The TimeKiller App is for Bored Travelers Who Don't Fly With SAS
Opportunity-Creating Social Enterprises
'People Can' Focuses on Building Strong Communities
Raging Avian Cushions
Sleep Comfortably on the Adorable Angry Birds Pillow Plush
Customer Loyalty Cubes
Tagtile Encourages Returning Shoppers Through Points and Coupons
Scannable Rooftop Marketing
Phillips & Company Blue Marble Takes Advantage of Google Maps
Heavy-Duty High-Fives
This Green Giant Campaign Harnesses One of the Most Recognizable Figures
Bold Bilingual Hangers
The Coatrack by LTD Studio Speaks Many Languanges for a Universal Purpose
Secret Message Stickies
Qrawr's QR Stickers Turn Public Places into Virtual Bulletin Boards
Cuppa-Infused Booze
The Coors Light Iced T is the First Ever Extension of the Brand
Pry Bar Beer Openers
The Bottle Wrench is an Industrial Drinking Tool Perfect for the Site
Hostile Social Media Applications
The ‘EnemyGraph' App Permits Facebook Opposition
Scannable Postage Stamps
The QR Code Stamp Lets Croatians Stalk Their Snail Mail
Facebook Character Tryouts
Sony Offers Opportunity to Become a Player in the Uncharted Audition
Undead Linguistic How-Tos
How To Speak Zombie Helps You Negotiate with Flesh Eaters
Socially Sourced Stunts
Top Gear Fans Suggest Facebook Celebration
Fierce Avian Timetables
Keep Track of Weekly Routines with the Angry Birds Calender
Strip Screen Translators
The View Trans Helps to Decode Foreign Languages from Written Text