Posted by Dean on 28 Aug 2011 | Category: Design
In the on going debate between printed books and eBooks, you rarely hear about the major benefit of print.
It’s physicality.
No matter what people may say – print is not dead, and it never will be. The tactile learner within us needs it.
We store books, we stack them, we design furniture to showcase them, and we design room interiors around them.
You’ll never get that with an eBook.
Posted by Dean on 17 Aug 2011 | Category: Design, Hints & Tips
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/07/23/creative-qr-codes/
In the same way that bar codes don’t have to be boring, quick response codes can also be creative. Thanks to a 30% tolerance in readability, you can have some real fun with clever designs. Besides looking good, this can also make them more successful.
“Designer QR codes are not only a way to make your 2D barcode stand out, but they also add a more human element to the otherwise cold and techie appearance,” says Patrick Donnelly, QR code designer and expert. “This could be the difference between someone scanning your code or not.”
Take a look through the image gallery for 15 brilliant designs created for a range of businesses from big names such as Disney, little names such as local restaurants and even conceptual ideas. Let us know in the comments if a clever design would make you more likely to scan a code.
Click on each image to see larger.
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