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Bute Park QR Code Tour
Bute Park was landscaped for the 3rd Marquess of Bute 140 years ago – but now the latest technology is helping to bring the history of one of Cardiff’s (Wales) most famous parks to life. Visitors to Bute Park, in the city centre, can now read the park’s fascinating past, from Roman and medieval times to its Victorian transformation into the Bute family’s private “pleasure grounds”, using their smartphones or tablets at each point of interest. The public can access a wealth of information, old photographs, drawings and maps of the park by using a QR (Quick Response) code reader on their mobile device.
At 10 tour stops around the park, small plaques have been installed featuring QR code links to web-hosted content, much of which has never previously been accessible to the public.
This is the first site-specific tour offered by the online information project HistoryPoints, which has placed QR codes at more than 500 places of interest around Wales.
Julia Sas, of the Bute Park Restoration Project, said: “The QR code-based heritage trail is an innovative interpretation tool which has a number of benefits for a sensitive historic landscape like Bute Park.
“The plaques have a lower visual impact than traditional interpretation boards, the website content can be updated as new information or images come to light, and QR codes may target a different section of park users who may not find static interpretation boards as appealing.”
Source: WalesOnline - excellent site, check out their QR Code coverage.
napaARTwalk QR Code tour
Arts Council Napa Valley enriches the lives of greater Napa community through arts and culture. napaARTwalk supports the creation of original, high-quality and collaborative sculpture from regional artists. Fifteen sculptures will be exhibited on the 2013-15 tour, titled Metamorphosis, launching June 13, 2013.
Printed and downloadable brochures, including a map of artwork locations, enable self-guided viewing of the exhibition. The program also offers a downloadable audio tour using QR codes that are on the plaques at each piece as well as in the brochures. Audio tours works great for outdoor exhibits since mobile phones are very hard to see outdoors. Click on the image below to load the full size image, then you can scan the QR Code an hear this excellent audio tour.
Click the image to scan the QR Codes
ARTwalk brochures for the Metamorphosis exhibition will be available in June 2013, visit the Napa Valley Welcome Center at 600 Main Street in Downtown Napa. Here is a link to the complete ARTwalk brochure: http://
For more information about the program, or for information on purchasing a piece on exhibition, please contact Christy Bors, Programs & Services Manager, at (707) 257-2117, ext. 1.
Source: Arts Council Napa Valley
Art 2.0 – Caffè Tommaseo
Scan the QR Code in the icon and you can see a video of the exhibition of the artist Carolina Franza at Caffè Tommaseo, Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo, 4c, 34121 Trieste, Italy.
Source: Pinterest and QRCodeItaly
TURKISH FANS SEND ABUSE VIA QR CODE BANNER!
It’s not really art, but it is original.
Worried that they would spend all week painting the bedsheets only to have their vulgar banner confiscated as soon as it was unfurled, fans of Turkish soccer team Karsiyaka took a more imaginative approach to fan abuse.
They created a QR code banner. Inevitably, the banner was immediately scanned on the phones of scores of curious supporters of opposing team Goztepe. The code displays text calling Goztepe fans sons of bitches in a variety of languages. Scan it to see:
Source: offthepost
Frankfort Public Art Tour
The Frankfort Public Art Tour features more than twenty exquisite works of public art.
Using audio clips, photographs, video and QR codes, the Frankfort Public Art Tour is rich with media.
Each piece of art is assigned a number between one and 20 in the cell phone tour. Viewers can dial the tour’s phone number — 502-544-9356 — and punch in the corresponding site number to hear an audio clip describing the history and significance of the piece.
Spectators with a smart phone also have the option to visit the website by typing in the URL — www.frankfortpublicart.com — or scanning a QR code while on the tour.
Vist their website for to view an excellent use of audio clips to enhance the artistic experience.
Source: frankfortpublicart.com
Android Phones – built in QR Code Reader
The built-in Google Search widget can decode QR codes! Android Phones have a built in QR Code Reader. Google Goggles reads QR Codes and is also integrated with the Google App for iOS devices.
To scan a QR code, you need to tap the microphone icon inside the Google Widget and then choose “Search with Camera” option from the menu available in the lower right corner.
Now point your mobile camera to any QR Code, tap the on-screen camera icon and it will instantly reveal what’s stored in that QR Code. You’ll also find Google search results for the decoded QR Code.
I have tried this on Nexus, Samsung and Motorola phones running Android 4.2.2 (JellyBean).
Tested on the iPhone5 too!, Select Google Voice search, tap the camera icon and take a photo of the QR Code!
Teller Code Party
Here is unique idea from France; a Teller Party is a friendly and relaxed evening where everyone comes in a T-shirt and where each T-shirt has a Teller Code ®.
The Teller Party can be directed but more often it stands alone in the sense that people take pleasure in discovering what each is “hiding” behind the code – just for that evening.
To help you succeed in your evening (or morning for that matter), they offer our “Teller Party Kits”.
Your kit contains a discount code (to appear on posters and flyers) that will allow anyone to use it to get a € 5 discount on all purchases made on their site, and you the promoter gets a voucher for € 5 each time it happens.
The “Party Kit Teller” is 17.50 € (packaging and delivery costs included for metropolitan France) , specifically designed for individuals and / or small associations, sports clubs and communities. It includes:
- 5 posters TP - A2 (59x42cm) on glossy coated 135gr.
- 4 assorted posters TC - A2 (59x42cm) impressession high quality with UV coating on coated 200gr.
- TC 100 flyers printed recto / verso, A6 (10.5×14.8cm.
Click here to order your Teller Party Kit
Source: TellerShirt.com
QR Treasure Hunt Generator!
Interesting use of QR Codes in the classroom. Create QR Code text quizzes, no internet connection required! I tried it out, works very well, try it out here; QR Treasure Hunt Generator
Source: classtools.net
Cait Willis, laser-cut QR code portrait
This piece is a laser-cut QR code portrait on wood and represents the style of work you will purchase, but may not be the exact piece you receive. All pieces are 6″x6″ and come with Jake Utti’s accompanying poem, written in response to each specific QR portrait. Click on the image to purchase!
Very interesting piece showing what can be done with error levels; when scanned it reveals: http://goo.gl/sQ7YR#000047959002673269683681346661405165853320000188000063673938682725426342687981170340250513256341350682420677347661939005946512255098862682767341362682683341949512000015959959320341341683853937346682677959959962597340085324340957336000015963512682680553346661533681901341336000008062519041346682725490530682853042677058512259949341938361485348085959834608000012010661426683341362682681342373256000015959959258
The only necessary part of the URL is: http://goo.gl/sQ7YR, everything after the # is not used!
See more of Cait Willis amazing work at: caitwillis.com or better yet purchase her work at LxWxH Gallery
Source: LxWxH Gallery
