I’ve been on the job hunt the last few days so unfortunately this update will be pretty lackluster but it’s something that has been on my mind especially since I found someone who was selling a poster of the qr code.  For those that don’t know what a qr code is, think of it as a barcode that you can scan that  links you to websites and other information, very big in Japan as most phone cameras are able to read the codes.  Check out the first designer qr code which was made last year with another collaboration between LV and Takashi Murakami.

lv x murakami code

QR Codes are the bar codes of the future, linking online and physical graphics to websites and multi-media. For the most part, the codes have still maintained an abstract look akin to their predecessors.

A recently released designer QR symbol, produced by Tokyo based creative agency SET is looking to change all that with a stylized remake of the standard code. Mixing design with technological innovation, SET teamed up Takashi Murakami with Louis Vuitton to create a distinctive code featuring one of the artist’s characters and the classic LV pattern. The agency hopes this will add much needed style and character to the bland world of machine readable codes.

Via PFSK

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