Printing Knowledge: WHAT IS A QR CODE?
Printing Knowledge: WHAT IS A QR CODE? So you may have heard that QR Codes are set to become the 'next big thing' but thinking to yourself, what is a QR Code? QR or Quick Response Codes are a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be read using smartphones and dedicated QR reading devices , that link directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and more! You may have even got to this site by scanning a QR code! Try to scan the below QR CODE to see the results: QR codes are huge in Japan and across the East, and are slowly beginning to become commonplace in the West. Soon enough you will see QR codes on product packaging , shop displays, printed and billboard advertisements as well as in emails and on websites. The scope of use for QR codes really is huge, particularly for the marketing and advertising of products, brands, services and anything else you can think of. SHOULD I CARE ABOUT A QR CODE? With as many as half of us now owning smartphones, and that numbe