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QR Codes in Truly Strange Places
An interview with Brad Frost, who collects photos of QR code absurdity.
Once upon a time, QR codes were but an auto industry invention, used to track vehicles during assembly. That was 1994. Now, QR codes are everywhere, offering us countless opportunities to take out our phone and scan an ad for more information. As marketers and subversive urban artists come up with new ways to present these codes, new opportunities for satire arise too.
That's where WTF QR CODES comes in. Creators Brad Frost and Craig Villamor highlight examples of absurd QR codes around the world. We caught up with Frost via email about the site and how it came about. Here's what he had to say: