QR codes

I’ve been a fairly slow to accept QR codes as a effective (and creative) method of content distribution. For me, personally, I always found it too much of a hassle to install a reader and scan the code, only to get directed to a website. But then I realised that I was being boring, not thinking out of the box, and not seeing the big picture.

There have been some great creative QR code integration, that have allowed me to look at these little bits of graphical code in a completely different light.

Following my previous post about virtual resumes, here’s a good one by Victor Petit, who turned his otherwise boring, two-dimensional resume into a cross-platform, interactive, multi-media masterpiece.

Tesco/Homeplus launched one of the most interesting and engaging uses of mobile web with their subway virtual store in South Korea.

I’m also a big fan of these Victoria’s Secret ad mockups.

These innovative uses of QR codes lets us experience the message, allowing you to interact with the ‘real world’ and the virtual space simultaneously. Think of different and exciting ways to engage your audience through your mobile site. Even better? Relate it to that physical space. Create a new dimension. Deliver.

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Stiqr: cross-platform web design for dummies

So I’ve been shopping around for suitable themes for this space. I want all my online identities to look the same or at least at the same feel, so I’ve been trying to find a similar or identical themes (that I might customise) to fit my WordPress and Tumblr sites. No such luck. I would design it myself, but I just haven’t got the time to learn the coding for each platform from scratch. Today I came across Stiqr. Stiqr allows you to design your website without touch a single line of code. All you do is move the elements around (literally “sticking”) as you would on Photoshop. Stiqr will do all the coding for you. The best part is it works on multiple platforms: WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr, to name a few.

Stiqr is free with limited use, and costs only US$35 for a lifetime license. Sounds like a pretty good deal, I think! Definitely going to be checking this one out, though I’m a little wary of its cross-platform compatibility. I’m noticing that their website (that has been built completely on Stiqr) has some problems with page titles and tags. Anyone had a go at Stiqr and have any feedback at all?

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