Design Barcode – Tokyo Based
Well, what do you know, Japan came up with an idea first and it’s America’s turn to chase it.
It’s called design barcoding.
A Tokyo-based company customizes bar codes for Japanese companies such as Wacoal, an apparel maker.
Now, it wants to bring its business stateside.
The idea is have bar codes with logos or images.
These days, self-checkout counters are becoming hot and millions of eyes are noticing those little lines as they turn and aim them at the scanner.
Interesting idea, eh? Media buzz in Japan gave companies like Pacarc plenty of free publicity on the matter.
I think it will catch on in the states as well.
What do you think?
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June 7, 2006
They look really cool, but those damn self-checkout things can barely handle normal barcodes.
Scary Personals
June 7, 2006
Isn’t that so true? You blow on them, rub them, stretch them and give them a kiss and the holoreader still looks at you like you are stupid.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
June 17, 2006
Acutaly, it’s not really a new idea.
Habatat, a skateboard company did that for a few t-shirt designs, and yes, the barcode was actualy machine readable. the only difference is that they did it for style purposes over fucntion. This seems to be the other way ’round.
Nice to see that they’re trying to implement a good idea, though.
http://www.habitatskateboards.com/
I’ve been trying to find the old design, but it doesn’t seem to be around anywhere on the internet.
Nice blog though.
June 17, 2006
I remember seeing barcodes on t-shirts and such quite a while back.
I didn’t know that they were readable though.
Thanks for stopping by and for the encouragement.
June 18, 2006
Hi Bill:
I thought you might enjoy this web video:
Mobile Phones Scan ColorCode on TV
Cheers,
Lars.