Photo Realistic QR-Codes
Creative
qr code art generator
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How HN took it
8 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 7 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Execution: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever, fun idea that works on many phones
From 3 comments
Great idea! Works flawlessly for me on an iPhone XR.
Jakob on HNWow this is freaking cool! All worked for me in the iphone x
irjustin on HNThat's really cool
ykevinator on HN
Objections
Colour versions often fail to scan in common readers
From 4 comments
Cool idea. Sadly only the b/w example scans for me, and even that takes a while to register.
detaro on HNThat's really clever. Using the 4 example images at the top, the first (color) and last (B&W) work flawlessly on my iPhone. But the two animated ones in the middle will work for…
crazygringo on HNSadly, on my Samsung Galaxy S9, absolutely none of them register
rendall on HNI couldn't get any of them to work with my Pixel 3, using Google Lens.
SamBam on HN
Animated versions are hard for phones to lock onto
From 1 comment
That's really clever. Using the 4 example images at the top, the first (color) and last (B&W) work flawlessly on my iPhone. But the two animated ones in the middle will work for…
crazygringo on HN
QR codes should look like plain QR codes for usability
From 2 comments
Same, pixel 3. This is very cool tech but from a UX pov I think it's better codes small and pure (no logo or non-square dots)
tln on HNQR should look MORE like QR, and always include an URL next to it. If you display a QR Code with some url, and fail to show a shortened url next to it for people to type instead…
alsdkfjkqjwer on HN
Requests
Run generation client-side in the browser
From 2 comments
The queuing was based on 2007 metrics on load and usage. It now seems this needs updating. Preferably making if full client-side javascript.
pickledcods on HNThe codes are generated on their backend in a C program, but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be done in WASM.
lights0123 on HN
Better scanning reliability for colour codes
From 1 comment
I only get B&W QR. (In case it is important, I used the first photo (one with three vertical yellow bananas)…
gus_massa on HN
Questions
What is the practical use case?
From 2 comments
This is really cool! I do wonder what the practical use is, though, aside from just being pretty cool. In a real world situation I think the recognizability of a QR code as…
rootusrootus on HNI must be missing something... What does this have to do with photo realism?
antris on HN
Alternatives named
aestheticodes
From 1 comment
Related idea: https://www.aestheticodes.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW39Mt5kscQ But this is probably better because it uses natively supported QR codes.
zelly on HN
Awesome QR (bitcat)
From 1 comment
I looked at this work and since it's AGPL licensed I went away. https://www.bitcat.cc/webapp/awesome-qr is a great alternative.
iFire on HN
Oh By codes
From 1 comment
I have a pet project, "Oh By"[1] that is a replacement for QR codes that does not require an app to create, or consume, and you can just chalk them up anywhere. The downside is…
rsync on HN