The always-on Jean Snow posted an interesting tip on a groovy style QR Code campaign running for Louis Vuitton. Produced by SET, and designed by Takashi Murakami, this is definitely a level-up from the good old black & white standard. While we have covered several unusual 2D barcode offerings in the past, such as Design QR and Ishinokoe, this next-gen full color version certainly raises the bar.

It also leads us to wonder how the folks over at ColorZip [video here] will react, considering they claim to have secured IP covering all manners of color QR Codes, as it would seem at least somewhat disruptive to their established for-fee business model in this space. While we’re at it this sample of an embedded logo and Flash animated QR Code is also pretty cool!

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1. Custom QR Code for Marc Jacobs Japan
2. New Camera Phone Bar Code System
3. Japanese Use Cell Phone QR Bar Code Readers to Check Food Safety
4. Mobile Phones Scan ColorCode on TV
5. Use QR Code to Call a Taxi

Some sage advise when entering new turf; Stop, Look and Listen.. it’s also good to secure a local guide. Japan is the cradle of mobile civilization – we have been dedicated to this space since 2001 – trust our archives here offer some useful material.

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