QR Code Resources
Guides on how QR codes work, how to design them for print, and how to use them in specific situations.
What is a QR Code?
What QR codes are, how they're structured, and why they became so widely used.
QR Codes for Marketing
How to use QR codes in marketing campaigns — placement, sizing, CTAs, and tracking with UTM parameters.
Scanning Guide
How to scan QR codes on iPhone and Android without downloading a third-party app.
Design Best Practices
Contrast, quiet zones, minimum sizes — the rules that determine whether your code will actually scan.
Static vs. Dynamic
What separates static from dynamic codes, and when each type makes sense.
Restaurant Menus
How to implement QR code menus properly — hosting, generating, displaying, and handling poor connectivity.
Business Card Codes
Why most business cards don't get saved, and how a vCard QR code fixes that.
WiFi Tech Explained
How WiFi QR codes work technically, what the security tradeoffs are, and how to use a guest network.
Scanning vCards
Step-by-step: how to scan a vCard QR code on iPhone or Android, and what to do when it doesn't work.
Ultimate Sizing Guide
The 10:1 sizing rule, density adjustments, contrast requirements, and material traps to avoid.