MAKE QR CODES YOURSELF

Have you seen an image like this somewhere? On an print ad, maybe? Or on the flipside of a calling card? It may look like a fuzzy painting by a drunk artist, but it actually is an information barcode, also known as QR code, that can be scanned. Point your smartphone camera at the QR code, and if it has the right software, the code will yield up its secrets — a phone number, an address, a discount offer... One software that reads QR codes is available at http://get.scan.me, for Windows, Android and iPhones. But how can you generate a code that you can put on your stationery?

•  Head to www.qrstuff.com 

•  On the left of the screen, select the kind of information you want to put in the QR code: a Website address, a link or URL, an email address… 

•  Fill the box in the middle of the screen with the information you want to embed in the QR code. Specify if you want the code in a different color — though I suggest you stick to black and white. 

• Click on 'Download QR code' and you get a .PNG file. This you can email, print it on a card, or even put up on your Website. Do scan this QR code and let us know what you found.