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10 November 2009

In Japan even barcodes are beautiful

post by: special-k at: 12:21 | 11 comments

Those are just great. If I produced some kind of product, I'd definitely spring for one of those barcodes to go on it.

posted by BoringPostcards 10 November | 13:22

I love these! What a unique idea.

posted by redvixen 10 November | 13:28

These are cool. I like the windmills.

posted by gaspode 10 November | 13:30

Wonderful! I love when little things like this are considered in design.

posted by MonkeyButter 10 November | 15:04

Ohhh, I want my own - with bees! And flowers!

posted by deborah 10 November | 15:59

Not seen in the wild... I will keep an eye out.

posted by gomichild 10 November | 17:21

The amazing Rick Tharp of the Tharp Did It design firm did some barcodes like this more than 10 years ago.

He disappeared but is believed to have taken his own life. It still makes me sad.

posted by grouse 10 November | 23:44

Neat-o!

posted by Specklet 11 November | 04:37

D-Barcode won the Cannes Titanium award 2006 [which is as you might guess the award to top all others during the Cannes Lions advertising festival] and I called them out on being copycats on it a couple of days later. Of course D-Barcode went a step further than the other companies I show there, they made a business out of selling the pretty barcodes to various clients, and that is the what got them the titanium.

posted by dabitch 11 November | 20:53

oh boy do I ever need to triple-check before posting, what the hell was that?

posted by dabitch 11 November | 20:55

wow grouse , I had missed that Speakup article. sad.

posted by dabitch 11 November | 20:58

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