QR Pixel
Creative
pixel art qr codes
SHOW HN2012
119points
25comments
#171of 1,677 in 2012
Top 11%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good concept and layout; useful for making custom QR codes
From 4 comments
This is exactly what I was looking for this morning! I even started getting a quote from a site that charges for this service. I'm assuming I can use the results for whatever I…
rpledge on HNGreat app. I remember reading how to do this on Hackaday.com You could offer a paid account that lets people automatically embed a QR code with custom logo on their site. This…
aith on HNCool project. Love the concept. One thing you may want to work in. While QR codes need to keep to a specific pixel size to keep the data right, the logos/image embedded IN the QR…
jackreichert on HNYour interface requires a 3-button mouse, which anyone on a Mac is not likely to have (especially on a laptop). Yes, you can get a right click by doing a two-finger tap, but…
lambda on HN
Objections
Requires a three-button mouse; hard to draw on Mac trackpads
From 3 comments
Your interface requires a 3-button mouse, which anyone on a Mac is not likely to have (especially on a laptop). Yes, you can get a right click by doing a two-finger tap, but…
lambda on HNIt's difficult to draw white pixels with a (Macbook) touchpad. Allow for Ctrl+Click ?
rafd on HNAlso, unfortunately makes re-drawing gray pixels (middle-click) impossible.
dylanpyle on HN
Reduces QR code resiliency by using padding bits
From 1 comment
It's a nice hack for sure, but I thought the reason it's possible is the redundancy built into the QR code algorithm. By hacking it in this way, aren't you reducing the…
user24 on HN
Does not work in IE9
From 1 comment
Why doesn't it work on IE9?
rhengles on HN
Requests
Rotate the drawing canvas
From 1 comment
The immediate feature that comes to mind is to be able to rotate the canvas that we're drawing on. I noticed that your logo (which is awesome) is actually in a different…
endianswap on HN
Pen or color selector and Ctrl+click support
From 2 comments
It's difficult to draw white pixels with a (Macbook) touchpad. Allow for Ctrl+Click ?
rafd on HNYikes... that is quite high on the todo list (add selector boxes for a "pen" to draw with) but unfortunately it didn't make it for this release.
kbaker on HN
Upload images and API or paid embedding
From 3 comments
Cool project. Love the concept. One thing you may want to work in. While QR codes need to keep to a specific pixel size to keep the data right, the logos/image embedded IN the QR…
jackreichert on HNGreat app. I remember reading how to do this on Hackaday.com You could offer a paid account that lets people automatically embed a QR code with custom logo on their site. This…
aith on HNYes, an API or some easier features to do multiple URLs may come at some point. This is a bit different from abusing the error correction as presented elsewhere - this actually…
kbaker on HN
Questions
How does it differ from overlaying pixels on a QR code
From 1 comment
I'm curious how this is different from just sticking the painted pixels on top of the generated QR code. Are you somehow taking in to account the values of the painted pixels…
aaronpk on HN
Can the output be used freely
From 1 comment
This is exactly what I was looking for this morning! I even started getting a quote from a site that charges for this service. I'm assuming I can use the results for whatever I…
rpledge on HN
Alternatives named
Designer QR code art tools (qrinqr, patrick-wied qr-designer)
From 2 comments
This is a different method than using error correction that allows for more usable area (see details in other threads.) It still leaves 7% of the ECC intact so you can further…
kbaker on HNCool idea. I think it would be awesome to make it possible to automatically encode favicons in qr codes (pixel by pixel -> unit by unit). Here's also a webapp for some…
dgarner on HN
Android app MeCode Lite
From 1 comment
here is an Android app that does a similar thing (but with a fixed set of images and a much dumber algorithm )…
Rabidgremlin on HN