Design Barcode- Tokyo-Based

RisingSunofNihon ^ | June 7, 2006 | Dr. Bill Belew

[G. Stolyarov II]

Well, what do you know, Japan came up with an idea first, and it's America's turn to chase it.

It's called design barcoding.

A Tokyo-based company customizes bar codes for Japanese companies such as Wacoal, an apparel maker.

Now, it wants to bring its business stateside.

The idea is have bar codes with logos or images.

These days, self-checkout counters are becoming hot, and millions of eyes are noticing those little lines as they turn and aim them at the scanner.

Interesting idea, eh? Media buzz in Japan gave companies like Pacarc plenty of free publicity on the matter.

I think it will catch on in the states as well.

What do you think?

[G. Stolyarov II]

Design barcoding is an original and innovative idea; it presents more opportunities for creativity on packaging-- which might attract additional consumers to the products that use it. This also shows that one of the advantages of a global economy is a back-and-forth exchange of original, innovative ideas. See Dr. Belew’s blog at RisingSunofNihon

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A picture of one would be nice...

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

I have written some barcode apps. This is pretty damned easy to do.

[Yo-Yo]

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

I may just have to write one in a minute or two. How about a smiley faced one?

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