frost scans QR codes

I review and grade QR codes I find around the internet and real world

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grade: S

this is the first time I've seen someone use S-tier QR codes in artwork, and it looks pretty rad! because the codes are well-formatted, my phone was able to scan them instantly without any issues.

found at CLE airport

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: D

this one gets an automatic D because it me trying several different angles and distances before my phone could attempt to scan it.

aesthetically, the code isn't quite as bad as some others I've seen, but it's still horrendous. those kinda circular, kinda square calibration squares really annoy me whenever I see them, plus the code's been infected with that blobby cyber-mold disease that's becoming all too common.

submitted by a friend, I guess he found it on a cereal box or something?

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: C-

maybe you'd have better luck hiring if your QR code was better formatted :P

my phone didn't have too much trouble scanning this, but just look at those colors...green code with black calibration squares? ugly as heck. and don't even get me started on the error-correction-abusing logo jammed in the middle. at least all the lines are straight and square.

found at sunliner diner in gatlinburg, TN. actually a really cool restaurant, I'd recommend it

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: E

what in the heck is this "flowcode" abomination? it goes without saying that my phone couldn't scan this mess at all (even though the instructions below the code make it sound soooo easy).

literally the only defining feature of this code is that they just put junk around a QR code to make it unscannable. absolutely disgusting.

found at a starbucks in gatlinburg, TN

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: B

my phone only struggled a little bit scanning this code, and that was probably only because of the extreme angle.

other than that, it's a standard slightly-bad QR code with those disappointingly commonplace ugly rounded calibration squares and error-correction-abusing logo jammed in the middle. the colors and actual code contents are perfect though so that’s good at least.

found at ripley's aquarium in gatlinburg, TN

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: C

my phone was able to scan it fine and the lines are mostly straight so it gets a passing grade, but what in the heck is up with that gradient? it’s all blobby and gross too, like some kind of cyber-mold.

submitted by a friend who found it on a siemens newsletter

[frost-scans-qr-codes]

grade: E

this code was given an automatic E because my phone simply couldn’t scan it. aside from that, there’s quite a bit wrong here:

the calibration squares and code are two different colors. why would you ever do that?

everything’s all blobby and rounded, which isn’t horrible, but definitely isn’t great.

logo in the middle. everyone’s doing it these days and it’s just so ugly.

(also what would an augmented reality experience made by a bread company even be like?)

found here