Would this help??

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

Get the needed code, export and resize in a graphics program...or is 
that too simple??

- Darren Byrnes

On 4/3/12 10:45 AM, Jacqueline Brudlos wrote:
>
> Hello, everyone.  I'm a new member to this listserv (Thanks, Pete!) 
> and I have a dilemma/question (I did try to search through the archive 
> first, but didn't find anything to help me).
>
> Parking and Transportation Services is working to launch NextBus, a 
> feature showing students/staff where all of the shuttle buses are in 
> real-time.  See the whole system on your desktop computer, call a 
> number at a particular bus stop and hear "next bus arrives in 2 
> minutes" OR scan the QR code and get info on your smartphone.
>
> Is anyone an expert on those QR codes?
>
> Admittedly, I'm completely in the dark on this technology/marketing 
> tool (my phone doesn't even take pictures - that's how outdated I am - 
> LOL).
>
> My plan was to work with the Sign Stop to revise the current signage 
> at the campus shuttle stops - specifically adding a graphic overlay to 
> each sign.  BUT these signs are typically 6-8 feet off the ground. 
>  Upon further research online, it sounds to me like I'll need to make 
> the barcode around 8 inches square.  Does anyone use these codes 
> personally or professionally?  Does it work from a distance?  Does the 
> code need to be THAT large?
>
> Based on what I found online today, it sounds to me that my plan to 
> revise the current signage won't work.  I think I'm going to have to 
> make a second 8.5x11 size sign.
>
> I'm just trying to not waste time/money on doing this wrong.  Does 
> anyone have any advice for me?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jacqueline
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