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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 tool (my phone doesn't even take pictures - that's how outdated I am -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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> JACQUELINE BRUDLOS
> Communications Manager | Parking and Transportation Services
> University of Minnesota
> 511 Washington Ave SE | 300 TSB | Minneapolis, MN 55455
> 612-624-4161 (direct) | 612-626-PARK (main) | 612-624-8899 (fax)
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