In Japan QR Codes are found on everything from business cards to bananas, now they are coming to the West and advertising and promotion will never be the same again.

We are an international organization of QR Code enthusiasts who monitor the progress of 2-dimensional barcodes and we keep you informed here on 2d-code with news, views and analysis.

Regular contributors include:

London, UK
Roger Smolski is the founder and editor of 2d-code and is an aged polymath. He can be contacted via the contact form or just email: Roger

Washington DC, USA
Patrick Donnelly is the CEO of QR Arts, a strategic communications design firm that specializes in integrating web and print medias through mobile phone technologies. Patrick can be contacted via the contact form.

Colchester, UK
Martin Rides is the owner of QRazystuff, a consumer retail website offering personalised QR Code clothing. Martin can be contacted via the contact form.

Boston, MA, USA
John Foley is the founder of interlinkONE and has served as president and CEO since the company’s inception in 1996. John can be contacted via the contact form.

Shanghai, China
Steven Millward follows gadgets, social media and other cultural phenomena across Asia as the China based editor at Techinasia.com. Steven can be contacted via the contact form.

Zürich, Switzerland
Roger Fischer is CEO of Kaywa AG and enables users to develop or convert traditional blogs into a suitable format for reading on a mobile phone. Roger can be contacted via the contact form.

We frequently have interviews and guest posts from senior figures in the industry, if you are interested in contributing please contact us.

If you would like to help by posting interesting news or pictures from the country you are living in, why not become a 2d-code international correspondent? Just send an email to the Editor

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