QR Code Art For Free. It's Simple & Easy.
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How To Make Beautiful QR Codes
It’s simple.
First, go to this website.
Then, paste your URL in the top box.
Then, describe what you want to see in the ‘Prompt’ section.
Don’t touch anything else, then press ‘Run’ at the bottom.
General Tips
Prompting: I’ve found that in this particular model, nature scenes work best. The image output is only as good as the images it was trained on. I’m noticing this specific model wasn’t trained on certain things like ‘cyberpunk’ or ‘painting.’ You’ll want to lean more toward landscape scenes. Other models will come out in the future with a more robust range of outputs.
Additionally, avoid using words like blurry background, bokeh, depth of field, grainy, low light, etc. These words nudge the algorithm towards blurry or low-contrast images, rendering the the QR code non-scannable.
URLs: The shorter the URL, the bigger the black squares will be in the image. For my personal preference, I like to use a URL shortener like bitly. Plus, bit.ly will give you stats on how many people scanned the code.
Extra Parameters: Use a high strength value between 0.8 and 0.95 and choose a conditioning scale between 0.6 and 2.0. If the generated image looks way to much like the original QR code, gently increase the strength value and reduce the conditioning scale.
Examples
Each of these QR codes has an Easter Egg from the past.
Use Cases
Disclaimer: Using these for your business requires an understanding of the legal implications. To generate these images, the AI needs to borrow scenes and artistic styles from artists’ work. The legal ramifications are muddy; they’re being defined in court cases around the world as we speak. Your use of these depends on your risk aversion. I recommend speaking to your lawyer about it to understand the ramifications if the laws that are written are not in your favor.
With that said, here are some use cases.
Print your QR code as stickers and place them in high foot traffic areas.
Run Instagram/Facebook/Twitter ads using the eye-catching QR code to drive traffic to your site. Include a button with the same link the QR code points to for lower friction for the end user.
Include the QR code on your business card.
Change your profile picture to the QR code and allude to where it leads to in posts.
Make bookmarks (or other products your niche uses often) and pass them out where your target demographic spends time.
You have approximately a two-month window where an artsy QR code can drive some real traffic on novelty alone. Two months from now (June 20th), your QR code won’t be the first time a person has seen the artsy QR code, and the novelty of the cool-looking QR code will do less of the heavy lifting. After two months, more of your conversion will need to rely on a stronger marketing strategy.
As I’ve said with other novel AI tricks, act quickly on this. The novelty will wear off. Luckily, the next cool thing will come out, starting the novelty land grab all over again.
That cycle repeats forever.
There’s more juice to the squeeze when you’re the first one picking the fruit.