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Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami x QR Code
JoshSpear.com — ... a QR code for your mobile phone. QR (quick response) codes are like the Japanese version of bar codes, because they started in Japan. The code is scanned into your mobile phone via the camera and outputs a link. Think of it as a way to add hyperlinks in the real world. Normally, these QR codes look like deformed boxy versions of bar codes. But as soon as Murakami touches one we are all gaga. It’s amazing what a little Louis Vuitton pattern and color can do to a QR. Nice work SET! ...

Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton debut interactive art code
DVICE Atom Feed — Ever since the debut of QR code in 1994, creative geeks have been trying new and innovative ways to incorporate the interactive squares into our everyday lives. Japan-based creative agency SET has achieved possibly the coolest QR code ever with their work for Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami. Designed to promote the ongoing collaboration between the two style leaders, the code design works with most QR code readers and has the added benefit of being Murakami's first truly interactive work. Via Jean Snow

Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton make QR codes fun again
Engadget — Bland, black and white QR codes got you down? Well leave it to artist Takashi Murakami to shake things up. Creative agency SET has laced the psychedelic-anime expert's playful, colorful imagery into versions of the machine-readable code for Louis Vuitton that -- amazingly -- still work. The ...

Marc Jacobs QR Code from SET Japan
JAPAN TRENDS - LIVE FROM TOKYO — Creative QR code innovators SET Japan, fresh off of their buzzworthy Louis Vuitton / Murakami QR code promotion, have now released a new edition for Marc Jacobs. You can only access the new Marc Jacobs mobile site from a Japanese phone after scanning the code, but the code itself is worth it on its own. Quite amazing how nicely they can be designed while still remaining incredibly functional. ...