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Yet More QR Code Coverage…

September 1st, 2010
categories: music,qr codes,social media,syco

Tags: Labrinth,qr codes

QRazystuff has just posted a really well-written article on the profile building we’ve been doing with Labrinth.

This one runs a bit more in depth about creating the enigma behind Labrinth, along with some of the techniques we are implementing in ‘The Internet of Things‘.

Have a look at the article over here.

(Via QRazystuff)


Shh! New QR code Labrinth Transmission.

July 27th, 2010
categories: design,film,music,qr codes,social media,syco,youtube

Tags: Labrinth,manga,qr codes

Here’s a special edition Labrinth transmission all about how to use the QR codes.
The latest in the weekly series it takes it’s inspiration from 80′s Manga style cartoons. Our editor Leif Johnson found a box of his VHS’s (remember those?) that he taped off late night Channel 4 when he was but a child and just ran with the idea:

What do you think? The authentic-looking characters, backgrounds, and typefaces were all drawn by a huge up and coming talent and our in-house designer Ben Marsh, who has already gained quite a bit of internet notoriety for his Gameboy condoms.

We’re incredibly proud of this series, each one aesthetically different from the last. Here’s a little retrospective of the QR code based videos in case you missed any, just follow this link and tell us what you think. (Glad that rhymed!)


Susan’s Search Goes Live

July 13th, 2010
categories: competitions,design,music,qr codes,social media,syco,youtube

Tags: susan boyle,susan's search

We’ve just launched Susan’s Search; a YouTube competition that gives Susan’s fans the chance to sing on her next album. We’ll let Susan explain below:

She’s very excitied about the competition and is really looking forward to collaborating with the winner. “When I did Britain’s Got Talent, I was given a chance by Simon Cowell to show what I could do. This got me thinking about people who maybe missed the opportunity, so I came up with the idea for Susan’s Search. It’s about giving other people an opportunity, it’s about letting them live the dream that they’ve always wanted to do.”

Since the story originally broke on Billboard followed then by all sorts of massive music sites the response has been insanely huge. We’re currently being sent, on average, one video every seven minutes. Susan is now sat on Simon’s side of the desk ready to judge the contestants.


Hiding Labrinth

June 30th, 2010
categories: design,facebook,music,myspace,qr codes,social media,syco,twitter,youtube

Tags: Labrinth,Pet Shop Boys,qr codes,Smart Phones,syco

Labrinth
Labrinth is busy bustin’ sick beats hidden in a studio somewhere, meanwhile we’ve been doing some hiding of our own.

If you’ve signed up to Labrinth’s various social media sites, you may have noticed the sneaky inclusion of QR Codes which lead to some exclusive content produced by Labrinth and ourselves.

QR Codes have been used by pop stars like The Pet Shop Boys before, however we feel the infrastructure had been lacking until recently (namely the mass adoption of Smart Phones we’ve seen in the last two years or so) and therefore there has been limited success with campaigns utilising them. We see the timing as being right now and the use of QR Codes as a perfect fit for Labrinth; not only does it aesthetically suit his name but both are still relatively new, so only people in the know… well, know. Overall it’s an accessible and forward thinking way for Labrinth to find his place in the physical web.


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