renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoI have the weirdest aesthetic preferenceslemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down118
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minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up135·12 hours agoI think that the white space is actually part of the protocol?
minus-squareTyfud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·7 hours agoIt’s required for contrast detection. Also, if it was placed on something with a black background, the borders would bleed into the background and be unrecognizable when scanning. This is why graphic artists don’t get to determine functional standards.
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up95·11 hours agoIt is. I am watching veritasium last vid on how qr codes work as we speak
minus-squarerenzev@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·11 hours agoLol this exact video is what prompted me to make the meme
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoI helped my wife make a qr code quilt (it says “quilt”). There wasn’t quite enough border around it, and you can get it to scan, but it’s not super reliable.
minus-squarequilan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoIt is - without the quiet zone, it makes detecting the locator pattern really difficult, especially in one’s looking for the 1:1:3:1:1 ratio.
I think that the white space is actually part of the protocol?
It’s required for contrast detection.
Also, if it was placed on something with a black background, the borders would bleed into the background and be unrecognizable when scanning.
This is why graphic artists don’t get to determine functional standards.
It is.
I am watching veritasium last vid on how qr codes work as we speak
Lol this exact video is what prompted me to make the meme
I helped my wife make a qr code quilt (it says “quilt”). There wasn’t quite enough border around it, and you can get it to scan, but it’s not super reliable.
It is - without the quiet zone, it makes detecting the locator pattern really difficult, especially in one’s looking for the 1:1:3:1:1 ratio.