Designing the barcodes of the future

You've probably seen QR Codes as they now appear on cola cans, posters and even some people's email signatures. They are basically like bar codes for the future - with them you can link both digital and physical graphics to websites and multi-media. For the most part, the codes look pretty nasty - like this:

So it was great to see some recently released designer QR symbols looking to change all that. Mixing design with technological innovation, Tokyo based creative agency SET teamed up Takashi Murakami with Louis Vuitton to create a distinctive code featuring one of the artist’s characters and the classic LV pattern.

 Check out the site for other examples like the coke one below.