Barcode Symbol Types

Visually identifying barcode symbologies (symbol types) can be quite handy when a scanner or verifier isn’t available. Key characteristics include:   UPC/EAN: All start with a pair of [...]

Almost from the beginning, the demise of barcodes has been predicted. Barcodes are still relevant on their recently-celebrated 50th anniversary. The longevity of the barcode is based on two [...]

You can identify a barcode symbol type just by looking at it. It is a handy skill to have when a scanner or verifier is not readily available. You do not need to understand how the barcode is [...]

When you scan a barcode how does the data in the barcode get translated into letters and numbers? The bars and spaces somehow represent letters and numbers. But how? Interestingly, different [...]

QR Code myths abound. Consider QR Code quality. A recent article describes a graphics design technique that makes QR Code less obtrusive and more “harmonious” with the graphic it accompanies. The [...]

Not all barcode names have significance—UPC or Universal Product Code and Data Matrix, for example, are just generic names with no intrinsic meaning. Other barcode names are more descriptive and [...]

 In our recent article Why Are There Different Kinds of Barcodes?  we posed the rhetorical question  “…is there one barcode type that could do it all?” There is a symbology that does a lot. [...]

Years ago when I first met Jeff and Barcode Test was still a dream, we were all learning about the importance of barcode quality. We did not necessarily know we were learning about quality. [...]

Another anniversary of the barcode and once again its future is in question. The demise has been predicted from the beginning. From the start, successful technology is threatened. But change [...]