• @gedaliyah
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    1056 hours ago

    I think that the white space is actually part of the protocol?

    • @Tyfud
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      81 hour ago

      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.

    • @quilan
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      21 hour ago

      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.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 hour ago

      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.

      • @renzevOP
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        386 hours ago

        Lol this exact video is what prompted me to make the meme