Despite selling classic British countrywear, here at sheepsheep.co.uk we like to keep up with the times too. So today we’ve been experimenting with QR codes (or mobile barcodes) to try and promote our website.

Mobile barcodes as wikipedia will tell you were invented in Japan and enable you to take a photo of them on your mobile phone, and via software on your phone will then redirect you to a website.

Why not just use a web address you ask? Well admittedly this may be a bit of a gimmick but they do encourage people to actually try and take a photo of them just to see what it’s all about. Whearas i know that when i see a web address in an advert i usually just ignore it.

So here’s our SheepSheep.co.uk QR code, print this page now and try it out! You may even be able to take a picture of the screen (although that didn’t work on my phone).

In Japan, most mobile phones have code readers installed when they’re bought but not so over here. There are a number of places where you can download code readers, try NeoReader or BeeTagg.

If you want to try creating your own QR codes, try this free QR code generator.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking for ways we can use these codes, maybe putting on our labels? Stamping onto sheepskins? Sticking to the backs of unsuspecting sheep (no, we wouldn’t do that of course).