Show HN: Beautiful QR Codes

(scanwayy.com)

18 points | by janpmz 1 hour ago

5 comments

  • jeroenhd 1 hour ago
    The concept itself has been done a few times before. This Reddit thread has an explanation on how you can generate these yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/18aoqs0/co...

    The good old https://huggingface.co/monster-labs/control_v1p_sd15_qrcode_... model and its predecessors also help.

    The technique works for other black-and-white masks too: https://reticulated.net/dailyai/ai-generated-qr-codes-with-s...

  • tlonny 1 hour ago
    Not to disparage, but I wrote:

    "Using the attached image as a stencil/background - please generate a QR code for https://XXX"

    into ChatGPT and got something valid that looks similar in style to your offering.

    I think the age of trying to wrap a highly focused AI task in a SaaS has come and gone.

    • gnfargbl 1 hour ago
      I don't disagree, but remember the lesson of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 -- historically, people have been willing to pay for convenience.
      • tlonny 1 hour ago
        I would argue that my proposed flow is far more convenient. I don’t have to sign up, enter payment details and I can interface in plain English.
        • cyberge99 1 hour ago
          Many people are not as skilled as you. No pun intended.
    • janpmz 1 hour ago
      With simple prompting it works sometimes but less reliably. I implemented a healing and strengthening algorithm which can improve codes that don't scan quickly.
    • romanovcode 1 hour ago
      Jokes on you, this is the exact prompt OP uses in the BE lol
  • jruohonen 1 hour ago
    Nice idea! Simple but no one has done it previously, so that counts. (As per some posts, I stand corrected, but still, I believe no one has done it as an implementation.)
  • tapland 1 hour ago
    Good looking qr codes is nice, but doing them using AI feels like a huge waste?
  • zerolunier 1 hour ago
    yo, design looks dope, 100% gone use it for my business