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June 24, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2016

June 24, 2016 by Travis Jonker   5 comments

Last year (wholly inspired by an idea from Matthew Cordell) we had a good time checking out all the inventive ways the boring ol’ barcode has been incorporated into the design and illustration of a picture book. It was a greatest hits gallery with some really amazing stuff. Have a look:

Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode

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So what does this year have to offer? I’ve compiled a gallery of any 2016 picture book barcode that in some way interacted with the art or design of the book. What did I miss? Tweet me with an image @100scopenotes or email an image to scopenotes (at) gmail (dot) com.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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Comments

  1. Kristine Tague says

    June 24, 2016 at 9:17 am

    These are fantastic. I just read Explorers of the Wild and never noticed the awesome little art around the barcode!

  2. Matthew Cordell says

    June 24, 2016 at 11:45 am

    mmmm… bar code-y. 🙂 Another great year in bar code!

  3. Tracey Elrod says

    June 24, 2016 at 4:46 pm

    Just found one scanning titles for Goodreads….will tag you on Instagram….

  4. Nocturnals World says

    July 6, 2016 at 11:28 am

    So fun! I love the Phil Pickle barcode and the sleeping koala from There’s a Giraffe in My Soup. The Pickle one is so zany and fits the mood of the cover perfectly, while I couldn’t resist aww-ing at the koala. I love how the design of a picture book can be savored alongside the actual book.

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    November 29, 2016 at 2:54 pm

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