Barcode Plantage transforms a simple product bar code into a unique tree in the garden of globalization. Everyone knows that the bar code is used to facilitate the cashing and recording of goods in stores. But which information is actually encoded within the bar code? A simple answer to this question can be found at one of the product databases on the Internet, which are basically huge networks of national code datasets. Keying in the 8, 12 or 13 digit figures of a bar code into an international code database, returns information on the manufacturer and the country of origin of the product. Moreover, each bar code is assigned to only one product worldwide, but these individual details are hardly visible to the naked eye. Taking advantage of this rich pool of information Barcode Plantage creates a series of visualizations based on a set of default bar codes. Since all data is being interpreted by an algorithm that works completely without any random aspect each product is represented by a characteristic and singular tree. You can also start your own Barcode Plantage.
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