Bar Codes

Barcodes are elements which are shown on the front page of the magazine which are scanned when the magazine is pruchased.
I think I will use a 3D barcode on my magazine as it is more conventional to magazine and recent products.

This is an example of a 2D barcode:

Although they are not used a great deal anymore, they can carry more data than a 3D barcode. 2D barcodes tend to all be the same style, they tend to be more of an old style barcode but are still used alot on magazine's. When considering what type of barcode to use I must consider how the size of the barcode and how identifyable the barcode will be for scanners.

This is an example of a 3D barcode which is the style of barcode which I intend to use on my magazine:

3D barcodes are the newer style barcodes, they are very recognisable and are a reasonable size for magazine covers.