I recently found this blog which shows a business card with a QR card. I thought I’d create a business card with LaTeX with a similar QR code. I took a LaTeX template from here, found out about the pst-barcode pacakge, learnt the MECARD format, and combined them to make this:
My QR Business Card
I doubt I’ll print this card, but just in case you want to make a similar one, here is the LaTeX source:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{memoir}
\setstocksize{55mm}{85mm} % UK Stock size
\setpagecc{55mm}{85mm}{*}
\settypeblocksize{45mm}{75mm}{*}
\setulmargins{5mm}{*}{*}
\setlrmargins{5mm}{*}{*}
\setheadfoot{0.1pt}{0.1pt}
\setheaderspaces{1pt}{*}{*}
\checkandfixthelayout[fixed]
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{pst-barcode}
\begin{document}
%\pagecolor[cmyk]{.22,.36,.51,.08}%
\begin{Spacing}{0.75}%
\noindent
\textbf{Andrew~Brampton~Ph.D.}\\
\rule{75mm}{1mm}\\
\begin{minipage}[t]{30mm}
\vspace{-1mm}%
\begin{pspicture}(30mm,30mm)
% The MECARD format is used to exchange contact information. More information at:
% http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/imode/make/content/barcode/function/application/addressbook/index.html
\psbarcode{MECARD:N:Brampton,Andrew;EMAIL:a.bramptonATlancs.ac.uk;URL:http://bramp.net;;}{eclevel=L width=1.181 height=1.181}{qrcode}
\end{pspicture}
\end{minipage}
\hspace{1mm}
\begin{minipage}[t]{42mm}
\vspace{-1mm}%
\begin{flushright}
{\scriptsize
\begin{Spacing}{1.5}%
% \textbf{Research Associate}\\
\textbf{Network Researcher}\\
Computing Department\\
Lancaster University\vspace{9mm}\\
\end{Spacing}
}
{\tiny
\textbf{email:} a.brampton AT lancs.ac.uk\\
\textbf{web:} http://bramp.net/\\
\vspace*{2mm}
}
\end{flushright}
\end{minipage}
\rule{75mm}{1mm}
\end{Spacing}
\end{document}