Effort is a Dial
Wall art takes up space; it should earn it.
What is it being used for? What value is it providing? How much effort do you need to invest?
A painting is a toggle: buy one, little effort; paint one, lots of effort. A QArtCode is a dial; put in as much effort as makes sense. Dial it to 1 and be done in 5. Dial it to 6 and spend an evening. If it rocks, dial it to 11.
Curated Collections
Pick a curated collection with hundreds of quality photos. Enter your content (WiFi, URL...). Choose a product category and size. Checkout. Done in 5. You receive a QR code people stop to look at.
Extend a Collection
Maybe you like a collection but it isn't perfect. For instance, the iconic collection features some villains and difficult events (the bottom left picture remembers 9/11). You can extend that collection: remove images, reprioritize them, and add new ones.
Building on an existing collection saves you time. If you are an elementary school, start with the cute collection and replace the top left image with your school logo. When making one for Aunt Martha, you might not have enough photos to fully customize. Build on flora and your contributions are supplemented by flowers. She'll love that.
Effort is Wonderful
We live in a fast food world. Low effort, high value is our guiding light. Sometimes it shouldn't be. When we are crafting something for ourselves or those we love, something that will be with us a long time and will be ever-present, putting care, effort and love into it is the point.
Your QArtCode is your artwork. It is large wall art that serves a purpose. Visitors using it to join your WiFi will be drawn in, browse, ask questions, etc. It will start many a conversation. Nice. A couple hires a professional photographer to take wedding pictures. They carefully arrange them into a wedding album and get it professionally printed. They'll browse it and show it maybe ten times. Then, it just sits on a shelf. Disappointing. A QArtCode stays with you.
If you are a skilled painter, your painting for a specific person or place is welcome. Unfortunately, most of us don't have that skill. But we have photos. We can gather them. We can group them. We can assemble them. We can reflect on what we've done. We can revise until we are happy. If we are particular, it might take some time to get it just right; we will know that effort was worth it each time we walk by.
Very few of our photos deserve large photo print treatment. All the deficiencies (that person in the background, the person with their eyes closed, the focus is slightly off) become more present. Most QArtCode photos are printed small. At that size, the subject stays but deficiencies disappear. "Where is that beach?" is better than "wow, there's a lot of washed up trash in that corner." The back bench photos also play.