January 21, 2009 76 Comments

Facial Recognition

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Just a realization. Look how many faces are on the whole first page of my site. (You might have to click through to get the full effect.) I realize that why I do this is simple: it humanizes your intake of information. It’s as if there are people around you when you’re reading.

At least that’s how I feel when looking over my whole page in the aggregate. What do you think?

Photo credit freebird (bobinson)

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  • http://www.ipattorneyfirm.com Nancy Delain

    Faces humanize us. The person behind the face each his or her own unique story to tell, which makes every face, even the faces of identical twins, different. Posting faces on your site recognizes the humanity of the world. I like this idea. I might emulate it. I’m a bit confused though: if faces humanize us, then hiding faces behind masks or makeup somehow removes our humanity. As much as I like the makeup job on the face you chose here, why choose a hiding face to talk about the importance of faces?

    Nancy

  • http://www.ipattorneyfirm.com Nancy Delain

    Faces humanize us. The person behind the face each his or her own unique story to tell, which makes every face, even the faces of identical twins, different. Posting faces on your site recognizes the humanity of the world. I like this idea. I might emulate it. I’m a bit confused though: if faces humanize us, then hiding faces behind masks or makeup somehow removes our humanity. As much as I like the makeup job on the face you chose here, why choose a hiding face to talk about the importance of faces?

    Nancy

  • http://www.VoiceBroadcastingPros.com Mark Sullivan | Voice Broadcas

    Glad I found this post Chris. This is so true.

    Another point is the type of picture and what it conveys. Happy, confident, cocky, etc. But, then again, you want to make people stop and think and take notice. Sometimes it’s the stupid irritating commercials that gets remembered.

    Makes me wonder about the picture of the lady on our site? Seriously, I’ve had people comment a long time ago that she was interesting … however she seems smug, as Sienfeld said, “Oh, he sooo smmmuugg” …

    Who knows it could’ve given some people the shivers so they left our site?!

    Anyway, this is a great post and it lead me to read around your site …. like that Twitter post. Memphis … that was funny.

    Thanks.

  • http://www.VoiceBroadcastingPros.com Mark Sullivan | Voice Broadcas

    Glad I found this post Chris. This is so true.

    Another point is the type of picture and what it conveys. Happy, confident, cocky, etc. But, then again, you want to make people stop and think and take notice. Sometimes it’s the stupid irritating commercials that gets remembered.

    Makes me wonder about the picture of the lady on our site? Seriously, I’ve had people comment a long time ago that she was interesting … however she seems smug, as Sienfeld said, “Oh, he sooo smmmuugg” …

    Who knows it could’ve given some people the shivers so they left our site?!

    Anyway, this is a great post and it lead me to read around your site …. like that Twitter post. Memphis … that was funny.

    Thanks.

  • http://www.VoiceBroadcastingPros.com Mark Sullivan | Voice Broadcasting Pros

    Glad I found this post Chris. This is so true.

    Another point is the type of picture and what it conveys. Happy, confident, cocky, etc. But, then again, you want to make people stop and think and take notice. Sometimes it’s the stupid irritating commercials that gets remembered.

    Makes me wonder about the picture of the lady on our site? Seriously, I’ve had people comment a long time ago that she was interesting … however she seems smug, as Sienfeld said, “Oh, he sooo smmmuugg” …

    Who knows it could’ve given some people the shivers so they left our site?!

    Anyway, this is a great post and it lead me to read around your site …. like that Twitter post. Memphis … that was funny.

    Thanks.

  • http://www.texmed.org Steve Levine

    Agree with what everyone said about faces. True and important.

    BUT … what you have is not a Web site, not a home page, but a blog. What do you and your readers think about making that same emotional connection from a more static Web site home page that must promote, navigate, serve, etc… users from many various backgrounds?

  • http://www.texmed.org Steve Levine

    Agree with what everyone said about faces. True and important.

    BUT … what you have is not a Web site, not a home page, but a blog. What do you and your readers think about making that same emotional connection from a more static Web site home page that must promote, navigate, serve, etc… users from many various backgrounds?

  • http://www.texmed.org Steve Levine

    Agree with what everyone said about faces. True and important.

    BUT … what you have is not a Web site, not a home page, but a blog. What do you and your readers think about making that same emotional connection from a more static Web site home page that must promote, navigate, serve, etc… users from many various backgrounds?

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  • http://freebird.in bobinson

    I was surprised by the large number of hits to my photo and alas I am here.

    Its a nice thought friend and I am glad that you used my photo along with the idea.

  • http://freebird.in bobinson

    I was surprised by the large number of hits to my photo and alas I am here.

    Its a nice thought friend and I am glad that you used my photo along with the idea.

  • http://freebird.in bobinson

    I was surprised by the large number of hits to my photo and alas I am here.

    Its a nice thought friend and I am glad that you used my photo along with the idea.

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    Nice photo, bobinson!

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    Nice photo, bobinson!

  • http://socialmedia.biz JD Lasica

    Nice photo, bobinson!

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    Cool face art! Wonder how long it took to do that.

    Great photography skills bobinson!

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    Cool face art! Wonder how long it took to do that.

    Great photography skills bobinson!

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    Cool face art! Wonder how long it took to do that.

    Great photography skills bobinson!

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