More Face

Finally found a good face generator for the avatars.

http://www.morphases.com




Lot's of variety, nice editor plus you can upload your own face for remixing.
You can save the state of the design too - and share that around with friends.

All good.

Here's a quick test using the starburst effect, again.



Looking less sinister. Still in the uncanny valley though.

A little bluring around the edge of the head forces your focus onto the eyes / noise / mouth plane induces a emotional connection quickly - rather than allow the mind to take in the whole picture and doubt it's plausibility.

Mind, the avatar, when used on Twitter is only a thumbnail, so detail is lost to form.

At this size, the image becomes quite compelling.

Even at the smallest level, it works quite well.