tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839813785248699932012-01-10T01:43:01.154-08:00Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-9703954728416976342007-09-04T10:55:00.000-07:002007-09-04T10:57:00.538-07:00Capri sun have anthropomorphised an apple for their packaging. Nice use of a smile and apple to make their drinks look fun and happy. Good job they dont have a watermelon flavour, they might get in trouble like Boris! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/apple_smile.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-970395472841697634?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-89830828268357128602007-09-04T10:52:00.000-07:002007-09-04T10:55:07.446-07:00Some new faces. From Ripon, Camden, Stoke Newington, Festinho, the West End and some other places. Enjoy.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/83.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/84.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/85.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/86.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/87.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/88.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/89.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/90.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/91.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/92.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/93.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/94.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/95.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/96.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-8983082826835712860?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-13744276002451988132007-08-08T14:35:00.000-07:002007-08-08T14:38:07.468-07:00Here are the faces. ALL THE FACES. These come from around London, the Lake District and Colchester. Look at me, I'm a jetsetter! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/68.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/69.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/70.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/71.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/72.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/73.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/74.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/75.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/76.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/77.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/78.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/79.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/80.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/81.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/82.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-1374427600245198813?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-38619381975042710102007-08-08T14:30:00.000-07:002007-08-08T14:35:01.093-07:00These two faces have been created to promote the films Cabin Fever and more recently Premonition. Of course seeing a face in an object should symbolise horror and mystery, especially if it is Sandra Bullock's face made out of twigs. It is interesting that both poster producers have gone for a similar approach, one which is quite subtle and very effective and the other which is cheesy and contrived. I thought that the film Cabin Fever was entertaining with some great dialogue, from the poster I have a feeling that Premonition would be a very poor effort! <br /><br /><img src = "http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/cabin_fever.jpg"><img src = "http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/premonition1_large.jpg"><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-3861938197504271010?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-1558244028321034312007-07-30T13:56:00.000-07:002007-07-30T13:59:21.392-07:00I have collected loads of new found faces. Processing them all is taking a while. You will soon be served a fine banquet of new found faces. Here is the entree! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/66.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-155824402832103431?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-8408953323866830382007-07-30T13:45:00.000-07:002007-07-30T13:53:41.530-07:00Piggi sent me an email to tell me about Molly's Eyes, his collection of found faces dedicated to his diabetic daughter.<br /><br /><img src = "http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/67.jpg"><br /><br />You can see and buy his book here:<br /><br /><a href = "http://www.lulu.com/content/292174">Molly's Eyes</a><br /><br />These faces are beautifully photographed and capture the situation and environment with great effect.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-840895332386683038?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-32106239572228106742007-07-09T12:02:00.001-07:002007-07-09T12:08:44.743-07:00I noticed this excellent face based optical illusion in this Saturday's Sun Newspaper.<br /><br />If you look at the picture close it looks like Albert Einstein.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/64.jpg" /><br /><br />If you look from a distance it looks like Marilyn Monroe! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/65.jpg" /><br /><br />This illusion created by Aude Oliva and Antonio Torralba of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology and Philippe Schyns from Gasgow Unviersity.<br /><br />This is an excellent example of the different way that our brains can process visual information. We are looking at exactly the same image, but our brain will work out the best way to process the information. The sharp image of Einstein is dominant in our vision close up, but then the blurred image of Monroe takes dominance at a distance.<br /><br />I notice that this illusion works as well if you blur your eyes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-3210623957222810674?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-11700280882589421592007-07-09T11:55:00.001-07:002007-07-09T12:04:22.286-07:00Im back in London. But here are some more faces from Cannes! Its like a found face webcast live from the streets of Cannes. Wow! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/56.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/57.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/58.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/59.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/60.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/66.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/61.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/62.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/63.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-1170028088258942159?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-91027672710963696342007-06-20T05:02:00.000-07:002007-06-20T05:05:43.187-07:00Still in Cannes. Ive been out and about and have probably got gout! <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/47.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/48.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/49.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/50.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/51.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/52.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/53.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/54.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/55.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-9102767271096369634?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-89118119572290934632007-06-13T09:21:00.000-07:002007-06-13T09:42:46.170-07:00I am in Cannes for 3 weeks. Here are some French faces from my travels around town. Some of these guys live in posh places like the Cannes Noga Hilton. Some of them live on the street like French hobos. There is a broad social divide in this town, but the faces don't let it get them down. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/38.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/39.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/40.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/41.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/42.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/43.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/44.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/45.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/46.jpg" /><br /><br />Project for next week: Super-yacht faces!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-8911811957229093463?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-50722837920337960382007-06-07T02:48:00.000-07:002007-06-07T02:58:28.486-07:00In this month's Creative Review I noticed the new ad campaign for VW Beetle by Crispin Porter & Bogusky.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/29.jpg"><br /><br />This is a good execution of a commonly recognised piece of anthropomorphology. There is nothing or revolutionary new about saying that the VW Beetle has a happy face. Anyone that has seen Herby Goes Bananas knows this! But the comparison of the Beetle face with the faces of 'evil' cars re-enforces the brand values of the Beetle to the demographic which will be likely to buy one.<br /><br />I doubt any SUV's will release 'Dare to be aggressive' ad campaigns. Although Im sure that their drivers would find that added macho factor very appealing.<br /><br />Dare to be happy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-5072283792033796038?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-74557219829862885252007-06-06T12:20:00.001-07:002007-06-06T12:22:23.399-07:00More faces that I've seen out and about this week in Farringdon, Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. My favourite is the hat face.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/27.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/30.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/31.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/32.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/33.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/34.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/35.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/36.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/37.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-7455721982986288525?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-50468022449863773252007-06-06T12:16:00.000-07:002007-06-06T12:18:42.053-07:00Boo! I got a rejection letter from the Arts Council today.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/28.jpg" alt="Letter from Arts Council" /><br /><br />I will continue writing my book. But I feel like this has set me back the 3 weeks it took to write my application. <br /><br />Next time I'll apply for £250,000 to tour a face based opera!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-5046802244986377325?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-45294489221429268412007-05-28T04:31:00.000-07:002007-05-28T04:35:45.235-07:00Ive uploaded over 100 of my old found face photos to Flickr.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robosexual/sets/72157600276395708/">See them here</a><br /><br />These are just found faces captured on my phone camera.<br />I will create another set of found faces from my camera next week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-4529448922142926841?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-72078924127014685202007-05-24T13:12:00.000-07:002007-05-24T13:19:37.010-07:00Here are some more faces that I've seen out and about this week in Farringdon, the West End and Stoke Newington. These cheeky guys have helped to keep me happy in my adventures.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/18.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/19.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/20.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/21.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/22.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/23.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/24.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/25.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/26.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-7207892412701468520?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-46155458674516569902007-05-23T05:27:00.000-07:002007-05-23T05:38:45.856-07:00Police are using facial recognition software in the hunt for the abducted girl Madeleine McCann.<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2085258,00.html<br /><br />This software is interesting because it can rapidly scan photos for faces, then correlate differences in nodal points on these faces against stored faces of known paedophiles.<br /><br />I find this interesting because humans remember people's faces in a similar way. Rather than remember individual faces, we remember how peoples' faces differ from the standard face we have stored in our brain. This constant scanning for faces by our brains also leads us to see found faces in objects.<br /><br />Lets hope that this latest line of enquiry is successful in helping to find Madeleine.<br /><br />Photos can be uploaded at http://www.madeleine.ceopupload.com./<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-4615545867451656990?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-40112667971571332022007-05-21T15:34:00.000-07:002007-05-21T15:53:33.764-07:00This week I have been researching the Japanese 90's craze Meary. These were eye stickers that you could add to objects to give them personality. After scouring eBay for Meary to buy and weeks of dissapointment, I stumbled upon some fun googly eyes in Paperchase.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/12.jpg" /><br /><br />I decided that these eyes should be used for some philanthropy. As my cleaning lady Natasha comes along tomorrow I decided to make her job more fun.<br /><br />I wouldn't like to be a cleaner, it combines my 2 least favourite activities of cleaning and tidying. One thing that would light up my day would be to work in houses with Henry brand vacuum cleaners. His anthropomorphised happy red face would make it feel like I had a fun-loving sunburnt baby elephant businessman helping me to tidy the house.<br /><br />Henry doesn't live in my house. So I have left Natasha some cleaning friends to help her in the kitchen instead.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/13.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/14.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/15.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/16.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/17.jpg" /><br /><br />Anthropomorphology is fun!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-4011266797157133202?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-17660102361528659302007-05-13T14:34:00.000-07:002007-05-13T14:42:19.832-07:00Here are some found faces that I found this week on my various journeys.<br /><br />These cheeky characters live at Leather Lane, Holloway Road, Stoke Newington High St, Kings Cross and my work post room in Farringdon.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/3.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/4.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/5.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/6.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/7.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/9.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/10.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/11.jpg" /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/8.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-1766010236152865930?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-40957857887083657572007-05-09T12:38:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:47:09.457-07:00I got some face post from the Arts Council today.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/1.jpg" alt="Letter from Arts Council" /><br /><br />So with my book eagerly sat on my knee, it was with great expectation that we opened the letter.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nickhearne.co.uk/blog/2.jpg" alt="Letter from Arts Council" /><br /><br />It is an acknowledgement. We will hear about our grant application within the next 6 weeks. Fingers and pages crossed!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-4095785788708365757?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-75189539694481583602007-05-04T04:40:00.000-07:002007-05-04T12:41:31.782-07:00There is a great set of found faces from Dave Gorman on Flickr:<br /><br /><a href = "http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/sets/1336953/">Dave Gorman's Found Faces</a><br /><br />I will be contacting him soon to see if he would like to contribute a photo to my book.<br /><br />His image of a man washing a strangers car with a dog is a perfect example of how visual imagination can brighten up your day:<br /><br /><a href = "http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/474614190/in/set-72157600061514279/">Dog Car Wash</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-7518953969448158360?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883981378524869993.post-8986529553356240932007-04-30T15:06:00.000-07:002007-04-30T15:15:22.203-07:00Today my book has taken the first tentative step on it's journey.<br /><br />With the aid of my brain and my arms I helped my book fill in an application for Art For The Grants from the Arts Council. This has taken the last 3 weeks to complete. I then kindly took my book's application directly to the Arts Council after work.<br /><br />Hopefully we will receive the relatively modest funding. But it will take 6 weeks before I hear back. Otherwise I will have to fund my book from my own pocket like some sort of literary sugar daddy.<br /><br />I will begin fleshing out my research in the mean time. Maybe even write something about the book here, maybe.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883981378524869993-898652955335624093?l=nickhearne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905122101123395467noreply@blogger.com0