XO avatars

[Hal Murray]

> Is there any thought to composing the avatars from a set of components?

Why not use the camera?

I've worked with a "faces" mail system that tossed up a new icon whenever you 
received new mail from somebody.  We had a picture for everybody in the 
group.  (and a big collection of corporate/university logos for when the 
individual wasn't in the database)

I forget how big they were.  Google found one mention of a utility to 
compress/decompress 48x48 face pictures.

I remember being impressed at how well it worked with such a small space.  
Mostly it was instant recognition with just a quick glance.  There were a few 
people in the group with pictures that were similar enough to cause me 
troubles.  For those I had to take a long look.

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