Help Me Pick a new REJON Head Icon.
#hahaha is my laugh hashtag. So, please take this post with a grain of salt. I know it is pretty hilarious to post this publicly to get feedback, but its a fun thing, right?
At FOSDEM2010 I finally met long time collaborator Nicu Buculei from Open Clip Art Library, Inkscape and CREATE in preparation meetings for Libre Graphics Meeting 2010.
It struck me like a bolt of lightning while we were at a meeting that I remembered Nicu created my original disembodied REJON head!
I love this head, but I always felt like the head looked a little bit dead or dumb. For those that know me, I usually have a pretty big smile or look like I’m about to laugh all the time (see Joi’s photo he took when I randomly ran into him and Sean Bonner in Venice this weekend).
So, I talked Nicu into making me a new one! Here is his first draft with and updated bling and teeth smile. What do you think?
Feedback came in that my avatar is a bit scary and maybe shows too much teeth. One friend said, “well, its a disembodied head!” Here is a slightly less smily rejon. Thoughts?
So, after more feedback, Nicu created me just an updated blingy REJON head icon. Simple and safe. Is it better?
Ok, now I’m done with my massive narcissistic post about which avatar I should use. Really, I’m hopeful that you fine readers will make some comments and help me select one to use moving forward in SHARISM2010 
For the reference, I like the huge smile the most, I find that smile friendly, not scary.
Comment by nicu — February 23, 2010 @ 1:44 am
huge smile
Comment by Ondi Lundgren — February 23, 2010 @ 1:53 am
hahaha
I think I like the smiling one, but I have more of a gap between my big two teeth 
Comment by jon — February 23, 2010 @ 4:10 am
I like the first one. The big smile fits best.
Comment by raphael.kallensee.name/ — February 23, 2010 @ 8:15 am
+1 for the big smile one, it’s really fits on your personality or at least the part of personality perceived in our 20 mins conversation , and yours speach in fosdem.
the second one look like you are trying to open heavy closed jar, and the third… what’s the difference with the original?
Let’s your teeth shine out there
Comment by creativecommons.net/tuxbrain — February 23, 2010 @ 5:52 pm
Ok, big smile is winning out!
Comment by jon — February 23, 2010 @ 8:46 pm
haha +1 to the big smile one
Comment by Pockey — February 23, 2010 @ 11:48 pm
@tuxbrain: The third has improved eyes (bigger pupils, bigger glow) and slightly improved shading for the face.
Comment by nicu — February 24, 2010 @ 1:49 am
Big smile isn’t big enough, misshapenize that face more. The angry avatars are too Mr. Clean.
Comment by Robin Peckham — February 24, 2010 @ 7:12 am
Comment by jon — February 25, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
Voted earlier but to consolidate it in one place: my vote goes to the big smile one… suits your personality and character! #hahaha
Comment by Gerard Braad — February 25, 2010 @ 8:07 pm
Jon,
You should just open-source your head, and let the crowd design.
Comment by Christopher — February 27, 2010 @ 2:13 am
My solid vote goes for Head Number 3. It looks like you’re just about to speak… but maintains a certain neutrality. You don’t want to go around with a permanent grin on your face.
Comment by Christopher — February 27, 2010 @ 2:21 am
hahahah
Yes, I guess Nicu, you have to give permission to release my head under cc license or into the public domain, since you created it…
Comment by jon — February 27, 2010 @ 2:24 am
I like the partial smile Rejon. It looks like you’re listening intently and about to say something interesting.
My daughter votes for full-smile Rejon.
My husband votes for the original Rejon, no smile.
So basically, we all cancel each other out.
Comment by melanie gao — March 3, 2010 @ 8:20 am
Comment by jon — March 3, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
I suspect the initial image was submitted at some point to OCAL, probably in the *first version* and not imported later to ccHost… for what is worth, from my point of view the source can be used is any way and under any license.
Comment by nicu — March 9, 2010 @ 7:14 am
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