Category: faces

These connections for the fire department are all over the city. Someone put a couple of eyebrows on this one near Chester Station to add a bit of character.

These two fellows on Augusta north of Baldwin in Kensington Market looked worried about something a couple of weeks ago. They were probably anticipating the mounds of snow that would soon cover them.

Karlofun took a picture of a similar face in the same neighbourhood last summer; it seems to be a trend.

They look a little Ed Grimleyesque, if I must say.

A big happy face was stomped into the snow of E.T. Seton Park earlier this year and was visible from the Overlea bridge.

The retaining strap from my MEC handlebar bag always looks a little alarmed.

I see faces. Some are deliberate constructions for all to see; some are accidental, the result of happenstance or coincidental placement of everyday items. Yet others are semi-hidden, perhaps as sly easter eggs created by playful designers. Today’s face belongs in the final category. You’re looking at the earpiece of an old Nokia 5190 cell phone with the faceplate removed. You can see the face in context in this picture at Wikipedia. I took this picture way back in 1999, knowing that I should document the discovery for future use someday. Today is that day.

Something about seeing a face—whether deliberate or accidental—in an unexpected place always makes me smile. You’ve got to know that whoever designed the Nokia 5190’s inner case smiled too as these started rolling off the production line.