Is there a standard minimum size for pictures of faces to be scannable/recognizable in a list? Scanning a contact list, for example.
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Wouldn't it heavily depend on the picture? If one picture is the profile of ones face and the other is standing in front of the Eiffel Tower I know that i'd recognize one face but not the other.– RobbyReindeerJun 21, 2018 at 7:31
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There are additional factors like the quality of the image and other factors that might influence this. Ultimately it depends on how easy it is for a typical user to distinguish between two images of similar characteristics/details.– Michael Lai ♦Jun 27, 2018 at 5:52
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No.
- Screen resolution will play a role.
- Image resolution will play a role.
- The user's optometry prescription will play a big role.
- A whole mess of other factors could have any number of influences on recognition.
- Different influencers may result in a single user being able to recognize avatars under "situation A" but not "situation B".
If your list depends on the recognition of images, it's a bad list.
If any old number will do, pick 48px.
answered Jun 20, 2018 at 17:24
I made an employee contact list where we used 32x32 icons. It was important to be able to scan and recognize individuals on the list. One is able to recognize individuals. The key point here is that we used the employee ID photo so the face filled the entire image.
(As a side note a lot of people complained about the use of their id photos.)
