Not that this line of discussion is particularly constructive, but I agree. I'm not sure why someone would think a giant head staring at the reader is a good idea, but it's not.
On a 27" monitor, it's almost like a child sized head right up in your face. I can only imagine it being even worse on bigger screens.
I generally try to follow the "vendor everything" philosophy: http://ryan.mcgeary.org/2011/02/09/vendor-everything-still-a...