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I've been admiring StackOverflow's default quilt-like profile pictures (which I notice are also on the Fail Blog) and am curious what program both are using to generate them.
But what I really want to know is: If you were to design the system to create default profile pictures, how would you do it?
I'm looking for ideas on what algorithm you'd use, as well as things like how you would related the image to the user, be it related to their username, or some portrayal of their progress (ie the image gets more complex, or larger, as they gain reputation).
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Click Start, right-click Computer, click Properties, and then click Advanced system settings. Under User Profiles, click Settings. The User Profiles dialog box shows a list of profiles that are stored on the computer. Select Default Profile, and then click Copy To.
In the group policy editor go to “Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> User Accounts.” In the right panel double-click on the “Apply the default account picture to all users” policy to open it.
Tap in the top right of Facebook, then tap your name. Tap your profile picture then tap Change Profile Picture. Choose a photo or add a frame. Select the photo you'd like to use, then tap Use This Photo.
The default profile picture of Facebook is the white silhouette of a person with a blue background. If you don't want your profile picture to be the silhouette, you can change it by tapping on “select profile picture or video”.
FWIW, the default pictures are generated by gravatar, which is why you'll see them on more than this site.
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