title: Is there a way to generate an image based on the user's name like iOS7 Favourites using a web language?
body: <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jM9M3.png" alt="iOS7 Favourites"></p>
  
  <p>In this screenshot of iOS7 Favourites, when a photo doesn't exist for a particular user, a placeholder image is displayed using the initials of said contact.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to do this for the web? A service like <a href="http://lorempixel.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lorempixel</a>? Or can this be done in a web language using an image library?</p>
  
  <p>I would like the images to either be square or a circle with the user's initials inside.</p>
  
  <p>I am creating a project in Laravel and I know that it has some image manipulation facilities built in and PHP has a GD library.</p>