Simple example for creating an avatar based on the user's initials and a background color

Initials Avatar

<?php

$string = 'TS';

$imagine = new Imagine\Gd\Imagine();
$size  = new Imagine\Image\Box($imgsize, $imgsize);

$color = new Imagine\Image\Color('#333', 100);

$image = $imagine->create($size, $color);


$textImg = new Imagine\Gd\Font(DOCROOT.'/Arial.ttf', ceil($imgsize * .35), new Imagine\Image\Color('#fff'));

$YdescriptionBoxImg = $textImg->box($string, 0)->getHeight();
$XdescriptionBoxImg = $textImg->box($string, 0)->getWidth();

// set the point to start drawing text, depending on parent image width
$YCenter = ceil(($image->getSize()->getHeight() - $YdescriptionBoxImg) / 2);
$XCenter = ceil(($image->getSize()->getWidth() - $XdescriptionBoxImg) / 2);


$image->draw()
    ->text(
        $string,
        $textImg,
        new Imagine\Image\Point($XCenter, $YCenter)
        );

$image->show('jpg');