Avatars can be a very effective way of helping borrowers express themselves, they are also an effective way of easily identifying other people.
Once created, the avatar will display in the top right corner of the homepage next to 'My Account' when the borrower is logged in. Their avatar will also display on other user's pages in select areas such as chat, timeline updates or blogs.
Creating an Avatar
The avatar creation interface is on the My Profile page which can be accessed by either selecting the 'Profile' tab on the menu bar, or by selecting 'My Account' at the top of the page and clicking on the avatar icon, then scrolling down to the 'My Avatar' box.
Borrowers start by selecting a gender, then under the preview box, they can select a skin tone.
They can then use the icons at the top to go through the different options and make a selection from the available items. Borrowers can customise the clothes, eyes, eyebrows, hair, mouth, nose, accessories, headwear and glasses. They can also customise the colours as they go.
When they are happy with their Avatar, they press 'Save' at the bottom of the box and a confirmation box will appear, they click 'Yes' on the confirmation an the Avatar will be saved to their account.