Personas — Generate Persona Images

AI-generated portrait images for each persona — visual anchors for briefs and internal communication.

What is it?

A per-persona image generator. The app uses the persona's demographics (age range, gender, occupation, location) to build a portrait prompt, then calls the Gemini image model to produce a photo-style headshot. Each persona can have one image stored on its profile. Also available in bulk via Approve All & Generate Images at the top of the Personas screen.

When should I use it?

A client requested persona sheets with faces, not just text.
You want internal strategy docs and briefs to feel more concrete.
You're presenting personas to a team and want visual recognition.

How to use it

Open a persona card.
Click the camera icon or Generate Image (depending on persona state).
Wait 10–20 s. The image appears on the card.
To regenerate, click again — it overwrites the previous image.
For bulk: click Approve All & Generate Images at the top of Personas. Runs sequentially through all approved personas without images. A progress indicator shows current count.

Tips and best practices

Persona images are not identity. Use them for internal briefing, not customer-facing materials — AI-generated faces can look uncanny in final deliverables.
Regenerate if the first result feels off — the prompt is deterministic only up to the random seed, so re-runs produce variation.
Bulk generation can take minutes on large libraries. Start it and walk away.

Gotchas and limits

Image generation consumes Gemini API quota. Regenerating every persona image frequently is wasteful.
The prompt uses demographics verbatim — vague ages like "25-45" produce less consistent results than specific ranges.
AI-generated images may subtly reinforce stereotypes. Review bulk results before using client-side.
Viewer role can see images but not generate them.