You Are Your Words

YOU ARE

YOUR WORDS.

GALLERY

CREATE

EXPLORE THE BOOK

The American Heritage^® Dictionary invites you to create a self-portrait using your words.
The words that tell the world who you are. That make you, you. It's easy to do, whether you decide to link to places like Facebook for words you've already written or write something new specifically for your portrait. Either way, you'll create a unique image that can be shared and saved and will remind everyone that You Are Your Words.

CREATE YOUR OWN

Image Tips

Select an item that is in portrait rather than landscape orientation.
Portraits that clearly show your face in frontal view work best.
Images under 1MB file size are best.

STEP

UPLOAD YOUR PICTURE

To begin, find a photo that you feel truly reflects who you are. Or, if you’d prefer, take a new picture with your webcam.

USE WEBCAM

STEP

ADJUST YOUR PICTURE

Use the tools below to move, rotate, or scale your image to align your eyes and mouth with the guides. Click and hold the arrows to adjust your picture. This will help make the final portrait you generate look as good as possible.

MOVE

ROTATE

SCALE

STEP

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

What words best define who you are? You can connect to Facebook or Twitter for a random selection of words you’ve already used to create your self-portrait. Or cut and paste words from somewhere else to reflect who you are. Even write something entirely new to express yourself. Your words, your portrait, your choice.

CONNECT TO FACEBOOK

CONNECT TO TWITTER

COPY & PASTE, OR
WRITE SOMETHING NEW

STEP

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

What words best define who you are? You can connect to Facebook or Twitter for a random selection of words you’ve already used to create your self-portrait. Or, cut and paste words from somewhere else to reflect who you are. Even write something entirely new to express yourself. Your words, your portrait, your choice.

Type or paste text (minimum 400 characters):

STEP

EDIT, SHARE & DOWNLOAD

Selecting a different color and type style will create a different look. To change either or both, simply select from the options below.

CHANGE COLOR AND TYPE STYLE

PALETTE

Sans	Arvo	Volkorn
Pacifico	Marker	Days One

CONTRAST

SHARE & DOWNLOAD

DOWNLOAD

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