1. A method of generating a visual image comprising: at a central server: receiving, by way of one or more client computers, an input including a plurality of data items for creating an account for a member on a website, the plurality of data items including one or more of a category selection and an attribute selection; determining whether one or more category selections have been received; designating an image corresponding to the category selection, if the one or more category selections have been received; assigning an outer portion shape, based on a number of received category selections; determining whether one or more attribute selections have been received; associating a first type of visual indicator with each of the attribute selections; designating one or more segments of the outer portion shape with the first type of visual indicators associated with each of the received attribute selections; generating an icon, based on the designated image and the assigned outer portion shape, wherein the one or more segments of the outer portion shape are designated with the first type of visual indicators associated with each of the received attribute selections; and causing the icon to be displayed via a display device.