AsWeAre
Created:
January 2024
Developed by:
Mariia Orr
Diamond Sledge
Larissa Marques Moraes
Seoyeon Hong
94% of people feel pressured to meet beauty standards. With generative AI reinforcing idealized images, the pursuit of perfection and resulting body shaming—especially among young women—grows more concerning.
AsWeAre is a prototypical AI photo stock and generator designed for designers and marketers, featuring portraits of real women with authentic skin textures. Trained on images showing six common skin conditions, it challenges unrealistic beauty standards in AI-generated visuals.
Developed using AI-powered coding on Google Colab, the project promotes inclusive representation by offering diverse, natural portraits that reflect real beauty in media, advertising, and visual culture.
The project AsWeAre was featured in the “Punk & Participation” exhibition during Berlin Design Week 2024.