It would be a cool app, and allot of new techniques may be invented or discovered while developing it. But one should ask what are the attractiveness criteria? what do you mean by "Data-driven". The data comes from other users? I mean aesthetics norms comes from society or the user, or both?! Very subjective! if we build tools to enforce aesthetics norms on users from the "common sense" - (things that never made sense too me), we are basically killing all the peculiar beauties in the world, say, a cute pimple next to the lip.
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It would be a cool app, and allot of new techniques may be invented or discovered while developing it. But one should ask what are the attractiveness criteria? what do you mean by "Data-driven". The data comes from other users? I mean aesthetics norms comes from society or the user, or both?! Very subjective! if we build tools to enforce aesthetics norms on users from the "common sense" - (things that never made sense too me), we are basically killing all the peculiar beauties in the world, say, a cute pimple next to the lip.
Data driven using research like this:
http://www.mendeley.com/research/female-preference-for-male-...
http://journal.nida.ac.th/journal/attachments/8_Sunthorn%20K...
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/com/108/3/233/
Also would provide an option for you to rate 10-20 and give a personal rating.