Hiding Elephant 2.0: The Unlimited AI Design Canvas, Reimagined
From a smarter prompt bar to a fully vector-based canvas, version 2.0 is packed with features that make designing with AI faster, more intuitive, and way more fun. Here's everything that's new—and what’s coming next.
Until now, we’ve been exploring. Testing ideas. Seeing what works.
We listened to your feedback. We learned what helps—and what gets in the way.
Today, we’re taking a big step forward toward our vision.
Hiding Elephant 2.0 is here.
It’s a complete redesign focused on one thing: helping you create better, faster, and with more joy.
Many of these updates could fill their own blog post…
But below is a complete overview of all that’s new.
Our goal?
To build an experience that just feels right. The kind of workflow that makes you say, “Yep—this is how we should be working with AI.”
Unified and Powerful Prompt Bar
Let’s start with your main creative tool—now completely redesigned.
No more scattered settings or hunting for controls.
The new prompt bar brings everything into one clean, focused space.
Just type, tweak, and go 😍
And yes... we know our old prompt bar wasn’t winning any design awards. 😑
Suggested Keywords & Enhance with AI
Instantly spark ideas with curated tags that guide your creativity and help you write better prompts.
'Enhance with AI' Button: One click to improve your prompt based on what works best with our AI models. Better prompts = better results, especially when you’re not sure where to start.
Check out the time and frustration saving below 😅
Before: Slow, Unclear, and Frustrating
Typing prompts from scratch feels clunky. No guidance, no structure—just an empty box and guesswork. It was easy to get stuck, and hard to get good results. A typical prompt would take ~75 seconds to brainstorm and type
After: Fast, Fun, Streamlined
With smart tags, style filters, and optimized suggestions, prompts come together in seconds. Everything flows faster—and the results are better too.
Less typing, more creating.
Logo Mode or Open Mode—You Choose
You can now switch between two generation modes with one click—perfect for working on multiple designs for a single project or client in one place. Seamlessly switch from branding to supporting visuals, without leaving your creative flow.
Open Mode: Great for all kinds of creative images—from realistic scenes to characters, architecture, and beyond.
Logo Mode: Optimized for brand and logo creation.
Explore tons of ideas—fast.
Image Formats Made Easy
Easily generate square, portrait, or landscape images from your prompts.
Perfect for adapting your work across platforms, mockups, and client needs.
Easily create different size ration
Smarter & Faster AI Editing
You said it loud and clear. Confusing pop-ups and unclear settings are not what you're looking for. So we’ve completely redesigned 'Generate Similar' and 'Smart Edit'—no more clunky popups or confusing settings.
Now, everything lives in one smart, unified interface.
A single, contextual prompt bar adapts based on what you’re doing—whether you’re generating variations, making brush edits, or starting something new.
Instead of separate toolbars and settings, you now have a smart contextual prompt bar that adapts to what you're doing—whether you're generating variations, editing, or creating from scratch.
Creative work is all about iteration. Less friction means faster feedback loops. With Hiding Elephant’s AI design canvas you can stay in the zone, move quickly, and explore unlimited directions without breaking your momentum.
Fully Vector-Based Editing Canvas (private beta)
Precision matters in professional design, and our new vector editing capabilities (currently in private beta) provide ultimate control. Access will gradually open up over time to all users.
- Instant Vector Conversion: Convert any generated design into editable vector graphics with one click.
- Detailed Vector Editing: Refine every aspect of your logos just like you would in Illustrator—effortlessly adjust paths, shapes, and colors to perfection.
Small Delightful UI Touches
We’ve added small, thoughtful touches that make a big difference. These are the details that keep your creative process feeling smooth, responsive, personal, and fun—without getting in your way.
Customize the Canvas to make it yours
Make the canvas feel like your own creative space. Change the background, toggle the grid, adjust spacing—whatever helps you think and work better.
Contextual Right-Click Menus: Access powerful editing tools, vectorization, and image adjustments instantly, exactly when you need them.
Faster actions
Working with your designs should feel smooth and intuitive. We’ve cleaned up the way you interact with images.
Compact Actions: Tools now appear directly over your image, right where you need them—no more floating popups in the way.
Old vs. New: Before, a tiny image and oversized menus. Now? A full-size design with a clear, focused toolbar that keeps you in control.
Inspiration while you wait
Waiting for a generation? We’ve added a little creative boost.
You’ll see inspiring quotes—and the occasional design joke—while your logo loads.
It’s a small thing, but it makes the wait a little more fun. 😄
Keep Things Tidy
Use Align and Snap tools to keep everything clean and precise. Great for polished layouts, pixel-perfect spacing, and less manual nudging. You can also turn on grid snapping in the canvas section to keep things more unified.
Improved Dashboard & Navigation
We’ve enhanced our dashboard to ensure smoother navigation with a simplified interface and clearly organized tools for quicker access.
And this is just the beginning…
We’re already working on new features, many inspired by your feedback:
- Vector Canvas: A powerful editor that gives you full control over every detail of your design. Create with AI, then fine-tune it to perfection with vector precision. We're currently testing this in private beta and will roll it out to everyone soon.
- Team Collaboration Tools: Seamlessly create, edit, and iterate with your design team—all in one shared space.
- Designer Leaderboards: Get recognized for your creativity and climb the ranks in our growing community.
- Collections: Save and organize your favorite community-made designs for quick inspiration and reuse.
- Enhanced Challenges Pages: More creative challenges, more ways to participate, and even more reasons to show off your skills.
We’re just getting started.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll create with Hiding Elephant 2.0.
And what we’ll design together next.
