Logo Iterations: The Journey
One Prompt. Infinite Heads.
Why Hydra-Pix needs to exist - told through the creation of its own logo.
💡 Describing the all-too-common problem.
"I had an extreme challenge to trace these back that I hope to remedy with my program. I had numerous conversations and multiple logins. I completely lost track of how the hydra transitioned from its rigid, LEGO-like look to the more simplistic style that I love."
- Wade Helquist, experiencing the exact problem Hydra-Pix solves
Phase 1: The Original 3D Concept (Two Feet)
Initial Prompt:
"Pixel style hydra head, colorful rainbow style, half circle around the heads at the top all open mouths displaying forked tongues. One head goes straight up to halfway point in the middle, other two go left and right and arc along the circle. Nice 3d style line/block under it all. Various shades of green with red gem eyes. Clearly see scales, nice feet with claws..."
1st - Initial concept
2nd - "No remove the tail! Stretch the bar for the full length of the circle"
Final Two-Feet Version - "Connect the feet"
🎉 Phase 2: The Happy Accident (Four Feet!)
Wade: "Make the feet bigger"
AI: *Gives 4 feet instead!*
"The 4 feet was a happy mistake! I asked 'Make the feet bigger' ... and I got 4 feet!"
1st - The Accident! FINAL VERSION ✨
This became the chosen logo!
2nd - "Can you make the red brighter"
3rd - "Don't make toes glow"
4th - "Small border around the text"
5th - "Border around the hydra?" - Final variation
Phase 3: Flattening the Design
"These flat logos were remixed from the original 3d"
Starting Point:
"Okay, start over. Don't change it but use original prompt minus the block style and 3d and make a NEW image like this"
1st - From 3D to flat
2nd
"Better darker green and connect the heads"
3rd
"Make style more like the original just flat"
4th
"No words and heads above half circle"
5th
"Make circle smaller, include feet and line"
6th
"Um no can't you just convert this to match the same style as the original?"
7th
"Almost perfect just remove the words and top circle"
8th
"Outline everything in black lines and small border"
💡 The Refinement Request
"Remove the white space between the necks of the hydra and the half circle above it. Keep the connected half circle. The arch should continue all the way through its full width from side to side."
Going back to remix the 8th version...
9th - FINAL! "Perfect!!!!"
✨ Remixed from the 8th ✨
The final flat logo was born!
🎉 Happy Accident #2: Glowing Eyes!
Wade: "Make the eyes brighter"
AI: *Makes them GLOW instead!*
Asked for brighter eyes... got glowing eyes! I then animated the flashing effect with a GIF creator. This became the animated logo's signature feature.
The Glowing Eyes Version! ✨
Another beautiful mistake that became a signature feature
The Final Family
From 40+ iterations across multiple conversations and logins, we found our hydras.
Each one tells a different part of the story.
B&W Version
Flat Version
Animated 3D
3D Version
💡 This Is Why Hydra-Pix Exists
Imagine if we had a platform that:
- ✅ Tracked every prompt and result in one place
- ✅ Kept all prompts linked to their outputs
- ✅ Let us branch and remix without losing history
- ✅ Celebrated "happy accidents" as spinoff features
- ✅ Made it easy to share the journey, not just the final result
That's Hydra-Pix. One Prompt. Infinite Heads. Every head documented.