SmartHide is the software for anonymous browsing through the web. It tries to hide any user’s identification data and turns the user into the ip-invisible.

	Semantic scheme

Hide. The octopus can change its color more talented than chameleon does it. It is the real champion in masking in the fauna. It is so because it has in its skin cells with different pigments, which can stretch or clench under the influence of central nervous system impulses. That is how the octopus becomes invisible merged with the background. This is the meaning of the word hide from the name.

Smart also concerns the octopus. It is the most quick-witted among the invertebrate. Its brain has the embryo of the cortex. The octopus can be trained because it has a long-term memory. It can make difficult actions for example open vessels. It can discern geometrical figures and can play. It is one of the highly developed creatures, excluding sea mammals

	Trivia	Highly intelligent with levels somewhat comparable to an average housecat Octopus have shown maze and problem-solving skills that prove they experience both short and long-term memory. Laboratory experiments have shown them capable of distinguishing different shapes and patters, and have learned to open jars and mimic other behaviour from observed actions Octopus.com

Early systray icons were based on an image of octopus eye (with the square pupil)

Final systray icons. They use color coding

Main GUI

The tag line of Smarthide is “all internet users can become invisible with just one button click!” It became a main idea of the interface.

Main button. Simple click to became invisible

Main button also ia an indicator. When user press it, the animation starts

Open SmartHide.com

At the site the octopus is shown in all its beauty. It moves its tentacles!

This promo animation not only direct the user attention, but also illustrate main conception of SmartHide. If user pushes the button, the octopus became invisible. This is a little demonstration of software work process.

Animation for SmartHide.com. Macromedia Flash+Adobe AfterEffects

Gif animation for SmartHide GUI