diff --git a/source/code/hippie/app.js b/source/code/hippie/app.js
index e68fa40..cbf1533 100644
--- a/source/code/hippie/app.js
+++ b/source/code/hippie/app.js
@@ -559,28 +559,59 @@ const delay = ms => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms));
 class RandomPixelCanvas {
 	constructor(containerElement, options = {}) {
 		this.container = containerElement;
+class RandomPixelPlaceholder {
+	constructor(parent, options = {}) {
+		this.container = parent;
 		this.width = options.width || 400;
 		this.height = options.height || 300;
 		this.colors = options.colors || ['#000000', '#ffffff'];
 		this.filter = options.filter || '';
-		this.canvas = this.createCanvas();
+		this.type = options.type || 'canvas'; // 'canvas' or 'img'
+		this.element = this.createElement();
 
-		this.fillWithRandomPixels();
+		this.addContextToElement();
 	}
 
-	createCanvas() {
-		const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-		canvas.width = this.width;
-		canvas.height = this.height;
-		canvas.style.filter = this.filter;
+	createElement() {
+		if (this.type === 'img') {
+			const img = document.createElement('img');
+			img.style.filter = this.filter;
 
-		this.container.appendChild(canvas);
+			this.container.appendChild(img);
 
-		return canvas;
+			return img;
+		} else {
+			const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+			canvas.width = this.width;
+			canvas.height = this.height;
+			canvas.style.filter = this.filter;
+
+			this.container.appendChild(canvas);
+
+			return canvas;
+		}
 	}
 
-	fillWithRandomPixels() {
-		const ctx = this.canvas.getContext('2d');
+	addContextToElement() {
+		if (this.type === 'img') {
+			// Create intermediate canvas
+			const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+			canvas.width = this.width;
+			canvas.height = this.height;
+
+			this.fillWithRandomPixels(canvas);
+
+			// Convert canvas to image data URL and set as img src
+			this.element.src = canvas.toDataURL();
+			this.element.width = this.width;
+			this.element.height = this.height;
+		} else {
+			this.fillWithRandomPixels(this.element);
+		}
+	}
+
+	fillWithRandomPixels(canvas) {
+		const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
 		const imageData = ctx.createImageData(this.width, this.height);
 		const data = imageData.data;