diff --git a/examples/hex_ant/app.py b/examples/hex_ant/app.py
index 952f391f9..b2636f201 100644
--- a/examples/hex_ant/app.py
+++ b/examples/hex_ant/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from agent import AntState
 from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap, ListedColormap
 from mesa.visualization import SolaraViz, make_space_component
 from mesa.visualization.components import PropertyLayerStyle
-
-from .agent import AntState
-from .model import AntForaging
+from model import AntForaging
 
 plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = (10, 10)
 
diff --git a/examples/hex_ant/model.py b/examples/hex_ant/model.py
index 5fb769cea..562940bb3 100644
--- a/examples/hex_ant/model.py
+++ b/examples/hex_ant/model.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import mesa
+from agent import Ant
 from mesa.discrete_space import HexGrid
 
-from .agent import Ant
-
 
 class AntForaging(mesa.Model):
     """
diff --git a/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/app.py b/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e45911fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from hex_snowflake.cell import Cell
+from hex_snowflake.model import HexSnowflake
+from mesa.visualization import SolaraViz, make_space_component
+
+
+def agent_portrayal(agent):
+    if agent is None:
+        return
+
+    if isinstance(agent, Cell):
+        color = "tab:green" if agent.state == Cell.ALIVE else "tab:grey"
+        return {"color": color, "size": 20}
+
+
+model = HexSnowflake()
+
+page = SolaraViz(
+    model,
+    components=[make_space_component(agent_portrayal=agent_portrayal)],
+    name="Hex Snowflake",
+)
diff --git a/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/portrayal.py b/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/portrayal.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 621baf79c..000000000
--- a/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/portrayal.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-def portrayCell(cell):
-    """This function is registered with the visualization server to be called
-    each tick to indicate how to draw the cell in its current state.
-    :param cell:  the cell in the simulation
-    :return: the portrayal dictionary.
-    """
-    if cell is None:
-        raise AssertionError
-    return {
-        "Shape": "hex",
-        "r": 1,
-        "Filled": "true",
-        "Layer": 0,
-        "x": cell.x,
-        "y": cell.y,
-        "Color": "black" if cell.isAlive else "white",
-    }
diff --git a/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/server.py b/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/server.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f00f20c97..000000000
--- a/examples/hex_snowflake/hex_snowflake/server.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import mesa
-from hex_snowflake.model import HexSnowflake
-from hex_snowflake.portrayal import portrayCell
-
-width, height = 50, 50
-
-# Make a world that is 50x50, on a 500x500 display.
-canvas_element = mesa.visualization.CanvasHexGrid(portrayCell, width, height, 500, 500)
-
-server = mesa.visualization.ModularServer(
-    HexSnowflake, [canvas_element], "Hex Snowflake", {"height": height, "width": width}
-)
diff --git a/examples/hex_snowflake/run.py b/examples/hex_snowflake/run.py
index 7a8226474..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/examples/hex_snowflake/run.py
+++ b/examples/hex_snowflake/run.py
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from hex_snowflake.server import server
-
-server.launch(open_browser=True)