Aqua Is Back, Baby: Run Early Mac OS X Right in Your Browser
Miss the days when your computer made cheerful chimes, folders had faces, and ClarisWorks was the peak of productivity? Then…
Apple Releases New “Exhausted” Emoji – It’s All of Us, Always!
Apple just dropped a brand-new emoji in iOS 18.4 and—brace yourself—it’s a yellow face that looks like it hasn’t slept…
Blast from the Past: Grumpy Cat: From Viral Fame to Cultural Icon
Remember Grumpy Cat? That famous feline whose face could rival the grumpiest of Monday mornings. Born with a perpetual scowl,…
Compilation: 15 Hilarious Google Flops
When it comes to tech, Google has been synonymous with innovation, success, and world domination (hello, Android and Chrome!). But…
Goodbye, Blue Links—Hello, Rainbow Revolution!
Remember the classic blue hyperlink? An icon of the early web era. For decades, they stood like the denim jeans…
How to Create Better Error Alerts: A Guide to Improving User Experience
Error alerts are a crucial part of any software or system, serving as the interface between a program and its…
Kiehl’s Unveils “Pubic Display Type”: The Font We Never Knew We Needed, but Apparently Do
Hold onto your designer glasses, because Kiehl’s has just dropped the font equivalent of a mic drop—introducing… “Pubic Display Type.”…
Blast from the Past: The Blue Screen of Death
Remember the old Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)? A name that strikes fear, frustration, and maybe even a little nostalgia…
The Browser Back Button: Hero, Villain, or Outdated Relic?
Ah, the humble browser back button. It sits there in the top-left corner of your screen (or hidden in your…
10 New Year’s Resolutions Every Web Designer Will Definitely Break
It’s New Year and that special time when we vow to become better versions of ourselves—only to realize by January…
Santa’s High-Tech Holiday Logistics: A UX Fairy Tale
It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is preparing for his busiest night of the year. But have you ever wondered…
Generate Hilariously Bad Christmas Movies
If you’ve ever thought Hallmark Christmas movies couldn’t get any more over-the-top, Xmas.Piclooks.com is here to prove you wrong. This delightfully chaotic…
Git Wrapped: The GitHub Year in Review You Didn’t Know You Needed
As the year draws to a close, many of us indulge in retrospectives—Spotify Wrapped has long dominated the game, giving…
Blast from the Past: The Million Dollar Homepage
Ah, the mid-2000s. A simpler time on the internet. MySpace was still ruling the social media scene, YouTube was a…
In Defense of the Humble Desktop
The desktop computer is the underdog of the tech world—a bulky box that screams “1999” while the rest of us…
Designer Problems: “Make the Logo Bigger!”
Ah, the age-old cry of “Make the logo bigger!”—a phrase that echoes across boardrooms, email threads, and designers’ nightmares. For…
HTML Tables: The Layout Hack That Somehow Worked
Ah, the humble HTML table. Once the crown jewel of web design, now a relic that makes modern developers roll…
Top 25 Conferences and Events for Web Designers in 2025
Here’s a curated list of 25 notable conferences and events in 2025 that web designers should consider: 1. Smashing Conf…