As the global recession wears on longer than an Oscar speech, the news is filled with misery, and the weather remains worth complaining about, we thought it was time for a little tear wiping. A little ‘there, there. It’s going to be all right.’

Which is why we spent a few lunch breaks last week creating a simple tool to bring instant cheer, using the ComicSansAPI: Happpy.it.

With just one click of the Happpy.it bookmarklet button, the humdrum, horrific and onerous are transformed into the comfortable, cosy and comic.

Every web page, transformed into a happpy place.