diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 376868f..e3591cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Concept and image reference board software for ambitious creatives 🎨
 
 (Inspired by the awesome projects https://www.pureref.com/ and https://vizref.com/)
 
+![](./images/example1.png)
+![](./images/example2.png)
+
 ## What
 
 Tornado is self-hosted software for the web (currently in development) that provides digital media artists with the ability to create concept and reference boards.
@@ -21,7 +24,8 @@ You can simply paste images you have copied in your clipboard, and then arrange
 * Multiple Users
 * Light and dark mode
 * Email + password authentication
-* Image resizing on the server
+* Image resizing on the server (4 sizes based on the image zoom)
+* Uses window DPI to determine which image variant to serve
 * Canvas zoom and translate
 * Image paste from clipboard and translate
 * Name and rename boards
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ You can simply paste images you have copied in your clipboard, and then arrange
 * Double click to focus images in the center of the screen
 * Fullscreen toggle
 * Resize images on any corner
+* Initial widths are computed based on the average sizes of the other images
+* Lock mode to prevent editing, auto unlock on image paste
 
 ![](./images/screenshot1.png)
 ![](./images/screenshot2.png)
@@ -139,5 +145,20 @@ _Note: Pull requests must have the appropriate label (eg 'feature') to be includ
 
 ## About
 
-Author: Dylan Vorster (dylanvorster.com)
-
+Project Author: Dylan Vorster (dylanvorster.com)
+
+Links to a few of the awesome artists featured in the example images:
+
+* https://twitter.com/KilluKaela
+* https://twitter.com/IndigoBeatss
+* https://twitter.com/the_aftrmrkt
+* https://twitter.com/Xezeno1
+* https://twitter.com/for_riner
+* https://twitter.com/fwflunky
+* https://twitter.com/Dev_Voxy
+* https://twitter.com/_rat_riot
+* https://twitter.com/Frayvuir
+* https://twitter.com/DJayjesse
+* https://twitter.com/bl_s21
+* https://twitter.com/yumesan_yume
+* https://twitter.com/MegamanUMX
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/example1.png b/images/example1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f21cf9
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diff --git a/images/example2.png b/images/example2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f938fae
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diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/System.ts b/tornado-frontend/src/System.ts
index 72cc8bf..9ca9e24 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/System.ts
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/System.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ export class System {
   @observable
   theme?: TornadoTheme;
 
+  @observable
+  title: string;
+
   constructor() {
+    this.title = null;
+
     if (window.localStorage.getItem(System.LIGHT_KEY) === 'true') {
       this.theme = ThemeLight;
     } else {
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ export class System {
   }
 
   updateTitle(title: string) {
+    this.title = title;
     document.title = `Tornado${title ? ` | ${title}` : ''}`;
   }
 
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/client/MediaClient.ts b/tornado-frontend/src/client/MediaClient.ts
index 9a5039b..fdf9d48 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/client/MediaClient.ts
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/client/MediaClient.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,17 @@ export class MediaObject {
           (data) =>
             new Promise((resolve) => {
               const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(data);
+
+              // this wacky code sort-of hydrates the rendering buffer
+              // which greatly reduces initial flickering of the Image blob for the first time
+              // it is rendered in the DOM
               const img = document.createElement('img');
               img.src = url;
-              resolve(url);
+
+              // this kind of also helps a bit
+              _.defer(() => {
+                resolve(url);
+              });
             })
         )
       );
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/fonts.ts b/tornado-frontend/src/fonts.ts
index 30ec82f..87b0a2b 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/fonts.ts
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/fonts.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import {
   faCrop,
   faExpand,
+  faLock,
+  faLockOpen,
   faMagnifyingGlassMinus,
   faMagnifyingGlassPlus,
   faMinimize,
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ library.add(
   faMinimize,
   faUpRightAndDownLeftFromCenter,
   faMagnifyingGlassPlus,
-  faMagnifyingGlassMinus
+  faMagnifyingGlassMinus,
+  faLock,
+  faLockOpen
 );
 
 export const FONT = css`
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/hooks/useTitle.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/hooks/useTitle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..278da45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/hooks/useTitle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { autorun } from 'mobx';
+import { useSystem } from './useSystem';
+
+export const useTitle = (cb: () => string) => {
+  const system = useSystem();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return autorun(() => {
+      system.updateTitle(cb());
+    });
+  }, []);
+};
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ConceptBoardPage.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ConceptBoardPage.tsx
index b1fe5dc..d0cf2b9 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ConceptBoardPage.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ConceptBoardPage.tsx
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@ import { useSystem } from '../../hooks/useSystem';
 import { ConceptCanvasWidget } from './widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasWidget';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import { useTitle } from '../../hooks/useTitle';
 
 export const ConceptBoardPage: React.FC = observer((props) => {
   useAuthenticated();
   const system = useSystem();
   const { board } = useParams<{ board: string }>();
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    system.conceptStore?.loadConcept(parseInt(board)).then((concept) => {
-      system.updateTitle(`Concept ${concept.board.name}`);
-    });
+    system.conceptStore?.loadConcept(parseInt(board));
   }, [board]);
 
+  useTitle(() => {
+    const concept = system.conceptStore?.getConcept(parseInt(board));
+    if (!concept) {
+      return 'Loading...';
+    }
+    return `${concept.board.name}`;
+  });
+
   const concept = system.conceptStore?.getConcept(parseInt(board));
   if (!concept) {
     return null;
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ImageCropPage.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ImageCropPage.tsx
index 3dd2340..389b7a0 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ImageCropPage.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/ImageCropPage.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Routing } from '../routes';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { styled } from '../../theme/theme';
+import { useTitle } from '../../hooks/useTitle';
 
 export const ImageCropPage: React.FC = observer((props) => {
   useAuthenticated();
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ export const ImageCropPage: React.FC = observer((props) => {
   const cropperRef = createRef<ReactCropperElement>();
   const [mediaUrl, setMedia] = useState(null);
 
+  useTitle(() => {
+    const concept = system.conceptStore?.getConcept(parseInt(board));
+    if (!concept) {
+      return 'Loading...';
+    }
+    return `${concept.board.name} - Crop image: ${image}`;
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const media = system.clientMedia.getMediaObject(parseInt(image));
     media.getURL(MediaSize.ORIGINAL).then((url) => {
@@ -150,5 +159,6 @@ namespace S {
     height: 100%;
     width: 100%;
     flex-grow: 1;
+    overflow: hidden;
   `;
 }
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasEngine.ts b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasEngine.ts
index 78d9902..8b43f7c 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasEngine.ts
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasEngine.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ import { ControlsLayerFactory } from './controls-layer/ControlsLayerFactory';
 import { boundingBoxFromPolygons, Rectangle } from '@projectstorm/geometry';
 import { CustomZoomAction } from './CustomZoomAction';
 
+export interface ConceptCanvasEngineOptions {
+  isLocked: () => boolean;
+}
+
 export class ConceptCanvasEngine extends CanvasEngine<CanvasEngineListener, ConceptCanvasModel> {
   elementBank: FactoryBank<ImageElementFactory>;
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(options: ConceptCanvasEngineOptions) {
     super({
       registerDefaultDeleteItemsAction: true
     });
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ export class ConceptCanvasEngine extends CanvasEngine<CanvasEngineListener, Conc
     this.getLayerFactories().registerFactory(new ImageLayerFactory());
     this.getLayerFactories().registerFactory(new ControlsLayerFactory());
 
-    this.getStateMachine().pushState(new DefaultCanvasState());
+    this.getStateMachine().pushState(new DefaultCanvasState(options));
 
     this.getActionEventBus()
       .getActionsForType(InputType.MOUSE_WHEEL)
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasWidget.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasWidget.tsx
index c3e12d8..0c51d03 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasWidget.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/ConceptCanvasWidget.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import { Action, CanvasWidget, InputType } from '@projectstorm/react-canvas-core';
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ export interface ConceptCanvasWidgetProps {
 
 export const ConceptCanvasWidget: React.FC<ConceptCanvasWidgetProps> = observer((props) => {
   const system = useSystem();
+  const [locked, setLocked] = useState(true);
+  const ref = useRef<boolean>();
+  ref.current = locked;
   const [engine] = useState(() => {
-    return new ConceptCanvasEngine();
+    return new ConceptCanvasEngine({
+      isLocked: () => ref.current
+    });
   });
   const [position, setPosition] = useState<React.MouseEvent>(null);
   const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
@@ -87,6 +92,8 @@ export const ConceptCanvasWidget: React.FC<ConceptCanvasWidgetProps> = observer(
   // paste handler
   usePasteMedia({
     gotMedia: (files) => {
+      setLocked(false);
+
       files.forEach(async (file) => {
         const media = await system.clientMedia.uploadMedia(file);
         const element = engine.getModel().addImage();
@@ -113,6 +120,13 @@ export const ConceptCanvasWidget: React.FC<ConceptCanvasWidgetProps> = observer(
     <S.Parent>
       <S.Container engine={engine} />
       <S.Controls>
+        <S.Button
+          type={ButtonType.DISCRETE}
+          icon={locked ? 'lock' : 'lock-open'}
+          action={async () => {
+            setLocked(!locked);
+          }}
+        />
         <S.Button
           type={ButtonType.DISCRETE}
           icon="magnifying-glass-minus"
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/DefaultCanvasState.ts b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/DefaultCanvasState.ts
index 667845c..c74d8ab 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/DefaultCanvasState.ts
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/DefaultCanvasState.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ import { ResizeElementState } from './ResizeElementState';
 import { CornerPosition } from './controls-layer/ControlsElementWidget';
 import { ImageElement } from './image-element/ImageElementFactory';
 
+export interface DefaultCanvasStateOptions {
+  isLocked: () => boolean;
+}
+
 export class DefaultCanvasState extends State<CanvasEngine> {
   dragCanvas: DragCanvasState;
   resizeElement: ResizeElementState;
   dragItems: MoveItemsState;
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(options: DefaultCanvasStateOptions) {
     super({
       name: 'default-diagrams'
     });
@@ -32,8 +36,13 @@ export class DefaultCanvasState extends State<CanvasEngine> {
       new Action({
         type: InputType.MOUSE_DOWN,
         fire: (event: ActionEvent<MouseEvent>) => {
-          const element = this.engine.getActionEventBus().getModelForEvent(event);
+          const locked = options.isLocked();
+          if (locked) {
+            this.transitionWithEvent(this.dragCanvas, event);
+            return;
+          }
 
+          const element = this.engine.getActionEventBus().getModelForEvent(event);
           if ((event.event.target as HTMLDivElement).dataset.anchorposition) {
             this.resizeElement.setup(
               (event.event.target as HTMLDivElement).dataset.anchorposition as CornerPosition,
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/image-element/ImageElementFactory.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/image-element/ImageElementFactory.tsx
index 6914268..be54c54 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/image-element/ImageElementFactory.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/content/widgets/react-canvas/image-element/ImageElementFactory.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,19 @@ export class ImageElement extends BasePositionModel<BasePositionModelGenerics &
   }
 
   update(data: FileData) {
-    const size = 500;
+    // figure out the average sizes are of the other elements for when we paste
+    let widths = this.getCanvasModel()
+      .getImageElements()
+      .filter((i) => i !== this)
+      .map((i) => i.width);
+
+    if (widths.length === 0) {
+      widths = [500];
+    }
+
+    let totalWidth = widths.reduce((prev, cur) => prev + cur, 0);
+
+    const size = totalWidth / widths.length;
     this.imageID = data.id;
     this.setSize(size, (size / data.width) * data.height);
   }
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/manage/ConceptBoardsPage.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/manage/ConceptBoardsPage.tsx
index da66788..2b97af7 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/manage/ConceptBoardsPage.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/manage/ConceptBoardsPage.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { TableRowActionsWidget } from '../../widgets/table/TableRowActionsWidget';
 import { ConceptBoardModel } from '../../stores/ConceptsStore';
 import { RelativeDateCellWidget } from '../../widgets/table/RelativeDateCellWidget';
+import { useTitle } from '../../hooks/useTitle';
 
 export interface ConceptBoardRow extends TableRow {
   board: ConceptBoardModel;
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ export const ConceptBoardsPage: React.FC = observer((props) => {
   const system = useSystem();
   useEffect(() => {
     system.conceptStore.loadConcepts();
-    system.updateTitle('Concepts');
   }, []);
+  useTitle(() => {
+    return 'Concepts';
+  });
   return (
     <S.Container>
       <S.Buttons>
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/welcome/SignInPage.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/welcome/SignInPage.tsx
index 20b7e8e..e889d2d 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/routes/welcome/SignInPage.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/routes/welcome/SignInPage.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import { FormikFieldWidget } from '../../widgets/forms/FormikFieldWidget';
 import { ButtonType, ButtonWidget } from '../../widgets/forms/ButtonWidget';
 import { useSystem } from '../../hooks/useSystem';
 import { useUnAuthenticated } from '../../hooks/useAuthenticated';
+import { useTitle } from '../../hooks/useTitle';
 
 export interface SignInPageProps {}
 
 export const SignInPage: React.FC<SignInPageProps> = (props) => {
   useUnAuthenticated();
+  useTitle(() => {
+    return 'Sign in';
+  });
   const system = useSystem();
   return (
     <S.Container>
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/header/HeaderWidget.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/header/HeaderWidget.tsx
index f826dc1..f8ad6c3 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/header/HeaderWidget.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/header/HeaderWidget.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Routing } from '../../routes/routes';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { useSystem } from '../../hooks/useSystem';
+import { FONT } from '../../fonts';
 
 const logo_light = require('../../../media/logo-small-light.png');
 const logo_dark = require('../../../media/logo-small-dark.png');
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ export const HeaderWidget: React.FC<HeaderWidgetProps> = observer((props) => {
         }}
         src={system.theme.light ? logo_dark : logo_light}
       ></S.Logo>
+      <S.Title>{system.title}</S.Title>
+      <S.Spacer></S.Spacer>
       <HeaderUserWidget bodyRef={props.bodyRef} />
     </S.Container>
   );
@@ -40,6 +43,17 @@ namespace S {
     padding-right: 50px;
   `;
 
+  export const Title = styled.div`
+    font-size: 16px;
+    color: ${(p) => p.theme.text.description};
+    margin-left: 20px;
+    ${FONT};
+  `;
+
+  export const Spacer = styled.div`
+    flex-grow: 1;
+  `;
+
   export const Logo = styled.img`
     height: 40px;
     cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/layout/RootWidget.tsx b/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/layout/RootWidget.tsx
index 575e6d1..a42114f 100644
--- a/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/layout/RootWidget.tsx
+++ b/tornado-frontend/src/widgets/layout/RootWidget.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace S {
     * {
       margin: 0;
       padding: 0;
+      user-select: none;
     }
 
     html {