Animated GIFs have become so huge. They're everywhere. But why? On the surface, they're pretty silly—a few frames of video, endlessly looping in time. There are GIFs of Star Trek's Picard facepalming, ...

Animated GIFs are everywhere on the internet. They are extremely fun to use, making your message conversation more engaging and bringing life to content when shared on social media sites like emails, ...

You can easily transform photos and videos into GIF files to share with family, friends or the world at large. By J. D. Biersdorfer Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first ...

The year 2012 was a momentous one for the animated GIF. The popularity of Dump.fm was just beginning to fade, but the platform, which facilitates real-time chat with images, had sparked GIF-making ...

Spread the loveWhen you’re knee-deep in After Effects, crafting a stunning animation, sometimes the final destination isn’t a high-res video file. Often, especially for web content, social media, or ...

There’s nothing more entertaining than sharing a GIF when having an online conversation. We have been doing this for a very long time, but GIFs have managed to go mainstream in recent years, and we’re ...

What does the history of GIF art look like? This is a tricky question to answer because while there has been no shortage of animated GIF exhibitions, there is a dearth of documentation. Bond Street, a ...