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How Animated GIFs Grew From Meme To Medium

In the 25 years since the invention of the GIF file, it’s undergone an incredible metamorphosis developing from little more than a static image to become stunning cinemagraphs. PBS’s Off Book explores the history of the GIF.

November 23, 2011
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Analogue Animated GIF Player Just Secured A Place On My Wall

It looks like Santa got the letter I sent that asked for an animated GIF of a kitten nodding off that I can hang on my wall. Animated kittens and crafts, always a winning combination.

October 27, 2011
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Flashing GIFs Of Microwaved Food Are The Internet’s Newest Glory

This is getting too easy. Do you like tasty food? Butter? Lollies? Yes? Yes, of course. Do you like spastic, flashing GIFs? If not, leave and don’t come back. What about microwave radiation? Yes, God yes. Combine them, internet.

August 20, 2011
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These Are The Trippiest Animated GIFs You Will See Today

I don’t know how Ignacio Torres captures and processes these mashups of falling people, smoke and 3D galaxies, but his animated 3D GIFs are simply awesome. [Ignacio Torres]

August 18, 2011
Software

AnimGIF Live Wallpaper 2 For Android: Liven Up Your Phone With GIFs

If you didn’t know, we love GIFs here at Gizmodo. They’re little internet treasures that you hold on to forever. But you know what needs more GIFs? Your phone. AnimGIF for Android turns your favourite GIFs into wallpapers.

August 3, 2011
Entertainment

Kanye West Dancing On Police Cars Surrounded By Rainbow Lights

Many people already hate Kanye West, because he does things like shoot extravagant music videos in which he, in a frenzy, stomps across police cars in a seizure-inducing supernova of light and magnificence. They resent it! But it is wonderful.

August 2, 2011
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Video: Trucks Wipes Out On A Highway And Nearly Kills Everyone

A wet accident. You’d expect today’s GIF of the Day to be the sort of thing you see before terrible, terrible demise. A giant truck careening off the road, knocking away everything in its path. But there’s a happy ending!

August 1, 2011
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Photoshop Makes Great Gifs Of Art Disappear

Question: What’s Mona Lisa without, erm, Mona Lisa? Answer: British artist Michael Guppy’s Selected series of gifs, which use Photoshop’s selection tool as the basis for the designs. [Michael Guppy via It's Nice That via DesignMilk]

July 12, 2011
Software

GIF Shop For iPhone: Create GIFs With Your Phone

When Apple pimps the iPhone as this magical tool, my cynical self can’t help but laugh. Not anymore. You can make GIFs with an iPhone app. You can make GIFs with an iPhone app. You can make GIFS with an iPhone app. Whoa.

July 6, 2011
Gadgets

Physical GIF Brings Internet’s Greatest Treasures Into Real World

Animated GIFs are literally the best thing about the internet. And the internet is literally the best thing western civilisation has ever spawned. But mankind’s greatest triumphs are locked online, right? Not anymore! These Kickstarter dudes want to liberate them.

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