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 ...

This past summer, I sat down to think how I might incorporate more technology into my Art 1 classroom. My students had already created digital portfolios, but I wanted something more hands on, ...

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 ...

The GifCities project lets you relive the web's early days with a staggering collection of animated images. Remember the dancing baby? Ed is a many-year veteran of the writing and editing world who ...

Though there's no built-in fire animation for text in PowerPoint, you can use clip art to simulate the effect. Microsoft Office PowerPoint supports the use of animated picture files in the GIF format ...

Animated GIFs have been around for almost two decades, allowing users to create and share simple animations online. The file format has persevered despite its shortcomings (e.g., no sound), and in ...