History of the GIF

A Couple of Essays on GIFs

Mashable History of GIFs

The Doctrine of the Similar (GIF GIF GIF)

 

Early 8Bit GIFs

Signage – Early Vernacular of Navigation

Pointers and Construction pages

Welcome to My Site

Hobbies and Personal Interests (animated clip art)

Tools, Music, PetsCars, Flag-Waving

Early Cultural Remixes

Hammer Time!

Chicken Explodes

Bill Gates is the Devil

Bill Clinton – Under My Definition…

Mona Lisa Frown Face

Dancing Baby

Screen Captures

If We Don’t, Remember Me.Walkabout & A Clockwork Orange

RealityTVGIFs – Superbowl Beyonce & Simon Cowell

Three FramesValhalla Rising & Muscle Man

Photography

Slingshot Camera GIFs of San Francisco

Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg Cinemagraphs

Design

Kerry CallenAnimated Comic Covers!, More Animated Comic Covers

Mr Whaite – Neon Sign Animated Movie Posters, North By Northwest, The Seven Year Itch

MBS – Hitchcock Film Posters Animated, North By Northwest, The Birds

Rhetoric

#WHATSHOULDWECALLME

WHEN I SUDDENLY REALIZE MY FAVORITE SHOW IS STARTING

WHEN I’M WALKING AND LISTENING TO MY IPOD

TRYING TO DO WORK IN BED

Mashup and Art

General Howe Animated Murder Maps & GI Joe Redux

ThunderpawAnimated GIF Comic Book

Flux Machine – Old Photographs Remixed Comidant Eduard & Decoy Howitzer

ZBagsGrotesque Calliopes

lulinternetBurgers & #1

OZNEOFlying Saucer Lift-off

Homevideo

 Animalygifs

Cinemagr.amBreakdancePeter PanJumping Through Hoops

Presentation

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