Opinions on animated GIFs range from pure hatred to unabashed overuse. “Hide your eyes,” wrote one reporter on CNET. Meanwhile, Tumblr, which is the undisputed platform for animated GIF enthusiasts, ...

“Animated GIFs are the web’s vinyl records,” wrote Jamie Zawinski on Twitter a few months ago. It’s a sly but accurate observation. In the face of Flash and streaming video, the animated GIF, which ...

Off Book explores the web's most iconic image format: the animated gif. GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, ...

Bing announced there is a new filter within Bing Images to let you only see animated GIF images. Animated GIFs are a grouping of images that may appear as a movie but are just a series of images. You ...

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 ...