A polar bear smells a seal under the ice. Unfortunately for the bear, the ice is too thick. (Planet Earth Live - BBC)
If you aren’t already following this guy’s wild animal GIFs, you should start.
Musical Explorers is a pretty fun program from Carnegie Hall for K-2 students with concerts happening all week. They were so vibrant I had to GIF them.
Currently waiting at the finish line while these three run up a mountain.
Which is it? Gif or Jif?
Off Book - Animated GIFs: The Birth of a Medium
GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art. In this episode of Off Book, we chart their history, explore the hotbed of GIF creativity on Tumblr, and talk to two teams of GIF artists who are evolving the form into powerful new visual experiences.
Featuring:
Patrick Davison, MemeFactory
TopherChris, Tumblr
Pamela Reed and Matthew Rader, Reed+Rader
Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, Cinemagraphs
Story Development: Mike Rugnetta, Internet Culture Researcher, MemeFactory
Borschting.
GPOYW, The Sims Social imitates life in 2005 edition.
“Get your funk on” vs. me actually playing “Funkytown” on a keytar while singing into a vocoder in MIDI Band.
