50+ Epic Cinemagraph Animated Gifs

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Photography is a great hobby and passion for many creatives. We enjoy seeing beautiful things far and wide whether it be a landscape, a bustling city street, or a beautiful building tucked away somewhere quiet. Sometimes though, still pictures can get a little bit boring. The animated gif is always fun, and has been around for quite some time, it was once shunned on the internet but its glory has been restored as the internet has fully re-embraced that trusty little image format. Mixing Animated Gifs with still photography (or video elements), it seems, is a brilliant idea. Not only are the results fantastic, but the animation is often mind bending and captivating – leaving you breathless as you do nothing but stare – unable to turn away. Behold, the Cinemagraph.

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20 Optical Illusions That Might Break Your Mind

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Viewer discretion advised! Do not scroll down unless your brain is made of steel and your nerves are Teflon. Some people simply cannot stand optical illusions. For the rest of you: Check out teh awesommmmmmmez.

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A Short History of the GIF - Video

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From the earliest blinking “Under Construction” signs on web sites to joke images still passed around, the humble little GIF has been with us a long time. Check out this video to learn more about it.

Courtesy of LEGS Media, we’re treated to a cute claymation-style look at the birth, revision, and long life of the ubiquitous little GIF.

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Watch Wal-Mart Slowly Take Over The United States

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Since its first store opened in 1962, Wal-Mart has steadily been spreading all over the United States. I can't help be reminded of a movie about a zombie-virus outbreak.

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The Internet - A Decade Later - GIF Infographic

The growth of the internet in the past 10 years is staggering! Now we have more internet users, more websites, more choices and faster speeds. The .GIF based infographic below illustrates beautifully what the web looks like a decade later. Enjoy!

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Top 10 GIFs of the Week

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O, humble GIF. What joy you bring the Tumbling masses with your looping hijinks and grainy disposition.

A wisp from simpler online days? Nay — a rebirth! The art of GIF springs eternal from a font of unceasing jest.

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Incredible World of Animated Gifs by Matthew DiVito

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Matthew DiVito is a motion and graphic designer based in Boston, MA from USA. Matthew is also famously known as Mr. Div and if you haven't checked out his blog; well you're missing out! With a combination of After Effects and Cinema 4D, Matthew creates some really stunning retro and modern GIFS. I hope you'll enjoy them.

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40+ Best Animated Art Gifs

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Ah The animated .gif – an internet love story. Did you know that on June 15th, 2012 – the GIF turned 25? Well, now I feel old. I hope you do too. lol. Some of you knew it was that old, others of you probably first discovered them when Google+ first came out and it supported them for everyone to easily share (finally!). How much do you know about our little animated friend? Well here is a quick look at the history.

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How To Animate Your Twitter Avatar

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Ever wonder how people get animated Twitter avatars? Or why yours don't work? Here's the secret to making your Twitter avatar 100 times better and/or more obnoxious.

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How To Animate Your Own Custom GIF with Photoshop

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Creating animations from scratch in Photoshop might seem daunting, but in fact, they’re very simple. Fire up Photoshop and grab some of your files. It’s time to annoy the pants off of your friends with lots of animated GIFs!

We’ve talked about some simple ways to turn video and Youtube rips into animated GIFs, but today we’re going to show you how to make a simple animation without using any video files. Keep reading—this one’s a lot of fun.

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NASA Made a Mindblowing 3D GIF of the Texas Tornadoes

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The Texas tornadoes were insanely powerful, tossing flatbed trucks around like toys and raining softball-sized hail. NASA turned the data from its TRMM weather satellite into a 3D model that shows the absurd scope and intensity of the storms.

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