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A Short History of the Gif

A Short History of the Gif

Mr. Div And His Fantastical Geometric GIFs [Gallery] Matthew DiVito, known on tumblr as Mr. Div, is a motion graphics designer whose experiments with making super short animations in Cinema 4D led him to that format of formats, the future (and, oddly, the past) of film, video, and photography—the almighty GIF. What started off just for kicks turned into a little bit of a tumblr phenomenon, encouraging Div to create a couple of new ones a week. Now there are tons of ‘em, and we’re pretty certain they’re getting better and better. Check out some of our favorites below. eclipse the_eye twist triduo typeA cage expand temple spherify rough seas liquid cube @ImYourKid

# RED EN CORTOS 2014 El cine se vive colectivamente. Y no solo se vive, sino que crece y evoluciona de forma colectiva. Este proyecto nace con la intención de aunar la creación artística y cultural individual con la actividad comunitaria en las diferentes regiones de Latinoamérica, aglutinando ambas concepciones bajo el concepto de RED offline, entendido como sistema capaz de originar el intercambio de experiencias entre diferentes culturas, y el de RED online, herramienta de intercambio de información basado en las nuevas tecnologías que posibilitan la total horizontalidad de participación, la interacción y el intercambio cultural. El término horizontalidad e igualdad de oportunidades cobra más vida que nunca. El poder de una red con 25 años de experiencia comunitaria. La calidad del contenido importa. Bienvenido a la red offline y online de creación audiovisual más extendida de toda Latinoamérica. Se pone a disposición de todos los creadores latinoamericanos un portal donde poder participar de su pasión.

It's Alive! Banksy's Street Art Gets Animated We’ve seen Banksy’s famous graffiti come to life as real people re-enacted his scenes for photographer Nick Stern and now an artist by the name of ABVH has brought them to life in a different way. ABVH has created animated GIF versions of some of our favorite works by Banksy and they have been spreading through Tumblr like wild fire. What could be more entertaining than watching a mouse run on a wheel all day? If you’re on Tumblr, you can follow ABVH and get his newest animations right away. See Also MORE REAL LIFE BANKSY PHOTOS BY NICK STERN In his book, Wall & Piece, Banksy explained what a beautiful world it could be: Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody drew whatever they liked. ↬ robotmafia

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