Category: ANIMATED GIFS

January 9, 2013 at 9:13 am

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Dain Fagerholm aka “DAiN 8)” aka “I>/-|i/\/8)” is an artist currently living in Seattle, Washington. Dain works mostly with ink pens and colour dye markers and started making what he calls ‘stereographic gifs’ of his drawings in February of 2012. He was most recently award the ‘Most Mesmerizing [GIF] or [PIC] of 2012‘ by…

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December 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm

The Most Perfectly Timed Graphic Overlays in Sports

The Most Perfectly Timed Graphic Overlays in Sports

Yesterday, Redditor iR3C0N7 posted a perfectly timed graphic overlay of former Liverpool football manager Rafael Benitez. Like most sports broadcasts, graphic overlays are used to show statistics, game information and player names. In the comment section, other Redditors contributed more examples of perfectly timed graphic overlays in sports. Below you will find the top…

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November 20, 2012 at 12:02 pm

20 Animated Gifs that Explain How Things Work

20 Animated Gifs that Explain How Things Work

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an animated gif must be priceless! Below you will find a collection of simple and elegant animations that explain how various things work. From geometry to mechanics and everything in between, these animations help educate and explain how the world around us functions. Through these…

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October 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm

What if Movie Posters Were Neon Signs?

What if Movie Posters Were Neon Signs?

Mr. Whaite is a 2D animator and illustrator with an unhealthy obsession for neon signs. He has a wildly popular Tubmlr blog (mrwhaite.tumblr.com), an active Twitter feed (@MrWhaite) and a digital storefront for his non-animated prints and illustrations (RedBubble). In his ongoing quest to bless the Internet with neon goodness Mr. Whaite has created…

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September 13, 2012 at 4:23 pm

21 Congratulatory Responses for Every Occasion

21 Congratulatory Responses for Every Occasion

When a citizen of the Internet goes above and beyond, a heartfelt congratulatory gif is a great way to show your sincere appreciation. Whether it be a witty retort, constructive feedback, a delightful anecdote, or a useful comment with a credible source, these gifs will help you spread the love. Enjoy! And stay sifty…

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September 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm

Famous Banksy Artworks as Animated Gifs

Famous Banksy Artworks as Animated Gifs

Artist ABVH is an animated gif monster! With over 33 pages of animated excellence on his highly active Tumblr page, ABVH is proof that the animated gif culture is alive and well. In the series below, ABVH adds movement to some of Banksy’s most famous artworks. The animations are subtle with much of the image…

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August 13, 2012 at 3:47 pm

15 Ways to Get Past an Awkward Moment

15 Ways to Get Past an Awkward Moment

We’ve all been in awkward situations, our lives are full of them. Nobody’s perfect, but how you handle it can turn an awkward moment into a partial win. Below you will see 15 awkward situations and what these people did to try and turn it around. It might not always work but the best…

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July 9, 2012 at 4:32 pm

15 Hilarious Strikeout Moves by Major League Umpires

major league baseball umpire strikeout call move

Sports website Deadspin has recently published an epic two-part post of every single Major League umpire’s strikeout call (part 1, part 2), all 72 of them. If you’re a fan of baseball and on a decent Internet connection it’s definitely worth checking out. From shadow punches, to leg lifts and kung fu fighing…

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June 11, 2012 at 12:32 pm

Big, Beautiful, High-Quality Gifs by Micael Reynaud

Big, Beautiful, High-Quality Gifs by Micael Reynaud

Artists like Micaël Reynaud are elevating the animated gif art form to new levels. Reynaud, a freelance designer and stop-motion animation professional, describes his work as ‘hypnotic very short films’ [Source]. The high quality of these animated gifs draw striking parallels to our previous post on Cinemagraphs which are definitely worth checking out as…

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May 14, 2012 at 3:31 pm

These 15 Animated Gifs Will Trip You Out

These 15 Animated Gifs Will Trip You Out

In this Sifter’s 8th installment of the Awesome Animatead Gif Series we explore the trippier side of animated gifs with these 15 eye-jarring examples. For this post, ‘trippy’ is used in a pretty generic sense. I tried to find a wide variety of gifs that may be considered ‘trippy’ depending on what satisfies that…

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