Skip to content
Tech News

An Animated History of GIFs Is the Best Kind of History

By

Reading time 1 minute

Comments (0)

The GIF turned 25 years old this year. But how has it evolved through the last quarter-century? This little claymation ditty tells the tale of everyone’s favorite part of the internet.

https://gizmodo.com/happy-birthday-to-the-gif-the-internets-greatest-treas-5918770

As you might have guessed, it was quite the road from the dancing baby to GIF-ing every moment of the presidential election. And now? They’re ubiquitous. Oh, you’re excited? Here’s a GIF. Disappointed? GIF. Too cool? Lots of GIFs for that. In Florida, GIFs are even considered art. You’ve come a long way, (GIF)baby. [Vimeo via FastCo]

https://gizmodo.com/everything-is-cancelled-theres-a-gif-fest-in-miami-5965649

Share this story

Sign up for our newsletters

Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with our customised Newsletters and much more.