Animated Research

An animated GIF. (Graphics Interchange Format) file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves- for example, a twirling icon or a banner with a hand that waves or letters that magically get larger.

Animated GIFs. are used for the enhancement of product illustration, provide visual instructions, Demonstrate UX, Make your social accounts pop, and display something beautiful.

Animated GIFs. are made by picking a image out, then putting it into photoshop, and adjust the quality settings as well as edit it using the toolbox.

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3 Famous Artists that have made Animated GIFS 

Sophine Alda 

East London-based illustrator, painter, and prop maker Sophie Alda weaves in her other skills and her obvious penchant for vivid colors and cartoons to create gifs of hot dogs, melons, and barely-clad characters melting away—a common theme in much of her artwork.

                                                              

Peekasso

New York-based Internet artist Peekasso does a little bit of everything. One reoccurring theme his GIFs is an image of Homer Simpson curled up on a couch against moving surroundings. His GIFs ranges from hilarious pics of Beyonce, buried beneath Doritos, edited clips from cartoons like Beavis and Butthead, and other manipulations on fashion ads and stuff found in pop culture.

                                                            

Hateplow

We've got a modern day Michelangelo on our hands. Zack Dougherty, better known by his Tumblr username hateplow, makes GIFs that will make you see Greek sculptures in a whole new light. Dougherty snaps images of figurative sculptures then pixelates them, giving them geometric edges. Fascinating