Animated GIFs – no more naff spinning logos

When websites changed in the late 90s from rigid lists of words and images to jumping balls, morphing globes and spinning logos, animated GIFs were a hot property which with very little memory demands allowed all sorts of moving things. Not always to the better as not everything was meant to be moving. Nowadays Flash has taken over for most animation purposes and soon html5 will do this all over again. Some people might contest this outlook but what is certain is that animated GIFs have developed into their own art form. And while I find animated GIFs of even my own children much more interesting than a 20 minute long video, Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg have taken the animated GIF to a whole new level.  Enjoy the link and don’t blink – you might miss it.