This portable program is a good pick if you find creating animated GIFs too fiddly and time-intensive. GIF animations are back in vogue, thanks to memes. Even without their use as humor postcards, it ...

Creating an animation isn’t as complicated as it sounds, and the technique comes in handy when you’re making web ads, where space is at a premium. In this column, you’ll learn to use Photoshop to make ...

Animated GIFs are a powerful way to communicate architectural concepts and design processes. This simple and effective tool allows you to tell a story through a sequence of illustrative images. 1) ...

Animated GIFs—we’ve all seen plenty of them. They’ve become the de facto standard for Internet memes and funny animations, but they’re also useful as alternatives to short video files—any modern ...

GIFs are pretty much an inescapable form of internet communication now, and it’s never been easier to make your own. Giphy’s online GIF maker lets you pull short YouTube clips and add captions, and ...

Cinemagraphs are a really compelling take on the traditional animated GIF, only showing motion in a portion of the frame to focus on a specific movement. This results in a very compelling looped ...