GIFs

The Morning GIF: Akin for a copy editor

Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin had some further “wrong word” problems yesterday.

On Aug 22, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

The Morning GIF: RIP Phyllis Diller

The legendary comedian died in her sleep Monday at the age of 95.

On Aug 21, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Mr. GIF—bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

One year and more than 600 GIFs later, the Tumblr artist collective known as Mr. GIF has helped make the image format cool again.

On Aug 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Buzzed: The weekend in YouTube releases, Tumblr remembrances, and more

Beyoncé released a new single, Morgan Freeman did not join Twitter, and Tumblr remembers Tony Scott.

On Aug 20, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

The Morning GIF: Epic Tea Time

Alan Rickman takes his hot beverages seriously.

On Aug 20, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Canvas knows what goes bump in the night

Your parents were wrong. There are scary things in your closet that come out at night and Canvas knows exactly what they are. 

On Aug 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

The Morning GIF: Shark Week finale

Statistical odds of dying like these poor folks are infinitesimal.

On Aug 17, 2012 by [email protected]

Gotta Nyan ’em all: Simon Johnson turns 251 Pokémon into Nyan Cats

One animator is on a quest to capture each and every Pokémon—as a Nyan Cat GIF.

On Aug 16, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

The 9 best Shark Week videos

Nine reasons to be glad sharks can’t survive out of the water.

On Aug 16, 2012 by [email protected]

Canvas shares its favorite original GIFs

For about a day now the Canvas imageboard community has been sharing their favorite original GIFs, many of which have not been seen for a very long time (and probably should have stayed that way). 

On Aug 16, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

The Morning GIF: Fibonacci fingers

This GIF about the Fibonacci sequence and ratios is golden.

On Aug 16, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Supersize it with MaxGIF

William Wilkinson takes animated GIFs up a notch.

On Aug 15, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

The Morning GIF: Tick tock

Richie Pickwell counts off the seconds in this simple GIF.

On Aug 15, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Canvas gets fluorescent with neon art

Using the imageboard’s built-in photo editor, Canvas users discovered how to make neon lighting effects. 

On Aug 14, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

The Morning GIF: Street Fighter’s Olympian

Rudy Fernandez took a fall in the men’s basketball finals, but it looks like some strange forces are to blame.

On Aug 14, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy