Animated GIF, as implies by the name, it’s a kind of GIF image that support animations. This image format is created by combining a number of GIF files into a single image file. Since its introduction in 1987, the image format has gained wide popularity due to its support from nearly all the web browsers. Additionally the animated GIF file size tends to be smaller as compared to other type of animated files. It helps to speeding up website load time.

Despite the common perception that the animated GIFs are being widely used for gimmick and humor, many professional web developers out there applied them on websites for better visualisation and user interactions. Others turned the image files into interesting short videos sharing on their social media sites. Read more…

These days, animated images have been widely used on websites, presentation slides and various design projects. As opposed to common still images, animated GIF can be used to display a short video or animation, better illustrating a point.

Thanks to some cool online animated image creators which we’ve introduced in our previous blog post, anyone now can easily generate animated GIF by looping the images files they want. Due to its wide popularity, Google Image Search even comes with an option to let users specifically search for animated GIFs. Read more…

You’ve probably heard that a picture says more than a thousand words, but what about animated image or cinemagraph? We’ve previously showcased 40 amazing animated photos created by Dunken K Bliths. These GIF masterpieces are more than a picture, but not quite a video. They are visually pleasing, eye catching, and very suitable for advertising purposes.

If our previous showcase of animated GIFs unable to satisfy your hunger for inspiration and creativity, here are another 20 awesome animated pictures that worth your attention too! Any comments or thoughts, please let us know in the comments section below. Read more…

Enter the exciting world of Dunken K Bliths, a paradigm-shifting artist with boundless creativity. Bliths has undescribable sight for the fantastically original. Bliths has authored 40 animated images and cinemagraphs that are off the wall strange, crossing the boundary of the art of what is conceivable. Each piece is a different median of creative energy located on the spectrum of possibility and art.

Bliths’ works celebratory of surrealism, he merges stasis with movement into a visual symphony or spectacle that dances across your eyes. Each piece shows his raw talent: from fantasy to time warp, dreamlike scenes that take you to different realities; cinemagraphs that animate stills – they are all unique in their own way.

Prepare to be impressed by the unexpected! Bliths will show you a gallery of the unusual, The 40 things here are not images—they are gateways into creativity and an unique world of possibilities as art pushes and expands the boundaries of artistic interpretation. Read more…

The emergence of countless simple animation maker tools accessible on the web has made it easier than ever to create animations. As a professional animator, you can use these tools, or as a beginner, you can let your imagination fly and add animations to your presentations or social media posts. There are so many animation software applications and services out there.

Here’s a quick overview of the 30 best video animation makers that offer free features, allowing you to jump into the world of animation without paying a dime. Read more…

Are you eager to watch anime online? Searching for amazing anime streaming sites? Okay, let me help you then. As we realize “Anime” is a term originated from the global animation. Anime is a name directed at Japanese animation series which focuses on wide concepts plus is entertaining to view. Nowadays anime has obtained high popularity.

So continue reading the following top 15 free anime streaming sites and download anime for absolutely free. Read more…

It’s no secret that websites have become the virtual business cards of any company. Unlike conventional paper-based business cards, with websites we can get as creative as we can and include a lot more information. User-friendly websites are an absolute must in this digitized world but flawless UX/UI design are not enough to declare a website excellent. Web developers and designers have a new task, challenge, struggle, call it whatever you want, to make websites interactive and impressive, meanwhile keeping them easy to use. Mission impossible you say, well, hold your horses, mission possible, furthermore, mission complete. Before the word “mission” makes you feel dizzy, let us explore the so-called mouse-over effects.

Also known as mouse hover or hover box, mouse-over effect is a graphical control element that is activated when the mouse is pointed over its trigger area. Mouse-over effects give users control over the website and it’s simply cool. Here are 20 websites that have mind-blowing mouse-over effects and deserve the title “excellent.” Read more…

Google Hangouts offers you an excellent platform to communicate, keeping you connected on computer or smartphone, via video calls and texts. Businesses have also adopted this platform for business communication.

To give it a competitive edge over other similar platforms, Google has advanced Google Hangouts bringing on board, additional features, which are aimed at facilitating communication. One of these features is the use of Emoji. Read more…

The CSS has come up with new version i.e. CSS3. It has gained popularity and has earned an excellent reputation among the designers. Its animation has allowed maximum HTML elements without using JavaScript or Flash! These animations change your website from one style to another. It also let the users changes as many designs they want.

So here is few handful collection of CSS3 Animation Tools, you will probably cherish. Read more…

In our previous posts, we’ve published quite a number of cinemagraph artworks and received tremendous reader response. In case you’ve never heard of it, cinemagraph is a type of animated photograph created in GIF format, with some small moving elements while others are in still. They are categorized in between photograph and video, and tend to grab peoples’ attention. This form of media is becoming more widely used in the industries like fashion and advertising.

The good news about cinemagraph is that it’s actually not that difficult to create one. Forget about using sophisticated computer software or thinking you might be stuck in the complicated making process. Creating an impressive cinemagraph only involves a few simple steps. All you need is your smartphone or tablet with cinemagraph-making app installed.

In today’s post, we’ve rounded up 6 free iOS and Android apps that let you create awesome cinemagraphs to impress people. So just give these apps a try and have fun! Read more…

With the introduction of CSS3, it has brought many cool new features. And one of the most fun and amazing features is CSS animation, demonstrating the possibilities of the CSS3 transform and transition property. Here’s a compilation of 40 CSS animated demos that let you discover the possibility and usability of the CSS3. They all look cool and some of them can be used as Javascript alternatives and applied into web design to make it more interesting. To view these animations, you are required to have WebKit browsers like Safari and Chrome.

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