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All About GIFs
Learn about the science behind all moving images and how the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) won the internet with this modern day lightweight format for frame animation. Go on a journey from past to future, beginning with a 40,000 year old cat GIF, through more recent ancestors of animation, and into the future of this format’s life beyond the computer screen. Use art supplies provided to you for making perfect loops, longer stories and animated GIFs you can save and share, directly from our GIF maker tool app.
The All About GIFS LitKit includes:
Activities:
Infinite Loops: Learn about the phenakistiscope and zoetropes and practice making perfectly looped short animations using stencils provided
Flip book: Explore the techniques used by animators to convey the physics of moving things through choices made in number of frames and arrangement. Create and perfect your own stories using materials provided
Maker Tool app: Create GIFs to save and share with our GIF maker tool, preloaded with 100s of images for endless possibilities
+ 3 AR-powered collectibles that put GIFs into the historical and pop culture context of moving images and internet culture
+ AR-powered Instructional zines offer immersive instruction and storytelling All About GIFs. Loaded with inspiring ideas and prompts to get the creative juices flowing
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