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All About GIFs
Explore frame rates, file formats and infinite loops with the ALL ABOUT GIFS kit. 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 perfectly looped paper animations, turn animations into flipbooks and make 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 paper animations of the classic walk cycle, using the stencil provided
5-second Flipbook: Get access to our software and materials provided to turn any video of GIF into a paper flipbook. Print as many as you like, 3 sizes to choose from: pocket flipbook, flipbook mini and flipbook panoramic.
Maker Tool app: Create GIFs to save and share with our GIF maker tool, pre-loaded 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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