One of the most popular pastimes on the web today is creating GIFs and sharing them with the world. We love them because, for the most part, GIFs are entertaining. We’re sure many folks would love to ...

If there’s a reason you haven’t killed yourself by now, it’s probably because you recently saw an animated GIF. But where do they come from? Where do they go? Can you make your own? Like Prometheus ...

We use them at Buffer in our customer service tweets, our emails, our Slack channel. We include GIFs in marketing emails and team announcements. Anywhere there’s a message; there’s the chance for a ...

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 ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Graphics Interchange Format, popularly known as GIF is a digital file format. A GIF means multiple images encoded in a single file and displayed in a succession to create an animation. It can also be ...

Animated GIF files, while fun to watch, can consume a large amount of space on your business website and on forums where you might post them. Animated GIFs are large because they consist of multiple ...

Animated Web page backgrounds can be eye-catching, and you can create them using GIF files. When you add text and other content to your business Web pages, you don't have to worry about adding ...

Crop extra space around the image to reduce its dimensions. When you prepare the GIF, reduce its output dimensions. Reduce the number of colors in the image. For animated GIFs, reduce the number of ...