Some are cool, some are silly and a few are just plain odd but the animated GIF has come a long way in a short space of time. Here are 10 of the best on the net at the moment. Prepare to be ever so slightly amused, preoccupied and maybe dazzled.
Kung Fu
This gif is wonderful – I could watch it again and again! Two Kung Fu martial artists go through their paces with stunning Chinese scenery in the background. Could be useful on a Kung Fu site to show the novice how it is done! A sequence of eighteen moves with the haolin Monastery Wushu Institute at Tagou in the background.
Death of the Goonie
Did you hate the fat kid from The Goonies. Here we can finally see him dispatched to Goonie Heaven by that old favorite of ours, Captain Jean Luc Picard. Finally, someone had the get up and go to do what we have all wanted to do for so many years! Go, Jean Luc, go!
Bored at the Airport
Ever been well and truly bored at the airport? Then why not try this? Take a lot of pictures of yourself on the escalator, and then create a cool animated gif out of them when you get home. That is if you don’t get arrested by airport security for being strange, scary and mad not to mention upsetting the other passengers!
Endless
Join us on the endless circle of life as a young girl is born, grows up and has a child, becomes old and – ultimately – dies. The greatness of this gif is in its simplicity – a fine line drawing which is just the right style for the story being told.
Psychedelic
This one should probably come with a health warning! It may not suit every type of website but would certainly be memorable on the right one! The colors used are dazzling!
Given the Boot
The colors used in this gif are extraordinary and give it an overall effect which is nothing short of hypnotic. Go on, admit it, you have just watched the shoe go by about a million times. Thought so!
Creepy Heads
Spooky things happen at night in the plastic head factory! When the lights are switched on the heads come alive. A spooky gif which may well give you the colly wobbles!
Cyber Chaos
The cube rotates again and again. This is extremely hypnotic and if you are of a suggestible nature do not spend too much time staring at it. The next time you are asked for something you will give it willingly. Give me your money, now. Give me your money now!
Puppet Regime
It can’t be much fun being a dictator when your secret is revealed to the world. Here is the true meaning of puppet regime! One wonders how many of the world’s dictators realize that they have been immortalized in some unexpected ways!
Waterfall
Here’s a completely gorgeous gif to end with. The waterfall cascade is wonderfully done – such a shame that no sound comes attached to the image as this would make it perfect! What use it might be on a website is anyone’s guess. However, for sheer unadulterated viewing pleasure, this one is marvelous!
August 30th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Awesome, highly creative post, RJ!
August 30th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Thank you for the amusement and some insight into the realityn of life.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:29 am
How clever they all are!
August 30th, 2008 at 6:57 am
wow, splendid, thanks for sharing
August 30th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Very interesting. Internet, a beautiful thing!
August 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Funny and entertaining, a great article, thank you for sharing it
August 31st, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Excellent!
September 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Some are great
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September 5th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Very Well Done!!
September 5th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
LOL K
September 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
So lame. Check out any forum populated with a bunch of fat creeps and you’ll see GIFs much better than the ones listed here.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:02 am
My god, what 4chan would do to your head.
The cube one is the only thing here worth a damn.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Endless is genius, if you haven’t seen it a zillion times already.
September 7th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Really great. This is very cool.
September 8th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I felt it was soothing to the eye and the very appealing colors. For some reason I came away refreshed!
September 8th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Great post!
You forgot the Blue Balls pic, an old fav of mine. It’s an endless cycle prefectly executed in all directions if you put the pic 2×2.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
awesome!
September 10th, 2008 at 2:29 am
Excellent.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
spectacular….
September 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am
who in here
September 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Aw – I liked Chunk out of the Goonies! Funny tho : D
September 13th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Thnx 4 sharing
September 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Very beautiful
Thnx
September 27th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Real Neat! You have my vote.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
wow i love the Endless one, its GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
October 18th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
If you thought these were impressive you obviously haven’t been to b3ta…
June 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Check these out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsmileart/sets/72157606917412241/
August 19th, 2009 at 5:11 am
These are cool. Hi whoever is reading this!