Animated GIFS

This animated GIF by works by j shows how intricate animated GIF geometry can be. The motion happens quickly, and it starts from a circle to animate into more complexed spherical shapes.

SOURCE: https://whtebkgrnd.tumblr.com/post/23549992938

Who doesn’t like Donuts? This donut animation by Michael Shillingburg of a swirling donut should be the logo on any donut shop website! Even with it’s simple spinning animation, it makes you stop and think about how delicious donuts are.

SOURCE: https://michaelshillingburg.tumblr.com/post/91809275483/donut-friends

Animated GIFS could be great for having animated logos on webpages or other elements that could use movement. This Facebook logo GIF looks great and logos would benefit from animation.

SOURCE: https://dribbblepopular.tumblr.com/post/86194140419/facebook-animated-logo-original

Animated GIFS could also be made using film/video elements with animation over it. Plus, this is what the cat was really trying to do when playing the air guitar!

SOURCE: https://gifdistrict.tumblr.com/post/49140333573/someone-has-done-it

These kinds of GIFS are great for transitioning from one state or page to the other. There are many UX applications for such animations especially in app design.

SOURCE: https://giphy.com/davegamez

Here is one that I made with a cut out of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek:

And here is a simple GIF using Cake!

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