The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it has swelled or dipped, the debate over how to pronounce the acronym ...

Imgur's new GIFV format means animated images load faster, look better and play when shared on social networks. Will the 1987-era GIF format finally fade from use? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Steve Wilhite, creator of the GIF, died this month. Artist and curator Jason Eppink recounts the tale of the technology behind the animated internet graphic. Steve Wilhite, inventor of the graphics ...

Graphics Interchange Formats – more commonly known as GIFs -- have become an increasingly fun and addictive way to express our feelings on social media, but can they be used to map the language of all ...

There is a big debate on the proper pronunciation. When you want to ask someone if they liked the GIF that you sent, how do you say it out loud? Most of us have heard it spoken a couple of different ...

Those short, animated loops that have captivated the Web for decades? They’re pronounced like a brand of peanut butter. Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. The Graphics Interchange Format was initially developed by ...

Lauren Cornell amazed at the great sales at the Rhizome booth at Armory's Pier 94… wanna buy an animated GIF? (click to enlarge) Last month, we learned that Paddy Johnson of Art Fag City curated a ...

Steve Wilhite, inventor of the graphics interchange format, also known as GIF, died this month at the age of 74. Animated or not, GIFs may now be a common, free feature of the internet, but the tech ...