Tuesday, November 13, 2012

GIF and only GIF

The Oxford American Dictionary has declared GIF as the word of the year apparently. I guess that means I can republish this:



If you haven't watched it already, you should definitely check out the PBSOffbook video about GIF.



It is fantastic. Really, you should check out all of their videos. The only piece of criticism I have towards them is the fact that they only put out a new video every other week. That said, if that is what it takes to keep up the quality of the videos, let them take two weeks!

 Question: If GIF is considered an artform, what are the most successful ways of displaying them in a museum setting?

Possible solutions include:
  1. Projectors upon a wall.
  2. Utilization of specially designed digital photo frames.
  3. Connecting directly with portable digital devices with methods such as NFC, QR, or other scan based transmission of data.
Finally, if you want an example of great GIF work, check out the following:

Dain 8)

If We Don't, Remember Me

From Me to You

No comments: