#how to cinemagraphs

[alcrego]

how do you make your gif art? i’m fascinated

All I do is in Photoshop (for still works) and After Effects for animations. I mix a lot of effects/techniques, (dithering, frequency modulation, slit scan, particles, cinemagraph...) and formats (photo, video, 3d scan, 3d models, painting, sculpture, street art...).

To render gifs, after trying for 15 years a lot of softwares and apps, I still think Photoshop is the one that gives better results and has more options to control the final result.

File > Export > Saver for Web

or (the claw) : control+alt+shift+s

Thanks for your kind words!!🙏

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Writer Spotlight: Jamie Beck

Jamie Beck is a photographer residing in Provence, France. Her Tumblr blog, From Me To You, became immensely successful shortly after launching in 2009. Soon after, Jamie, along with her partner Kevin Burg, pioneered the use of Cinemagraphs in creative storytelling for brands. Since then, she has produced marketing and advertising campaigns for companies like Google, Samsung, Netflix, Disney, Microsoft, Nike, Volvo, and MTV, and was included in Adweek Magazine’s “Creative 100” among the industry’s top Visual Artists. In 2022, she released her first book, An American in Provence, which became a NYT Bestseller and Amazon #1 book in multiple categories, and featured in publications such as Vogue, goop, Who What Wear, and Forbes. Flowers of Provence is Jamie’s second book.

Can you tell us about how The Flowers of Provence came to be?

I refer to Provence often as ‘The Garden of Eden’ for her harmonious seasons that bring an ever-changing floral bounty through the landscape. My greatest joy in life is telling her story of flowers through photography so that we may all enjoy them, their beauty, their symbolism, and their contribution to the harmony of this land just a bit longer. 

(Photograph: Jamie Beck)

How do your photography and writing work together? Do you write as part of your practice?

I constantly write small notations, which usually occur when I am alone in nature with the intention of creating a photograph or in my studio working alone on a still life. I write as I think in my head, so I have made it a very strict practice that when a thought or idea comes up, I stop and quickly write the text in the notes app on my phone or in a pocket journal I keep with me most of the time. If I don’t stop and write it down at that moment, I find it is gone forever. It is also the same practice for shooting flowers, especially in a place as seasonal as Provence. If I see something, I must capture it right away because it could be gone tomorrow. 

(Photograph: Jamie Beck)

You got your start in commercial photography. What’s something you learned in those fields that has served you well in your current creative direction?

I think my understanding of bridging art and commerce came from my commercial photography background. I can make beautiful photographs of flowers all day long, but how to make a living off your art is a completely different skill that I am fortunate enough to have learned by working with so many different creative brands and products in the past. 

(Photograph: Jamie Beck)

Do you remember your first photograph?

Absolutely! I was 13 years old. My mother gave me her old Pentax 35mm film camera to play with. When I looked through the viewfinder, it was as if the imaginary world in my head could finally come to life! I gave my best friend a makeover, put her in an evening gown in the backyard of my parents’ house in Texas, and made my first photograph, which I thought was so glamorous! So Vogue!

You situate your photographic work with an introduction that charts the seasons in Provence through flowers. Are there any authors from the fields of nature writing and writing place that inspire you?

I absolutely adore Monty Don! His writing, his shoes, and his ease with nature and flowers—that’s a world in which I want to live. I also love Floret Flowers, especially on social media, as a way to learn the science behind flowers and how to grow them. 

How did you decide on the order of the images within The Flowers of Provence?

Something I didn’t anticipate with a book deal is that I would actually be the one doing the layouts! I assumed I would hand over a folder of images, and an art director would decide the order. At first, it was overwhelming to sort through it all because the work is so personal, and I’m so visual. But in the end, it had to be me. It had to be my story and flow to be truly authentic. I tried to move through the seasons and colors of the landscape in a harmonious way that felt a bit magical, just as discovering Provence has felt to me. 

(Photograph: Jamie Beck)

How do you practice self-care when juggling work and life commitments alongside the creative process?

The creative process is typically a result that comes out of taking time for self-care. I get some of my best ideas for photographic projects or writing when I am in a bath or shower or go for a long (and restorative) walk in nature. Doing things for myself, such as how I dress or do my hair and makeup, is another form of creative expression that is satisfying. 

What’s a place or motif you’d like to photograph that you haven’t had a chance to yet?

I am really interested in discovering more formal gardens in France. I like the idea of garden portraiture, trying to really capture the essence and spirit of places where man and nature intertwine. 

Which artists do you return to for inspiration?

I’m absolutely obsessed with Édouard Manet—his color pallet and subject matter. 

What are three things you can’t live without as an artist?

My camera, the French light, and flowers, of course. 

What’s your favorite flower to photograph, and why?

I love roses. They remind me of my grandmother, who always grew roses and was my first teacher of nature. The perfume of roses and the vast variety of colors, names, and styles all make me totally crazy. I just love them. They simply bring me joy the same way seeing a rainbow in the sky does. 

(Photograph: Jamie Beck)

[ober-affen-geil]

I went into Conclave (2024) expecting gorgeous cinematography and Drama, mostly because I had already seen that to be true. What intrigued me was the film's insistence on sitting in extremely non-cinemagraphic moments; highlighting the truth in how awkward and uncomfortable everyday moments can be.

Things like the many, many moments of sitting and listening to Lawrence's breathing. Both when he's out of breath and when he's just...sitting. How so many of the (indeed dramatic as promised) conversations feel tense and uncomfortable because they're not clean the way films usually present them. Lawrence's "But it did happen!", for example, is shouted fruitlessly after a receding figure instead of whispered to himself. The change makes him seem helpless and fragile instead of a strong man intent on getting to the truth. Arguments aren't allowed to end on a hollywood mic drop, they peter off into frayed, limp ends as they often do in real life.

Even regular moments of awkwardness are allowed to happen, like multiple people turning to leave before the other person in the room speaks up, creating the minor social tension when it's clear one person doesn't want to be there, or assumed they weren't welcome. Something as simple as Lawrence being unable to open the carefully prepared ziplock bag containing his toiletries and ripping it open messily in a moment of frustrated anger.

To me, it adding a very interesting depth and viewpoint to the rest of the drama present in the film! I'm looking forward to see how it fares come award season.

[jacentenelka]

          🍃Jacen Solo + Tenel Ka Djo 🌊

A long time ago we found this program where you could take photos you had and warp/animate them to make them cinemagraphs.

We've always wanted to actually try to make cinemagraphs ourselves (where we actually record a video and turn it into a still frame/photo with a few small moving parts) but we have no idea where to start... which is how we ended up messing around with this program some years ago! We found these buried in our in-progress folder and thought we'd post them~ :D

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Peter Lorre in "No. 5 Checked Out" (TV)

Touch of slo-mo there because I love his eyes, damn.

"No. 5 Checked Out," Screen Directors Playhouse, January 18, 1956. Directed and written by Ida Lupino (with Willard Wiener).

"Peter Lorre is playing another in a very long list of crooks, but in this case he is unencumbered of having some boss over his head and having to behave like a toadying henchmen. Instead, he's the boss. . ." -Cinemagraphe

Peter in a rocking chair, spinning his little trinket, managing to look both holiday-sprawled and coiled-tension at the same time, is a glorious sight. He's rather lurid about it, in a shiveringly delicious way:

Please do run your eyes over me, Peter darling.

Another beautiful experience is Peter with a pile of food, his clever delivery, and _that_ voice:

"But I've got you everything your little heart can desire!"

By the way, that's William Talman (perhaps better known for Perry Mason) with Peter. Here's a candid dressing room shot. Smoking! Discussing the script (maybe)! And I particularly love how we get to see Peter's reflection:

Back to the show, it's definitely not just about two gents having fun & pumpernickel (now there's an alternative plotline). Check those eyes, that expression:

Per IMDB: "A young deaf woman resigned to a life alone opens her family's motel to a pair of men, not realizing they are desperate crooks who are using one of her remote cabins for a hideout." Directed by Ida Lupino. Watch it here:

And my earlier post about this episode.

[sapphicschedule]

Unrelated to anything I have ever posted.

In the Lego Batman movie, Batman cites “Snakeclowns” as his greatest fear.

Everyone in universe is like “snakeclowns aren’t a thing.” And it’s treated like a one-off bit that came from nowhere but like,

They didn’t come from nowhere.

Batman has fought a snake clown before.

Batman has very much fought a snake clown in an official DC movie.

In the cinemagraphic masterpiece “Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2019), the joker, along with other villains, fursonafy themselves, and joker becomes a snake clown. Batman’s greatest fear.

I don’t think I’m really discovering anything here, and honestly it’s a bit embarrassing how long it took me to make the connection, but it’s been my Roman Empire for about a week now and I needed to let it out.

Bonus: the scene that rewired my brain five years ago:

[lesvegas]

Remember cinemagraphs and how they never caught on outside of artsy circles online and also how like 90% of them were basically high res food gifs

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[ARTIST REVIEW] - REBECCA MOCK & BRANDON TAUSZIK

Rebecca Mock is an illustrator and animator. Her work is found mainly in digital media; through her hipnotizing color palettes she achieves life within the creation of short animations depicted in the GIF format, communicating a snippet of her chosen ambiance and charming narratives with the wise usage of color and texture. The creation of her editorial illustrations hAS ENABLED HER to find a lot of enticing projects with several brands that have pushed her career forward. 

Brandon Tauszik is a visual artist and self defined "image maker". Through the use of audiovisual media, he is able to create as a photographer and filmmaker. His current ongoing projects explore various aspects of America’s social periphery and social situation. Recently, he is working with cinemagraphs—an innovative blend of still images and film that remains largely unexplored, exported and depicted in the GIF format. 

Both of these artist as they use the same media format of GIF have wide differences. Tauszik uses videos of real characters depicting real social situations in the american scene and Mock explores themes of ambiance and peaceful settings through illustration and animation. Mock's color palettes are varied and eclectic, as Tauszik in his GIF series 'Barbershop' uses black and white to depict the individuals in his images.

I picked this particular piece from Rebecca Mock, because I love the way she captures the movement and ambiance. The use of her color palette and the animation applied to the setting transports you into the scene as if you were part of it. The use of highlights and shadows and the texture that accompanies it communicates a moody setting in which she depicts the subject matter of this work, "The aftershock", which  depicts the interior of a family house after an earthquake. About this work I appreciate the fact that these are the last peaceful moments before everything falls apart, or maybe it never does. 

The piece i chose from Tauszik is titled 'Tapered Thorne', this artwork reflects the transformative power of barbering as a legitimate and empowering career path for individuals with past convictions. Just as construction provides opportunities for redemption and rebuilding, barbering stands out as a trade that welcomes those seeking a fresh start. It illustrates how this profession offers a meaningful way to support one's family and create a stable future, showcasing the dignity and potential that comes with turning to a legal and honorable hustle.

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Coming home is never easy

Sundown, and the heavy curtains are drawn in his Santa Monica office. Oliver Stone is freshly showered, his hair roughed with a towel. He drops into a stuffed chair. He calls for wine! He calls for water! From a photograph atop a tall cabinet, eyes of young men look down on him. One pair of eyes is his own. It was another life back then. A different world. It was Vietnam.

No American filmmaker has drawn from the outrage of his own experience to plunge so deeply, so persistently, so flamboyantly, into the futile war the U.S. waged against communism in Southeast Asia.

Another pair of young eyes is watching Stone. Seated on a chesterfield to his left is a man half his age--27 to Stone’s 53. Alert, slightly stiff, his face tender, even admiring, Tony Bui is a child of the war, a refugee. Like Stone, he uses cinema to tear through the myths of this past.

Ghosts crowd into room. We should have expected them.

The idea had been straightforward. Twenty-five years after the U.S. was driven from Saigon, Oliver Stone and Tony Bui would meet for the first time at the invitation of The Times. The Vietnam vet and Vietnamese American, both sons of military officers, would reflect on this old conflict and the meaning-laden, deeply personal cinemagraphic vision they draw from it. I sat across the coffee table to moderate, not because I know film but because some of my youth washed away in the mud of Vietnam too.

The conversation didn’t work out exactly as planned. With Vietnam things never do, isn’t that how the cliche goes?

Three films on Vietnam, three perspectives, three windows into the experience: “Platoon,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Heaven and Earth.” Still today, Stone boils with the war.

Bui’s life and emerging celebrity as a filmmaker rose from the same cataclysm but to different ends.

His tranquil, poetically photographed 1999 film “Three Seasons” unrolls as counterpoise to the fiery intensity of Stone’s visions. The story gently enters the lives of three working-class Vietnamese who are making their way in postwar Ho Chi Minh City. It was the first American film shot in Communist Vietnam. Dialogue is spoken in Vietnamese, and only occasionally does the film connect directly to America and the war.

Who would have guessed?

Not Bui.

In Hollywood, as with many things involving power and money, people mark their status by how late they can arrive and still hold their audience. Bui enters the casual, rough-wood lobby of Stone’s production offices only 10 minutes past the appointed time, practically prompt. Stone himself waits an hour to make his appearance.

In the interval, Bui talks a little about his next project: He is putting into production a second film, written by him and directed by his brother, Timothy. Set entirely at the California Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, “Green Dragon” is a tale of a South Vietnamese refugee camp a week before the fall of Saigon in April 1975, and for three months after.

“It’s the story of our childhoods, in part,” he says.

The brothers hope to have the film finished to show at the Sundance Festival, which a year ago awarded “Three Seasons” the Grand Jury Prize for drama and the Audience Award.

Bui, easy with a smile, easy with small talk, shuffles back and forth across the floor, revealing the anxiety that besets a young filmmaker hoping to make good on the promise of his first work. He is spending his pre-production days shopping for his new apartment. He is looking for the perfect kitchen blender, which he describes in all its detail. It is easier to talk about blenders than cinema when the film is still unexposed in the can.

Stone arrives. He lumbers through three doors to his ocean-facing sequester, which he nearly fills with his own bulk and persona. The next hour passes slowly, even painfully--strained, or, if you choose, illuminated, by Stone’s rocket flights of thought.

No, he said, he will not keep matters on track. “Off track is more interesting. If things get off track, people like that--you do analog, I’ll do digital,” he says, smiling.

Influenced by Conrad and Hemingway, and by his father, a World War II lieutenant colonel, Stone concedes youthful romanticism about war. John Wayne shaped his views too. “John Wayne, ‘Sands of Iwo Jima,’ as a kid I loved it.”

All that is gone now, replaced by bottomless cynicism. Wars, at the root, “are motivated by greed, profit, money. The Vietnam War was a totally symbolist event. It was surreal. I mean, it was a very important event. It grew in importance afterward. It showed that America was vulnerable. The elephant could be defeated by the ant.”

In his soul, the spot occupied by Vietnam is “terrible. Thank God I had another life. Many Vietnam veterans didn’t. . . .”

Stone continues, his inflections and pauses dramatic. “Little did we know what we were getting into. So for me, at the beginning, it was a great adventure. My parents had divorced. I had no life in America. I was writing a book. I went to Vietnam with romantic ideas, you see.”

That was the first time. He taught at a Catholic school in Saigon. It was 1965 and the war was heating up, but America had innocence and arrogance to burn.

Then Stone traveled and finished his self-conscious book about himself. It was rejected by publishers. It was now 1967. Downcast, he returned to Vietnam as a soldier.

“I was very suicidal, but I couldn’t pull the trigger on myself. So I figured, hey, let somebody else kill me if it’s meant. I insisted on the front lines--they made me cut point like in ‘Platoon.’ I tell you, I wanted to go to the bottom of the barrel. I wanted to see how bad it could get. Then I could only believe in myself as a person. That was authentic.

“Because New York City was not authentic. Yale University was not authentic. And those are the people who are running the country right now, you understand? It is a real bind for me. Because all the guys who came back from Vietnam, we’re all f-----. We are f-----. And I don’t mean to be self-pitying, but we are so out of touch with our generation.

“You know what I’m talking about. You come back, you can’t sit in a room and talk. Your value system is different. You’ve seen things at the dirtiest level. And people sit there, and they’re mostly hypocrites, you know? They’re mostly hypocrites in America. . . .”

Yes, Oliver, we know.

Don’t we?

The son of a South Vietnamese Air Force captain, Bui was 2 years old when once-proud, always lovely Saigon turned convulsive and began to fall in April 1975. Two weeks ahead of North Vietnamese tanks, Mom, Dad, Bui and his 5-year-old brother, Timothy Linh Bui, fled the country with American assistance. It was to be a short exile. The Bui family expected to go no farther than perhaps Guam. Things would work out, calm would return to Saigon. The Buis would come home.

All of this Tony Bui knows because he was told. None of it took hold in memory. He thinks he can remember something of the airplane flight out.

But calm did not return to the renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Guam was only a first stop on the long retreat for those who served in the failed cause of the south. Eventually, the Buis were brought to the mainland U.S., processed through the disorienting refugee system. They resettled in that most optimistically named American suburb, Sunnyvale, Calif.

“For me, there was always this weird tug of war: my parents trying to talk to me about the war and about Vietnam, while I tried to push it away,” Bui says about the next 17 years of his life.

In school, he recalls feeling shame--well, not shame exactly, but a stigma something like it. There were few other Vietnamese families in the community. The war had humbled America, and America was not happy to be reminded of it. Bui camouflaged himself as a Filipino.

At 19, he returned to see his homeland. He found it hot, humid, teeming. In short, awful to the sensibilities of a “spoiled” American kid, as he puts it. He fled again.

Arriving back in San Francisco, he wept. The epiphany came after. Whatever he had seen that was so fearfully strange began to turn in the teenager’s mind.

“Six months later I went back, and again, and again, and again. I remember watching things, learning, reading, trying to get a greater consciousness of my past and how that was affecting my future,” he says. “So thank God I went back, because it completely changed my life.”

Stone: “Can I ask a question?”

Bui: “Sure.”

Stone: “You want a tough question? You’re a young man. You escaped the war. You would have been hurt in that war. Everybody was hurt. Families were destroyed. In ‘Heaven and Earth’ two boys go to war. You never see them until the end of the movie. One is dead. The one is bitter. The sisters are all separated. The father dies. . . .”

Bui: “It’s very, very strong.”

Stone: “You missed all that. You must have some guilt? . . . You know that the country has always had a tenet: Be prepared to defend Vietnam.”

Bui: “For me, it’s tough. I defend Vietnam in different ways. I don’t know if I would carry a gun to go defend Vietnam. But I think making ‘Three Seasons’ was to try to give a different vision of Vietnam. Through my work, hopefully, and what I say about it, I defend it like that--how I try to absorb myself in the country today, try to get to the consciousness of the people, their sense of forgiveness and peace. Which I did not understand growing up here.”

Bui has an afterthought. He pauses and looks at the two men in the room. Oliver Stone sacrificed his 21st birthday flying over the international date line en route to war. I lost my 18th birthday the same way--one moment I was 17, officially too young to fight. Then the plane landed, the calendar had leaped forward and it was the day past my birthday and I was legally sanctioned for combat.

“That’s the guilt I feel,” Bui allows. “Because I spent my birthdays at home in California, partying.”

Maybe all these years later, Stone simply cannot put a square frame around his feelings. Maybe he is toying behind the role he allows himself as Hollywood rogue. Or maybe what comes from Stone are the same wild neutrons we detect in the guy on the street corner with the signboard in his lap. Vietnam can be suppressed but cannot be contained by the combat veteran, even the magnificently creative veteran.

Is there a great unmade movie left from the war?

“I should tell you?” Stone growls. “I could, but I’d have to kill you. . . . I’ve never given up.”

If John Wayne shaped the ideas of those Americans who went to Vietnam early in the war--in the mid-1960s--what will Stone’s legacy be for the children of tomorrow?

He laughs. “Did three Vietnam films, four if you include ‘JFK’ because there were some dealings with the Vietnamese War and Kennedy versus Johnson versus Eisenhower. It was really Eisenhower that started the war. Financially we supported most of the French effort. We were in serious discussion to drop nuclear bombs in Vietnam in 1954--although Ho Chi Minh had sent us letters, to Truman in ‘47, saying that George Washington was his hero and the Constitution of the United States was what he most respected.

“I went to Ho Chi Minh’s house two, three times. It’s just incredible. He fought this war from this simple little cottage. He used to have his cabinet meetings, outdoors sitting in a wood-and-straw chair. And yet the bombs would never hit there for some reason. In his garden, that’s where he ran the war. The Pentagon, by comparison, is 3,000 times bigger. And he beat the Pentagon, this little guy. Ho Chi Minh was an amazing man. And there was something about his face I always liked. What was your question?”

But of course.

No straight answers about the Vietnam War. Someday maybe. But not yet. Not for those who lived it, and who carry it with them.

As “Platoon’s” scar-faced Sgt. Barnes says: “There is the way it ought to be. And there is the way it is.”

-John Balzar, "Coming Home is Never Easy," The Los Angeles Times, Apr 16 2000

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Listed here are the ten web design trends for 2024, which address methods to enhance visual appeal and user experience. For businesses seeking to stay ahead, partnering with a web design company is crucial to implementing these trends.

AI-Generated Content and Imagery

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been developing very quickly in the recent past and is fast affecting web design. AI-generated content and images are altering how websites are constructed and maintained. Employing AI, designers can make text, pictures and even videos with better efficiency and scalability.

AI-driven tools might personalize content for users to ensure each visitor gets a personalized experience. Best Web Design Companies understand that personalization improves user engagement and conversion rates. 

Interactivity and Motion Effects

Trends which are converting static web pages into dynamic experiences include interactivity and motion effects. These elements make sites simpler to use and keep users interested. From hover effects and animated transitions to interactive infographics and clickable components, web designing services employ interactivity to create engagement that static designs can not match.

Motion effects like scrolling animations and page transitions lead users through the content more easily and effectively. These effects may also be used to highlight crucial info and draw visitors to important elements on the page.

Scrolling Parallax

Parallax scrolling shows background images slower compared to foreground information as you move down a web page. This effect gives the site a far more 3D look.

Parallax scrolling enables developers to present a narrative flow which draws people into the information. It's particularly helpful for landing pages and long-form content where the interest should be cultivated. With this method, a web design company can produce visually engaging sites that keep users interested from beginning to end.

Cinemagraphs

Cinemagraphs are still pictures in which a repeated and minor movement is created, resulting in a living image. These subtle animations give static pictures more life. Cinemagraphs lend a hint of sophistication and class to a site without overwhelming the viewer with excessive movement.

From product displays to background visuals, cinematography could be utilized to enhance content. They emphasize particular components of the page, like a product element or maybe a call-to-action, and are utilized to boost visitor engagement and interaction.

Animated Illustrations

Animated illustrations give web design a playful and dynamic feel. These animations could tell stories, lead users through a procedure or just add creativity to the website. Animated illustrations could provide web designing services with an unforgettable user experience.

Interactive cartoons, moving graphics and animated icons are examples of animated illustrations. These elements might make tough information clearer and more visually appealing ways of expressing ideas or messages.

3D Design

Web design utilizing 3D components is gaining popularity since it gives the web design depth and a realistic look. From buttons and icons to interactive models and entire websites, 3D design is utilized. This trend makes websites more sophisticated and modern-looking in an electronic sea of websites.

3D elements could boost user engagement by making it much more immersive. For instance, interactive 3D models allow users to view products from several angles and learn much more about the features or advantages. 

Gamified Design

Gamification is a phrase used to integrate game-like components in web design to boost visitor engagement and interaction. This trend applies principles of game design, including points, badges and interactive challenges to make the user experience more enjoyable and engaging.

From academic websites to e-commerce sites, gamified design finds its application in numerous contexts. Additions, including quizzes, rewards, and progress monitoring, can encourage web design company users to interact much more with the website and achieve objectives. 

Emphasis on Product Photography

Quality product photography is becoming more essential in web designing and even more so for e-commerce sites. Beautiful product images center the design and communicate the features and details of the products. 

Huge product photos, detailed close-ups and lifestyle shots can help the user get an attractive and clear representation of the products. Great photography improves the appearance of the website and also creates trust with the visitors, which improves the likelihood of a buy.

Custom Illustrations and Animations

Custom illustrations and animations are efficient tools to develop a brand identity and separate a website from the crowd. These bespoke elements give personality and imagination to the design and make the site more attractive and engaging.

Hand-drawn drawings, animated mascots and brand-specific animations can convey complex information in an engaging and understandable fashion. 

Final Thoughts

The top nine web design trends for 2024 mirror the digital landscape as it stands today: interactivity, customization and appeal. Including these trends in their designs can help web designers produce much more engaging, memorable, and dynamic happenings for users. 

For businesses that need these innovative web solutions around Delhi NCR, partnering with a local web designing company in Gurugram is necessary as they can offer local expertise and customized web design services to keep up with the digital game.

Source: https://medium.com/@webdecorum.com/top-nine-web-design-trends-for-2024-c7763670f838

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Using a Photo Editor for Creative Projects: Ideas and Inspiration

Introduction

Photo editors are powerful tools not only for enhancing photos but also for unleashing creativity in various creative projects. From graphic design and digital art to multimedia presentations, this blog post will explore how you can use a photo editor for diverse creative projects, offering ideas and inspiration for your next endeavor.

Digital Art and Illustration

1. Creating Digital Paintings

Project Idea: Use photo editing software to paint digitally, applying brushes and textures to create unique artworks.

Tool: Utilize brush tools, blending modes, and custom brushes in Photoshop for realistic painting effects.

2. Photo Manipulation and Surreal Art

Project Idea: Combine photos to create surreal and imaginative compositions, blending elements seamlessly.

Tool: Use layer masks, selection tools, and blending modes in Photoshop for creative photo manipulations.

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

1. Designing Social Media Graphics

Project Idea: Design eye-catching graphics for social media posts and ads using photo editing tools.

Tool: Utilize text tools, shapes, and overlays to create engaging visuals in Canva or Photoshop.

2. Designing Infographics and Presentations

Project Idea: Create informative infographics and dynamic presentations using photo editing software.

Tool: Combine images, icons, and text using layers and shapes in Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.

Video Editing and Multimedia Projects

1. Editing Video Clips and Footage

Project Idea: Use photo editing software with video editing capabilities to edit and enhance video clips.

Tool: Explore timeline editing, color grading, and effects in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

2. Creating Animated GIFs and Cinemagraphs

Project Idea: Animate photos or create cinemagraphs (partially animated images) using photo editing software.

Tool: Use frame animation and timeline features in Photoshop for creating dynamic GIFs and cinemagraphs.

Personalized Gifts and DIY Projects

1. Designing Personalized Photo Gifts

Project Idea: Create custom photo collages, calendars, and gifts using photo editing software.

Tool: Use templates, layers, and text tools to personalize gifts in online services or software like Photoshop.

2. Crafting Digital Scrapbooks

Project Idea: Compile memories and create digital scrapbooks with photos, text, and embellishments.

Tool: Arrange photos creatively with backgrounds, stickers, and text in photo editing software or online platforms.

Conclusion

Photo editors play a vital role in digital marketing by enabling the creation of high-quality, engaging visual content. From image enhancement and retouching to creative editing and consistent branding, these tools help marketers produce visuals that capture attention and drive engagement. By leveraging the capabilities of photo editors like Photoshop and Lightroom, you can elevate your digital marketing efforts and achieve greater success in reaching and converting your audience.

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ZORO- LET’S GO

sfw, my typical fic vibes. two-minute scene illustrating the magnetism in everyday life between zoro and the reader (film production executive), reader visualized as Black and female, but go with what works for you, see m.list for other little stories in same relationship universe

I’m gonna lose this game- I Don't Care/Ellie Varner

Zoro emerges silently when it begins- a silky, floating intro, a breathy alto voice and the first lyric, the same song filling the room months ago, when you captured his heart so completely. It marks the start of a perfectly curated two-hour streaming playlist- a set order, no shuffle- with mellow artistry and a flow that moves you in the right direction, effectively blocking most distractions. Most. He gently turns you around carefully sliding slick, hi-res promo proofs far from you both, just as a faint scent reaches you- cedarwood and cypress like a lush, wild forest: Zoro smells like Zoro. He brings his nose to yours for a soft nudge.

“Missed you today. Bed’s cold without you.” You take the pen between your teeth, place it behind you and kiss his cheek.

“Forty-five more minutes-“ As your eyes lift, his hands move to your waist, massaging your hip bones with his thumbs. His eyes are dim and flickering, brows deeply knit- calmly restrained.

He's an ultimate force, all grit, discipline and control, seemingly impervious to- and nonchalant towards- outside influences. But you exert a particular power over him, you flash through his body, an internal, panting sweat, owning his attention and his allegiance. It makes for the best and worst kind of hungry Zoro, and revs a compulsion in him to interrupt you, to fully bring you back to the present with him, back to this home you have together.

“You said a couple hours. It’s been a couple hours.” You crane your neck to check the teak living room clock, framed by soft, warm track lighting. The hands, a slight shade darker than the wooden face, are blurred to your worn eyes, that then roam, meeting the kitchen’s high ceiling. Your mind scrambles for solutions to post-production errors and cinemagraphic delays, but Zoro’s slow, rhythmic breathing, unties the knot in your stomach. He grasps your hand, plants a long kiss to your palm, cocks his head to the side.

“No, I think you’re done baby. Save your files.” Anger rises for a split second, receding immediately, because the statement, those eyes- you know them well. His raspy, low voice is just above a whisper, amber-flecked eyes staring down at you: Zoro never pleads. It’s baffling to you, his mastery of your soul’s physics; more than pheromones, something like the sun’s gravity pulls you toward him, into his strong orbit. He tracks every minuscule movement of your eyes your nose, your mouth, your chin... the outline of a vein appearing along your neck. He wants to see it- you forgetting these urgent and important tasks, your blood rushing from your head to your cunt, watch you becoming docile and eager. Not a soul would believe it, how quickly he tames you. Four fingers make their way into your coils, a thumb brushing your cheek. His tongue parts your mouth and stripes up from your bottom lip, under the top one, pressing it to your nose. Your jaw- drops to your neck. You could push and fight against it, but you never have, never wanted to. He interlaces his fingers with yours-

“Let’s go y/n.” You do.

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How do you make me smile; Simply by telling the time; You’ve got those zealous eyes- I could just stare all day; Lay there and melt away; I'm such a helpless case- I’m gone and it’s showing all over my skin… Clearly I’m gone and I’m going; Into the deep end… and I don’t care- I Don't Care/Ellie Varner

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Bloggers, Marketers, Educators: Harnessing GIFs for Enhanced Communication

Introduction

Welcome to the digital era where communication is not just about words but also about visuals. In this fast-paced world, where attention spans are shrinking, the power of visual content cannot be overstated. One of the most engaging forms of visual content is the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). GIFs are short, looping animations that convey messages, emotions, and ideas with just a few frames. In this blog post, we'll explore how bloggers, marketers, and educators can leverage the unique characteristics of GIFs to enhance their communication strategies and connect more effectively with their audiences.

Understanding GIFs

Before delving into how GIFs can be utilized effectively, let's first understand what they are and why they have become such a popular form of visual communication. What are GIFs? A GIF, short for Graphics Interchange Format, is a type of image file that supports both static and animated images. Unlike traditional image formats like JPEG or PNG, which are static, GIFs can contain multiple frames that play sequentially, creating the illusion of motion. Characteristics of GIFs GIFs possess several unique characteristics that make them particularly suitable for online communication: - Looping: GIFs loop endlessly, which can grab viewers' attention and encourage them to watch repeatedly. - Compression: GIFs use lossless compression, allowing for relatively small file sizes without significant loss of quality. - Transparency: GIFs can support transparency, allowing them to blend seamlessly into different backgrounds. - Compatibility: GIFs are widely supported across various platforms and devices, making them accessible to a broad audience. Types of GIFs GIFs can be classified into several categories based on their content and purpose: - Reaction GIFs: These GIFs capture brief reactions or emotions, often taken from movies, TV shows, or pop culture moments. - Animated Text GIFs: GIFs that feature animated text or typography, used for conveying messages or emphasizing key points. - Cinemagraphs: Cinemagraphs are GIFs where only a portion of the image is animated, creating a subtle and mesmerizing effect. - Stop Motion GIFs: These GIFs consist of a series of static images that, when played in sequence, create the illusion of movement. History of GIFs The GIF format was introduced by CompuServe in 1987, and since then, it has evolved from simple static images to the dynamic animations we see today. Despite the emergence of newer formats like PNG and SVG, GIFs remain popular due to their simplicity and versatility. Now that we have a basic understanding of what GIFs are and their characteristics, let's explore the benefits of incorporating GIFs into your communication strategy.

Benefits of Using GIFs

GIFs offer a myriad of benefits for bloggers, marketers, and educators alike. Let's explore some of the key advantages of integrating GIFs into your content: Enhanced Engagement GIFs are highly engaging and can capture viewers' attention within seconds. Their visual appeal and ability to convey emotions and messages in a concise format make them ideal for increasing user engagement on websites, social media platforms, and email newsletters. Improved Communication Visual content, including GIFs, can often communicate complex ideas more effectively than text alone. By incorporating GIFs into your communication strategy, you can make your messages more memorable and easier to understand for your audience. Increased Brand Awareness Creating custom GIFs that align with your brand's identity can help increase brand awareness and recognition. Whether it's through branded animations, logo animations, or product demonstrations, GIFs provide an opportunity to showcase your brand personality and differentiate yourself from competitors. Expanded Reach GIFs are highly shareable and can easily go viral on social media platforms. By creating engaging GIFs that resonate with your target audience, you can extend your reach and attract new followers, subscribers, and customers to your brand. Cost-Effective Content Compared to producing videos or other forms of multimedia content, creating GIFs is often more cost-effective and time-efficient. With a plethora of online tools and software available, even those with limited design skills can create compelling GIFs to enhance their content. Increased Website Traffic Embedding GIFs within blog posts, landing pages, and other website content can help increase user engagement and time spent on your site. As a result, this can contribute to improved search engine rankings and ultimately drive more organic traffic to your website. By leveraging the unique benefits of GIFs, bloggers, marketers, and educators can effectively capture their audience's attention, convey their messages, and achieve their communication goals with ease.

How to Create Your Own GIFs

Creating your own GIFs doesn't have to be a daunting task. With the right tools and techniques, you can easily produce captivating animations that align with your brand or message. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started: 1. Choose Your Content Decide what type of content you want to animate. This could be a short video clip, a series of images, or even a text animation. Make sure your content is relevant to your message and will resonate with your audience. 2. Capture or Source Your Content If you're creating a GIF from scratch, you'll need to capture or source the content you want to animate. This could involve recording a video using a smartphone or camera, or finding royalty-free images or video clips online. 3. Edit and Prepare Your Content Before creating your GIF, you may need to edit and prepare your content. This could involve trimming video clips, resizing images, or adding text overlays. Use editing software like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, or online tools like Canva or Giphy's GIF Maker to make adjustments. 4. Convert Your Content to GIF Format Once your content is ready, it's time to convert it to GIF format. Many editing software and online tools offer GIF export options. Make sure to adjust the settings, such as frame rate and size, to optimize your GIF for web use. 5. Add Effects and Enhancements To make your GIFs more engaging, consider adding effects and enhancements. This could include filters, transitions, or animated text. Experiment with different options to find the right balance between creativity and usability. 6. Test and Iterate Before publishing your GIFs, test them across different devices and platforms to ensure they display correctly. Make any necessary adjustments and iterations based on feedback from colleagues or beta testers. 7. Publish and Share Once you're satisfied with your GIFs, it's time to publish and share them with your audience. Embed them in blog posts, share them on social media, or include them in email newsletters to maximize their reach and impact. By following these steps, you can create your own GIFs to complement your content strategy and engage your audience in new and exciting ways.

Integrating GIFs into Your Content Strategy

GIFs can be a valuable addition to your content strategy, enhancing the visual appeal and effectiveness of your communication efforts. Here are some tips for seamlessly integrating GIFs into your content: 1. Identify Your Goals Before incorporating GIFs into your content, define your goals and objectives. Whether you aim to increase engagement, boost brand awareness, or convey complex ideas more effectively, aligning GIF usage with your overarching goals is essential. 2. Understand Your Audience Know your audience demographics, preferences, and behavior to ensure the GIFs you use resonate with them. Consider factors such as age, interests, and cultural background when selecting or creating GIFs to maximize their impact. 3. Maintain Brand Consistency Ensure that the GIFs you use align with your brand's tone, style, and values. Whether you create custom GIFs or source them from external sources, maintaining brand consistency will strengthen your brand identity and recognition. 4. Choose Relevant Contexts Select GIFs that are contextually relevant to the content they accompany. Whether it's illustrating a point, expressing emotions, or providing visual instructions, ensure that the GIFs enhance the overall message and add value to the viewer's experience. 5. Use GIFs Sparingly While GIFs can be attention-grabbing, overusing them can overwhelm your audience and dilute your message. Use GIFs strategically and sparingly to maintain the balance between visual engagement and content clarity. 6. Optimize for Performance Optimize your GIFs for performance by reducing file size without compromising quality. Compress GIF files using online tools or editing software to ensure fast loading times and smooth playback across devices and platforms. 7. Track and Analyze Performance Monitor the performance of GIFs in your content using analytics tools. Track metrics such as engagement rates, click-through rates, and social shares to gauge their effectiveness and make data-driven decisions for future content strategies. By integrating GIFs thoughtfully into your content strategy, you can enhance audience engagement, convey messages more effectively, and strengthen your brand presence across digital channels.

Case Studies: Successful GIF Implementations

Let's delve into real-world examples of how various organizations have effectively utilized GIFs to achieve their communication goals: 1. Buzzfeed's Listicles Buzzfeed, a popular digital media company, is known for its listicle format, accompanied by GIFs. By incorporating GIFs that complement the content, Buzzfeed has increased user engagement and shares on social media platforms. These GIFs often convey humor, emotions, or reactions, enhancing the overall reading experience for their audience. 2. Slack's Product Demos Slack, a leading communication and collaboration platform, utilizes GIFs in its product demos and tutorials. These GIFs provide step-by-step visual instructions on how to use Slack features, making it easier for users to understand and adopt the platform. By integrating GIFs into their help documentation and support resources, Slack enhances user onboarding and retention. 3. Netflix's Teasers and Trailers Netflix leverages GIFs to promote its original content through teasers and trailers on social media. These GIFs offer sneak peeks into upcoming shows and movies, generating excitement and anticipation among viewers. By creating visually captivating GIFs that highlight key moments, Netflix effectively drives engagement and viewership for its content. 4. Tasty's Recipe Demonstrations Tasty, a digital food network owned by BuzzFeed, produces short recipe videos accompanied by GIFs on social media platforms. These GIFs showcase the cooking process in a visually appealing and concise format, making it easy for viewers to follow along. By integrating GIFs into their recipe content, Tasty increases user engagement and shares, driving traffic to their website and app. 5. National Geographic's Wildlife Moments National Geographic frequently shares captivating wildlife moments captured on camera through GIFs on its social media channels. These GIFs offer glimpses into the natural world, showcasing the beauty and diversity of wildlife. By sharing visually stunning GIFs, National Geographic educates and inspires its audience while reinforcing its brand as a trusted source of nature and science content. These case studies illustrate the diverse ways in which organizations can effectively integrate GIFs into their content strategies to engage audiences, promote products and services, and convey messages creatively and effectively. Yes 💚 you are not in lisbon right ? At least I know you will be at #castleparty2025 🏰🔥 You showed me how to make giphy with live pictures 👇 We need to redo this fabulous picture pic.twitter.com/cdDUzfhIRu — The Dogecoin Family.eth (@FamilyDogecoin) April 30, 2024

FAQ

Here are some frequently asked questions about using GIFs in communication: Q: Are GIFs copyright-free? A: Not all GIFs are copyright-free. It's essential to respect the copyright and licensing terms of the GIFs you use. Consider creating custom GIFs or sourcing content from reputable sources that offer royalty-free or licensed GIFs. Q: Can I create my own GIFs? A: Yes, you can create your own GIFs using various online tools and software. Popular options include Adobe Photoshop, Giphy's GIF Maker, and online GIF converters. Be sure to use original content or content that you have the right to use when creating GIFs. Q: How do I optimize GIFs for web use? A: To optimize GIFs for web use, reduce their file size without compromising quality. You can achieve this by limiting the number of frames, reducing dimensions, and using efficient compression techniques. Online tools like EZGIF and GIF Compressor can help you optimize GIFs for performance. Q: Where can I find GIFs for my content? A: There are several sources where you can find GIFs for your content, including GIF search engines like Giphy and Tenor, stock photo websites like Shutterstock and Getty Images, and social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit. Make sure to review the licensing terms and permissions before using GIFs from these sources. Q: Are GIFs accessible to all users? A: While GIFs are widely supported across various platforms and devices, they may not be accessible to users with certain disabilities, such as those using screen readers. When incorporating GIFs into your content, consider providing alternative text descriptions or captions to ensure accessibility for all users. Q: Can GIFs be used for marketing purposes? A: Yes, GIFs can be highly effective for marketing purposes. They can grab viewers' attention, convey messages creatively, and increase engagement on social media platforms and websites. Many brands use GIFs in their marketing campaigns to promote products, communicate brand personality, and connect with their target audience.

Conclusion

In conclusion, GIFs offer a versatile and engaging medium for communication across various digital platforms. From bloggers and marketers to educators and content creators, integrating GIFs into your content strategy can enhance audience engagement, convey messages more effectively, and strengthen brand identity. Throughout this blog post, we've explored the various aspects of GIFs, including their characteristics, benefits, creation process, integration strategies, and real-world case studies. We've seen how GIFs can capture attention, evoke emotions, and facilitate communication in ways that static images and text alone cannot. By understanding the power of GIFs and incorporating them thoughtfully into your content, you can captivate your audience, increase brand awareness, drive traffic to your website, and ultimately achieve your communication goals. As technology continues to evolve, GIFs are likely to remain a popular and effective tool for digital communication. Whether you're sharing a reaction, demonstrating a product, or telling a story, consider harnessing the power of GIFs to elevate your content and connect with your audience in meaningful ways. Start experimenting with GIFs in your content strategy today and unleash their potential to make your messages stand out in the digital landscape. Read the full article