We love this beauty of a gif from the great intepid gif-artist DVDP. It reminds us of the very wise words of the mysterious Anne Herbert:
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Diane Ackerman: “Live as Variously as Possible”
For our morning read, we opened our dog-eared copy of Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of the Senses at random and found this perfect, heartening hunk of philosophical cake, a perfect accompaniment to the great DVDP’s luminous gif:
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Juno Spacecraft’s View: Me and You on Earth, the Moon Around Us
We love this gif and video of what the Juno Spacecraft saw from a distance of 600,000 miles when it the passed Earth about six weeks ago, and what it/we would look like from a visitor afar. A perfect perspective to start the day.
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an evening gif: gratitude…
…is what we feel for ‘the improvised life’s ever-astonishing and generous readers, who send us ideas, thoughtful comments, support in endless ways and encouragement. THANK YOU!! — The Management from the great gif-maker DVDP Related posts: the possibilities of folded paper what have you been making today? peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated color/pattern…
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the possibilities of folded paper
The great DVDP devised a gif out of origami artist Jun Mitani’s flickr photostream: a lovely reminder of the possibilities inherent in simple sheets of paper… …which reminded us of Between the Folds, a wondrous video clip we posted about origami’s cosmic potential. Related posts: origami’s cosmic potential (de)creation (rhino origami rewind) triangle letter how-to (mail for free)…
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what have you been making today?
This gif via the great DVDP, which was inspired by this (Playing with Water Sheets in Space), made us wonder “What have you been making today?” Related posts: peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated mind shift: the great bell chant we mashup attenborough’s ‘what a wonderful world’ reminder: shooting stars all around us (gif)
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peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated
Ever since we stumbled on dvdp, a site devoted to seriously creative animated gif art, we’ve been checking in to see what leaps of techno-brilliance gif-makers have come up with. (There’s a great animated video of the gif’s history here). After the jump you’ll find a play on one of Michelangelo’s most famous images in the…
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