Far Better Than 3-D: Animated GIFs That Savor A Passing Moment | Co.Design. You know how people sometimes say that jazz is the only truly American art form? Animated GIFs are like the jazz of the internet: they could only exist, and be created and appreciated, online. That said, PopTart Cat is not exactly on par with Thelonious Monk. But photographer Jamie Beck and motion graphics artist Kevin Burg may have finally found a way to elevate the animated GIF to a level approaching fine art, with their "cinemagraphs" -- elegant, subtly animated creations that are "something more than a photo but less than a video.
" Here’s one of my favorites: The pair was inspired to create these cinemagraphs while preparing to cover Fashion Week this past February: "We wanted to tell more of a story than a single still frame photograph but didn’t want the high maintenance aspect of a video," they told Co.Design via email. So why did Beck and Burg choose the GIF format, rather than something more flexible like Flash? [See more cinemagraphs at From Me To You and Coco Rocha] 31 Things I've Learned in 31 Years. If you think he likes you, you're probably right. If you think he's cheating, you're probably right. If you think she's going to be your new BFF, (this time with feeling!) You're probably right. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Delicious blog » YouTube Founders Acquire Delicious. 5 Essential Things You Need To Know About Every Stock You Buy - Investopedia.com. Investing is easy but investing successfully is tough. Statistics show that the majority of retail investors, those who aren't investment professionals, lose money every year. There could be a variety of reasons why, but there is one that every investor with a career outside of the investment market understands: they don't have time to research a large amount of stocks and they don't have a research team to help with that monumental task.
(For related reading, check out The 4 Basic Elements Of Stock Value.) For that reason, investments made after little research often result in losses. That's the bad news. The good news is that, although the ideal way to purchase a stock is after a large amount of research, an investor can cut down on the amount of research by looking at these select items: TUTORIAL: Bond & Debt Basics What They DoJim Cramer, in his book "Real Money," advises investors to never purchase a stock unless they have an exhaustive knowledge of how they make money.
What It Really Takes To Succeed In Business - Investopedia.com. Read the right edition of a major magazine like Forbes or U.S. News and an interesting detail pops out - climbing the ladder all the way to the top is not the automatic byproduct of going to the right school. If people take a more comprehensive view of how Fortune 500 CEOs build their careers, they may realize that there are a number of worthwhile skills and experiences that can be had far away from ivy-covered walls. We look at what it actually takes to get to the top in business. (These 10 entrepreneurs' names will live on long into the future. Check out The 10 Greatest Entrepreneurs.) TUTORIAL: Starting A Small Business Tutorial Ivy Only Goes So FarAt an undergraduate level, less than 20% of Fortune 500 CEOs get their degrees from Ivy League schools (including Ivy League-caliber schools like Stanford).
Of course these comparisons are crude; Wisconsin is far larger than Harvard. Focus and DeterminationFocus and determination clearly play a large role in the making of a CEO.