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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhere Art Meets Gif: The Hypnotic Animated Gifs of David Szakaly
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/03/the-hypnotic-animated-gifs-of-david-szakaly/Since 2008 Hungarian/German graphic designer David Szakaly has been churning out some of the most dizzying, hypnotic and wholly original gifs on the web under the name Davidope. His blend of twisting organic forms, flashes of black and white, and forays into pulsing technicolor shapes have inspired legions of others to experiment with the medium, many of whom have been featured here on Colossal. Its hard to determine the scale of Szakalys influence online, but a simple Google image search for animated gif brings up dozens of his images that have been shared around Tumblr hundreds of thousands of times.
Szakaly began experimenting with the vector animation program Macromedia Flash back in 1999 where he used the software to create presentations, banners, and other creatives for clients. It was nearly a decade later when he decided to dedicate more time to experimenting with motion graphics and found that Tumblr was a great platform to share his quirky gifs. While he still works in the corporate world on other digital projects, he has also found commercial success making animations for clients around the world. Though its his personal work that really stands out. If or when gifs end up on gallery walls, it will be hard to deny Szakalys role in getting them there.
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Where Art Meets Gif: The Hypnotic Animated Gifs of David Szakaly (Original Post)
G_j
Mar 2014
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catbyte
(34,374 posts)1. Wow, those are awesome. Especially the pulsing spiky circle thingy on his website
Thanks for the link.
Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)2. Wow!
lots of good things to see
panader0
(25,816 posts)4. I almost had a flashback....
Petrushka
(3,709 posts)5. Fascinating!
Thanks for the link. K & R
Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)6. Fun stuff! Thanks for sharing.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)7. Pretty cool.
The linked page sure ramped up the cpu.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)8. You can often find many similar gifs: