Complex

Antonio Banderas Knows About the 'Assassins' Computer GIF

We've all seen it at this point. Antonio Banderas sees something good on a computer, leans back in his chair and places his fist to his mouth in satisfaction. It's a reaction GIF with few competitors ...
Wall Street Journal

Inventor of GIF Computer Imagery Has Died at Age 74

Stephen Wilhite was merely trying to solve a technical problem when he invented the GIF, or graphics interchange format, in 1987. As a programmer at the computer-services firm CompuServe, he was ...
The Independent

Stephen Wilhite: Computer programmer who gave the world gifs

Stephen Wilhite, a computer programmer who invented the gif, the humble but versatile file format that became an internet mainstay, helping people share charts, photographs and viral animations – ...
Time

Here’s a Timeline of the Debate About How to Pronounce GIF

The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it has swelled or dipped, the debate over how to pronounce the acronym ...