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Turn GIFs Into Old-Timey Flip Films With The Giphoscope

It was so hard not to turn this post into a full-on GIF party.

by Sam Maggs Nov 17th

We love sharing GIFs online - emails, Tumblr, Facebook; wherever, GIFs are always the appropriate response. Luckily for us, some folks over in Turin, Italy have taken GIF-sharing to a whole new level, creating the Giphoscope: a beautiful and functional piece of GIF art for your home.

This Tim Burton Cake is Good Enough to Eat, Assuming it Doesn’t Eat You First

by Max Eddy May 25th

At Geekosystem, we've covered cakes and we've covered zoetropes, but rarely have to the two intersected. That changes today, with this astonishing zoetrope cake by animator and foodie Alexandre DUBOSC, inspired by the works of Tim Burton. Folks, you need to see this. Video, after the break.

Cyclotrope [Video]

by Max Eddy Mar 24th

This short video uses the same principle as a zoetrope, the old-timey device to create the illusion of moving images, but built on to a common bicycle hub. Though very cool in its own right, the video's creator Tim Wheatley describes this as an experiment and part of a larger project. I can't wait. (Cyclotrope)