Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while ...

Stephen Wilhite, the man widely credited as being the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format image, better known as the gif, has died at the age of 74. Wilhite’s wife Kathleen has been confirming ...

Steve Wilhite, creator of the GIF, died this month. Artist and curator Jason Eppink recounts the tale of the technology behind the animated internet graphic. Steve Wilhite, inventor of the graphics ...

Stephen Wilhite worked at an online service provider CompuServe in the 1980s and created the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) in 1987 Shafiq Najib is a former writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He left ...

It's June 15—otherwise known as the birthday of the Graphics Interchange Format, or the GIF. To celebrate, take a look at some of the most important GIFs in history. According to Steve Wilhite, an ...

Those short, animated loops that have captivated the Web for decades? They’re pronounced like a brand of peanut butter. Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for ...

Introduced in 1987, Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images have evolved from small icons to hugely popular animated clips that are adding humor to everyday digital conversations. AppleInsider has ...