Playing with GIFs at warroom request
What do you think?
When all the frames are the same size, and aligned like this, a GIF is easy. (Using gimp to create.)
We have no use for these.
These are not going into the meme warehouse.
Ask yourself who is the target audience.
Memes are persuasion.
Who do you hope to persuade of what?
Meme strategies
Do you confront and punish, or get inside the viewer's head to tease, delight, or inspire?
Does it present an idea from viewer's point of view like marketers do?
Does it get deleted and not forwarded because it insults the viewer?
What about foul language? and foul graphics There's a time and a place for it…and it's a turnoff for some viewer segments.
Will it go viral?
Is it funny? Wry? Sarcastic? Surprising? Emotional? Beautiful? Elevating? Memorable? Insulting? Provocative? Boring?
What target audience do you have in mind?
These are simply grotesque and have no place in the society we are hoping to restore to normalcy.
Nice memes.
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How they will appear on Twitter in a timeline view as seen by 85% of mobiles.
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We process them into a Twitter shape but some of the dramatic impact is lost.
The most effective shape for twitter is 16:9 which works out to about 1200 x 675 px.