I love loops. I love randomization. I make a lot of GIFs, including everything you see on this page. My most recent project was a serenity machine called Introspections.me. Before that I made ConferenceCall.biz, a surreal infinite conference call simulator. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','/www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47929937-1', 'weinventyou.net'); ga('send', 'pageview'); WEINVENTYOUTumblr (3.0; @weinventyou)nonononononononononono<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a1b6952314834b6162f0e805ea6abc37/tumblr_n4tlkzxXzO1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>nonononononononononono</p>post/84279596943post/84279596943Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:31:47 -0400noanimationgifanimated gifPhoto<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/308c8acabc714fee82d9e2df21334877/tumblr_n4tjywIXbP1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>post/84276342908post/84276342908Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:56:56 -0400black and whiteanimationgifanimated gifglamour shot<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9847b62a2a249c7fb7f15c9578c1a2ec/tumblr_n4pkenBOTL1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>glamour shot</p>post/84058181622post/84058181622Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:15:59 -0400animationgifanimated gifmeStreet of Crocodiles<img src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/943d09d7883475ce52f9fbcd8777930b/tumblr_n4pbcmjJY91qdmmiqo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/fc9679fa4b0064e59fec98ce8f4335d3/tumblr_n4pbcmjJY91qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/fc1cc862461f5c4b41596bb09cee2574/tumblr_n4pbcmjJY91qdmmiqo3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_of_Crocodiles" target="_blank">Street of Crocodiles</a></p>post/84038881366post/84038881366Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:00:22 -0400The Brothers QuayQuay Brothersanimationstop motionanimated gifgifGiants<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/2021f2be0fd48e6963899703764ec7b1/tumblr_n4k8sq1CwC1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Giants</p>post/83765781626post/83765781626Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:17:00 -0400woolworth buildingnycanimationgifanimated gifartists on tumblrfavshared animation failure #2346<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e1ba71de64ccb144b160ea07752e0db/tumblr_n4eofnCFoX1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>shared animation failure #2346</p>post/83462224493post/83462224493Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:09:23 -0400animationgifanimated gifughDiamond Life<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/49ae40f7147427f6ab1abf64eb98bc54/tumblr_n48ulfnkuF1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Diamond Life</p>post/83129697096post/83129697096Fri, 18 Apr 2014 16:36:51 -0400animationgifanimated gifartists on tumblrdiamondJoin Me Now on a Journey Into the Journey<a href="http://gawker.com/join-me-now-on-a-journey-into-the-journey-1563361484">Join Me Now on a Journey Into the Journey</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/82802208115/join-me-now-on-a-journey-into-the-journey">nedraggett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"> <div>I’ve been listening to fake guru voices, watching videos of charismatic new age leaders, and making cosmic GIFs for two months, nonstop, as a way to make amends for the emotional damage I inflicted on office drones a few months ago. This—Introspections.me—is the result. I feel like it’s warped my mind.</div> </blockquote> <p>In which Zach Scott, the guy behind the site, explains himself.  And you should visit <a href="http://introspections.me">the site</a> directly of course.  Not just because I’m one of the two people doing the talking.</p> </blockquote>post/83114625012post/83114625012Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:42:48 -0400but not for too long<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/824a241b64bd4cbe91ba2f4d4618385b/tumblr_n44t3nm2Vs1qdmmiqo2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>but not for too long</p>post/82939930020post/82939930020Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:48:17 -0400textanimationgifanimated gifheadacheIntrospections.me is ALIVE<p>If you don&#8217;t <a href="https://twitter.com/weinventyou" target="_blank">follow me</a> on Twitter, you probably haven&#8217;t noticed me posting all day about the launch of my new net-art-html-random-gif-indeterminate-music-audio-new-age-serenity-machine. But I HAVE YOU NOW:</p> <p><a href="http://introspections.me" target="_blank">Introspections.me</a></p> <p>I also got a really cool opportunity to write about it for Gawker. Check that out here, if you want: http://gawker.com/join-me-now-on-a-journey-into-the-journey-1563361484</p> <p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/6884372de762ed0edba5bcfd4243fb7c/tumblr_inline_n43ohuhUZS1qdsqls.jpg"/></p>post/82848700737post/82848700737Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:34:00 -0400Introspections.mewebsitesZoning<img src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/ed1a12fb4eb5556909c047f80f8ffd3c/tumblr_n3op9fFMSy1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Zoning</p>post/82037248134post/82037248134Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:29:39 -0400animationgifanimated gifnaturemountainlakeceiling fanfanIntrospections<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c174b43f6c1c98fd0bef2d6e3cc11ed/tumblr_n3m7inmsf01qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.introspections.me" target="_blank">Introspections</a></p>post/81896740196post/81896740196Sun, 06 Apr 2014 12:55:49 -0400Introspections.meanimationgifanimated gifIntrospections<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/3595e8f76837d608412c65babbfb8cdb/tumblr_n3dnqmYTs71qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gawker.com/join-me-now-on-a-journey-into-the-journey-1563361484">Introspections</a></p>post/81438157599post/81438157599Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:23:00 -0400Introspections.mecosmosisanimationgifanimated gifspaceA little touch of space dog in the night (for Suzy)<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/833e212ee06be3ca03d215bb0de5c140/tumblr_n39g409CeE1qdmmiqo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A little touch of space dog in the night (for Suzy)</p>post/81200201728post/81200201728Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:48:00 -0400spacedogeggrequestanimationgifanimated gifNorthern Lights<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fc5dcca6e7adaf07fdd245a6be87eb8b/tumblr_n30oxuI5i81qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Northern Lights</p>post/80727622150post/80727622150Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:20:18 -0400Northern Lightsanimationgifanimated gif15folds: Mutant Escalation By Zach Scott, Artist, Washington...<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/dfddd4bfdf8c06d6db87860244a24c69/tumblr_n18uxlj3Yf1rfp0s4o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://15folds.com/post/80451575569/mutant-escalation-by-zach-scott-artist">15folds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><span>Mutant Escalation</span></strong></p> <p><span>By </span><span><a href="./">Zach Scott</a>, Artist, Washington DC</span></p> <p>Instructions: for maximum pop-edutainment value, assume that each of the 64 frames represents the passage of 1 million years and that the mutant birds are getting exponentially larger and more powerful with each cycle.</p> <p><span>Follow the ‘Evolution’ thread on <a href="http://www.15folds.com">15folds.com</a></span></p> </blockquote> <p>I made this a while back for the excellent <a href="http://15folds.com/" target="_blank">15folds.com</a> project, and they posted it today! </p>post/80493601522post/80493601522Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:13:00 -040015folds.comanimationgifanimated gifevolutionartists on tumblrHeaven is infinitely stacked chairs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86ad69f6cc11900fddea87ab2ca2797a/tumblr_n2uolaFOtc1qdmmiqo1_r2_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Heaven is infinitely stacked chairs</p>post/80380131327post/80380131327Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:27:00 -0400Alvar Aaltoanimationgifanimated gifblack and whiteartists on tumblrAlvar Aalto, Chair, 1933<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/9f05aa0bc64587e6f7131b8dd2489338/tumblr_n2un79zPx21qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Alvar Aalto, Chair, 1933</p>post/80377497032post/80377497032Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:57:09 -0400Alvar Aaltostoolchair1933black and whiteartists on tumblranimationgifanimated gifI've been working on a new website. <p>It&#8217;s called <a href="http://Introspections.me" target="_blank">Introspections.me</a>, and I expect that it will be ready in just a few weeks. Like Conferencecall.biz, the framework is randomized audio clips over the top of randomized images, but the overall e<span class="text_exposed_show">ffect should be quite different. Two serene voices, alternating, will provide advice for how to attune your ears to the celestial orchestra, and occasionally urge you to sign up for their workshops. The music is a neverending piece of indeterminate music - the clips will be randomly selected but the transitions shouldn&#8217;t sound abrasive. There will be meditation bells, seagulls and heartbeats. <br/><br/>For now I have a placeholder up so that those that are interested can prepare themselves to dissolve into the divine ocean:</span></p> <p><a href="http://Introspections.me" target="_blank"><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/2849adc48465c6a460c292397e7f8bbe/tumblr_inline_n2uixoV8kl1qdsqls.gif"/></a></p> <p></p> <p></p>post/80369576259post/80369576259Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:26:49 -0400CosmosisIntrospections.meanimationgifanimated gifGuru<img src="http://37.media.tumblr.com/03b18988764d4a6b7bc5df174805cd5e/tumblr_n2uiw1rVjm1qdmmiqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://Introspections.me" target="_blank">Guru</a></p>post/80369338372post/80369338372Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:24:01 -0400CosmosisIntrospections.meIntrospectionanimationgifanimated gifned raggett