flipbooks

Pages become motion

A flipbook is a small book with a series of images that, when pages are rapidly thumbed, create the illusion of motion—a primitive form of animation.

The technique exploits persistence of vision: She made a flipbook of a stick figure doing a backflip.

Digital flipbooks are electronic documents designed to simulate page-turning.

animation

pages

Bound paper sheets

sequence · drawings · animation · riffling · speed · illusion · movement · zoetrope · persistence · vision

digital

GIF

Animated image format

  • softwarePrograms directing computer operations
  • appMobile device software
  • videoRecorded moving imagery

converter · frames · export · timeline · layering · Photoshop · PDF · ebook · interactive · touchscreen

craft

paper

Pressed pulp for writing

DIY · handmade · scissors · glue · templates · printable · markers · sketchpad · notebook · cutting

novelty

souvenirs

Objects preserving travel memories

collectible · vintage · nostalgic · trinket · memento · retro · kitsch · carnival · fairground · amusement

photography

photobooth

Compact self-service portrait station

faces · poses · expressions · guests · party · celebration · prints · strips · memories · reception

Categories
Opposites
animation technology

flipbooksdigital animation

Computer-generated moving images

CGI · 3D animation · motion graphics · computer animation · animated GIFs

playback mechanism

flipbooksfilm projectors

Machines displaying motion pictures

cinema

Family

flipbook

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G