Are GIFs The Future Of Novels?

Novelist Dennis Cooper's latest books use found GIFs to tell creepy horror stories.Novels are made of words. Graphic novels are made of pictures, and often words. But what does a novel composed of GIFs look like, and can it be called a novel at all?Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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