How to Make a GIF

You go, GIF! The word — actually an acronym short for Graphics Interchange Format, but things move fast online — has been given the honor of Word of the Year 2012 by Oxford Dictionaries USA. GIF has had a big year linguistically; moving from noun to verb, Oxford now defines it as "to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event)."

To celebrate GIFs approval by word purists, why not play around and design your own? Whether you're a hardcore techie or a beginner who prefers to keep things simple, we've rounded up a variety of apps and websites to help you make a creative GIF.