About
Animated Text is a hashtag used to describe a 3D text banner that has been animated and looped in GIF form. On Tumblr, it is used to place an extra emphasis on one’s opinion or statement, much akin to the use of reaction images. In terms of aesthetics, animated text is quite similar in appearance to a WordArt object found in Microsoft Office.
Origin
The single topic blog AnimatedText was created by Brooklyn-based designer Catherine Frazier on November 30th, 2012.
External References
[1]Tumblr – Animated Text
[2]Frazier Design – Catherine Frazier
[3]The Daily Dot – AnimatedText makes pop culture phrases actually pop