Our Favorite Valentine GIFs, From You

For Studio 360’s My GIFy Valentinechallenge, we’reasking you to send us a valentine (in GIF form) for the person, place, or thing of your choosing. It can bejoyfulorsad,earnestorsardonic, addressed to your sweetheart or your barista or your bearded dragon. Pretty much anything goes, as long as it’s shorter than 10 seconds and it loops.

Heben Nigatuand Tracy Clayton, the hosts of BuzzFeed’s podcast Another Round,will announce the winning GIF on Studio 360 in time for Valentine’s Day.

TO ENTER:

Send the following information tostudio360radio@gmail.com:

• Your GIF file
• Your name (first names are fine!)
• Your city and state
• A little about who the GIF is for and what inspired you to make it
• By sending us your GIF, you acknowledge it can be that it can be uploaded togiphy.comand that it honors theirTerms of Service.
• Your GIF may also be posted on our website and used in other Studio 360 platforms.
• The deadline to enter is Monday, February 1 at 11:59pm ET.

Need some help making a GIF? We’ve put together thishandyHow To GIF guide.

In the meantime, here’s a roundup of some of our favorite entries. Take a look, get inspired, and send us your own GIF!

An entry from Saskia Wariner in New York, NY

An abstract entry from Ori Toor in Tel Aviv, Israel

An entry from Roberto Espinosa in Albuquerque, NM that has the feel of stop motion animation

Jim Biglan’s submission from Philadelphia, PA

Christina Lu, from New York, NY, dedicated her entry to her boyfriend