Animation Styles

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• Whiteboard Examples
• 2D Examples
• 3D / Live Action Examples

Whiteboard Animation Examples:

With their friendly, classic style, whiteboard animations are great for communicating complex ideas quickly, making them ideal for training, mission-focused messaging, startups, and academic lectures. 

The simple visuals help reinforce key concepts. And it’s easy to inject a little humor. Check out the neuroscience of whiteboard animation for more details about why this style works so well.

A still from the Whiteboard Explainer Video for SCO Services: two hand-drawn whiteboard scenes are features, two caregivers with their children smiling and playing. it reads 'When we See the world through their eyes, it's more fun for us too!"

SCO Family of Services

A still from Covenant House's Whiteboard Animated Explainer Video; a smiling young man enjoys hobbies

Covenant House

Guide Dogs For the Blind

A screenshot from the US Chamber of Commerce explainer animation by Next Day Animations; features a hand drawing on a whiteboard and a cycle that says the words 'innovation, jobs, stronger economy, investing"

US Federal Chamber of Commerce

A screenshot from the Whiteboard Animation created by Next Day Animations for the Greenlight Fund. A handful of small community based drawings surround a chart that represents the GreenLight Funding Method

Greenlight Fund

Action Aid

2D Animation Examples:

Ideal for marketing as well as internal communications, 2D animation offers some particular advantages. It makes data come alive. It creates characters that can become icons. And it takes full advantage of the power of color.

A screenshot from the 2D Animation created by Next Day Animations for the TIAA. TIAA logo and a call to action URL on a blank white screen.

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association

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Securian Brand Standards

A still from Free the Work's Explainer Animation; in a 2D Animated Style, a colorful map of the United States is scene filled with film strips representing video production across the nation

FREE THE WORK

3D and Mixed Media:

3D animation, popularized by Pixar and Dreamworks, is increasingly used to model software and products with many intricate parts.

Our studio has also worked in more unique styles, including live video hybrids, kinetic text, and much more.

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Custom Illustration

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Professional Voiceover

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Original Scripting

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You guys are great. Responsive and on-time, and the end product is EXACTLY what we needed. I've used you twice now, and will continue to do so. -"John Brownlee CEO Vidscrip"
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