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2D ANIMATION

Custom 2D Animation & Explainer Videos

2D animation isn't just about making things look cool - it's about making complex ideas simple enough that people can get what you want them to hear quickly and memorably. We've worked across industries - tech, finance, higher ed, healthcare, insurance, nonprofits - finding ways to deliver messages that are clear in a high quality, snazzy looking package. 


If your audience can't grasp the main 2 or 3 points, the animation failed. Our 2D animation work below ranges from explainer videos to brand narratives that give companies personality without the usual corporate stiffness. Whether it's character driven, abstract, or uses killer typography, we approach each video based on what actually serves your message, not what makes our art director giggle. 


2D animation gives us the creative control to simplify without dumbing down, to make things visually interesting without sacrificing substance, and to adapt the style to match whatever your story actually needs.

Here's how we get the most animated:

  • Animated Explainer Videos: Complex products, services, and processes turned into clear visual stories that are easy to understand, and avoid the cheesy tropes.

  • 2D Animation & Character Work: Giving your brand a personality beyond just a logo with characters and narratives that feel like entertainment but actually do the work.

  • Motion Graphics: Data, processes, and abstract ideas made visual. Clean, dynamic, and built to hold attention.

  • Animation for Nonprofits & Social Impact: Mission-driven animation for organizations that need to educate and inspire, not just advertise.

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Good looking & easy to understand. What a pair.

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SEE HOW WE DO:

2D Animation

UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy 165 Year video frame

Higher Ed Timeline: Mixed Media Animation

UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy

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Mixed media photos and illustrations showing an arrow rise behind people on pedestals

Healthcare Recruitment Video & Animation

Planned Parenthood of Illinois

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Paper-cut 2D animation showing Illinois state shape with sun and cityscape for higher education funding explainer

Making the Case for Equitable Higher Ed Funding

Coalition for Transforming Higher Education Funding

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Social Impact Video Frame from Life After Hate animation | Big Teeth Productions

Social Advocacy: Animating Empathy

Life After Hate

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Wall of animated search query boxes showing cannabis cultivation questions for WeGrow app explainer video

App Explainer for the Home Cannabis Grower

WeGrow

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Three Cayman Jack margarita bottles shown with organic lime and agave ingredient photography in a collage style.

National Margarita Day: 2D Animation Campaign

Cayman Jack Malt Beverage

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seeing is believing.

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of our work.

There's plenty more where this came from. Browse by category to find work that matches what you're looking to make.

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ARE WE A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN?

WE DON'T JUST
CHECK BOXES.

We look for partners who value quality, transparency, and a creative approach that isn't afraid to be real. From high-end tabletop to documentary-style storytelling, to animated explainer videos we make sure the final product is as good as what’s in the package.

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Get in touch with Big Teeth Productions, your Chicago-based video production and animation studio, to talk about bringing your story to life.

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