321 Fast Draw

321 Fast Draw, based in Chicago, builds its practice around whiteboard animation and explainer video work, drawing on more than 25 years of experience that includes projects for Fortune 100 companies. Clients span businesses, non-profits, and startups that need video content to explain complex ideas or shift how audiences understand a product, program, or issue.

The studio's services move through every stage of production: brainstorming, scriptwriting, storyboarding, animatics, voice-over, animation, and final distribution. Animatics function as a working storyboard, giving clients a sense of pacing and visual feel before committing to full production. Formats include 2D and 3D animation, stop-motion, motion graphics, live illustration, infographics, and brochures, produced by a team of creative directors, scriptwriters, illustrators, editors, animators, graphic designers, and sound designers who adapt scope to a client's budget.

One project, "What is a Clinical Research Study?" made for Genentech, won the Bronze Telly in Non-Broadcast - Diversity & Inclusion at the 44th Annual Telly Awards. Beyond that recognition, 321 Fast Draw's videos have been put to work for corporate alignment, culture change initiatives, training and education programs, marketing campaigns, and social media content, reflecting a range of use cases across industries rather than a single niche application.