Check out our blog if you’re curious about the history of animation, but the main thing to note when deciding what kind of 2D animation you’d like to create is to understand what your visuals might be comprised of and how those visuals will come to life. Do you need on-screen text, UI demonstrations and icons? Or do you need a character-based story that narrates a problem and solution? Or do you need a abstract representation to explain an idea and get people engaged with your brand? Flat, linear, or isometric graphics describe how the illustrations look, but rigged, hand drawn, cel, and vector relate to how the visuals are created and animated.