50 years of ghost hunter John Sinclair: Anniversary trailer

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Bastei Lübbe Verlag
• Style: Motion design, animation

To mark the 50th anniversary of John Sinclair, we developed an eye-catching Instagram book trailer for Bastei Lübbe Verlag.

The animated clip playfully incorporates numbers, facts, and key milestones from the iconic John Sinclair universe, condensing five decades of series history into a dynamic visual sequence. Designed for flexible use, the trailer works across various social media formats and platforms.

DOOH: Animated book covers for digital outdoor advertising

• Service: Animated book covers for DOOH
• Client: Aufbau Verlage
• Style: Motion design

A series of short animated book cover sequences was created for Aufbau Verlage for use in digital out-of-home advertising spaces. Through concise motion design clips, selected book covers are brought to life and capture the attention of passers-by in public urban environments.

The project combines creative animation with restrained advertising aesthetics, offering a fresh and contemporary way to make literary content visible in the cityscape.

A children’s book universe magically brought to life

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Bastei Lübbe Verlag
• Style: Motion design, animation

For the popular children’s book series Petronella Apfelmus, we produced a colorful and cheerful book trailer for Bastei Lübbe Verlag.

Based on a storyboard provided by the publisher and using the original illustrations, we brought Petronella and her friends to life through lovingly crafted animations and sound design. The 30-second trailer was produced in three different formats for use on social media and is aimed at parents with children aged 4 to 9.

With lively movement, magical sparkle, and rich visual details, the enchanting world of the apple witch is captured with warmth and charm. The result is a playful glimpse into a children’s book universe full of adventure and small magical moments.

Katabasis book trailer: A journey of no return?

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Eichborn Verlag
• Style: Motion design, vector illustrations

For Katabasis by bestselling author Rebekka Kuang, we created an atmospheric book trailer for Eichborn Verlag.

The trailer combines faux 3D camera movements with custom-designed vector illustrations, visually blending the academic world of Cambridge with the mythological realm of the underworld. Animated characters move through dust, fire, and monumental halls of Hades, creating a dense visual narrative in which magic, danger, and rivalry become tangible.

Trailer for the bestseller Babel: Language, power, and colonialism

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Eichborn Verlag
• Style: Motion design

“Can four students stand up to the power of the entire British Empire?”
We designed the Instagram book trailer for the international bestseller Babel by R. F. Kuang.

Using the graphic elements of the book, we combined dynamic camera movements, dramatic music, and animated character introductions to capture the dense and powerful atmosphere of the novel. The result is a visually striking trailer that brings the themes of language, power, and colonialism to life for a new German-speaking audience.

Gregor Gysi vs. Martin Sonneborn: The chancellor debate of the hearts

• Services: Social media teasers, editing
• Client: Aufbau Verlage

For the book Gregor Gysi vs. Martin Sonneborn – Chancellor Duel of Hearts, we produced a series of dynamic social media teasers for Aufbau Verlage.

The edited interview excerpts combine playful visual design with sharp editorial timing to highlight the entertaining and pointed exchange between the two protagonists. Animated text and image elements emphasize wit, humor, and verbal agility, turning the debate into an engaging teaser format that sparks curiosity about the book.

Love Wanted: An animated book trailer styled like a video game

• Services: Motion design
• Client: Aufbau Verlage

For the novel Love Wanted by Jesse Q. Sutanto, we developed an animated social media book trailer with a playful video game aesthetic.

Inspired by character selection menus from classic fighting games, the protagonist’s various relatives are presented as playable characters, complete with strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities. This approach translates the novel’s eccentric family dynamics and dark humor into a tongue-in-cheek visual concept.

The result is an entertaining and attention-grabbing social media trailer that concisely conveys the story, tone, and characters of the book in a highly recognizable and playful way.

Social media book trailer for the reading book Die Stoffis

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Bastei Lübbe Verlag
• Narrator: François Smesny
• Style: Motion design, animation

For the children’s reading book Die Stoffis, we created a social media book trailer using motion design for Bastei Lübbe Verlag.

The trailer is based on the original illustrations of the book, which were carefully animated to bring the characters to life while preserving their illustrative charm. With calm, simple movements, the animation supports the story and highlights the visual language of the book.

The result is a child-friendly and clearly structured moving image format, specifically designed for use on social media platforms.