Kikki in action: Mascot illustrations for IKK BB

• Service: Illustration, character design
• Style: Playful, corporate, character-driven
• Client: IKK BB
• Comissioned by: OMNIS Werbeagentur

A series of mascot illustrations was created for the Brandenburg and Berlin health insurance fund IKK BB, featuring their energetic fox character Kikki.

The brief called for a friendly, character-driven visual style inspired by classic animation aesthetics, while strictly adhering to the corporate colors of IKK BB. The mascot was designed as a scalable vector illustration, allowing for flexible use across the company’s website as well as large-format print and digital advertising.

Based on the illustrated character, the advertising agency also commissioned a life-size costume for outdoor events and promotional appearances.

Target group illustrations for Brandenburg as a travel destination

• Service: Illustration
• Client: Brandenburg Tourism Marketing
• Commissioned by: Runze & Casper
• Style: Detailed, colorful

A series of vivid illustrations was created for training purposes within Brandenburg’s tourism sector and for use on the official tourism website reiseland-brandenburg.de.

The goal was to visually define different types of travelers in a way that makes their key characteristics recognizable at a glance. Attributes such as age group, preferred leisure activities, and favored types of accommodation are clearly reflected, resulting in memorable and easily distinguishable travel profiles.

Infographics and displays for the KNX trade fair presentation

• Services: Layout, typesetting, illustration
• Client: KNX Association
• Commissioned by: Designstudio Lange

For the KNX booth at ISE 2020, we designed and prepared print templates and illustrated a range of infographics and guidance systems for trade fair displays.

In addition to classic print materials, we also developed animated content for digital displays used on site. The visual system supported clear orientation, structured information delivery, and consistent brand communication across both print and digital out-of-home formats.

A jam-packed cover illustration for the Super Holiday Pass

• Service: Poster illustration
• Style: Detailed, colorful, acrylic, digital
• Client: Jugendkulturservice Berlin

Jugendkulturservice Berlin commissioned the creation of a cover illustration for the Super Holiday Pass. In close collaboration with the client, a wide range of summer activities and ideas was collected and translated into an initial sketch.

The result is a lively hidden-object illustration filled with playful details that invite exploration and spark anticipation for the holidays. The illustration was used as the central visual for the pass itself as well as for posters and flyers accompanying the campaign.

Typesetting and layout: mo-ment.design

Alexa, make me some tea! Living with technology in old age

• Service: Illustration
• Style: Playful, colorful
• Client: BusSysteme Publishing House

For his column in the trade magazine BusSysteme, Peter Respondek explores what a well-supported everyday life for senior citizens could look like. Against the backdrop of demographic change, assistive technologies are becoming increasingly relevant, with almost one third of the population expected to be over the age of 64 by 2030.

The illustration visualizes this shift in a playful and approachable way, highlighting scenarios of ambient assisted living and smart home technologies designed to support independence, comfort, and safety in old age. It accompanies an editorial discussion on how technological innovation can respond to demographic change and emerging societal needs.

Designing digital teaching: Insights into the teaching practice at BASA-online

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop, Ulrike Kollmann
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

This explainer video is aimed at anyone interested in teaching at BASA-online. It highlights what makes teaching within the network unique, from the combination of face-to-face and online formats to the evolving role of lecturers as learning coaches.

The film provides insights into key quality standards, introduces the diverse student body, and offers a glimpse into working within a supportive and digitally driven educational environment. Its goal is to spark curiosity and encourage both new and experienced lecturers to engage with this distinctive study concept.

7 good reasons to study part-time at BASA-online

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop, Ulrike Kollmann
• Style: 2D, comic
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

The BASA-online university network commissioned us to produce an explainer video for the BASA-online degree program. The goal was to present the benefits of part-time study in a playful and easy-to-understand way.

The online degree program is designed for professionals in social work who want to earn a bachelor’s degree alongside their career. Combining online-based learning with selected in-person sessions, the program is currently offered at seven universities across Germany.

New paths for sustainable mobility: Climate protection on the road

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: Öko-Institut, BMU
• Commissioned by: I LIKE VISUALS
• Voice-over: Silke Haas
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

How will we get around in the future, and how can greenhouse gas emissions be reduced? These questions are at the core of this explainer video on mobility transition.

On behalf of I LIKE VISUALS, we produced an animated explainer video for the Öko-Institut, one of Europe’s leading independent research and consulting institutions for a sustainable future. The film was created under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety and is published, among other platforms, on the Ministry’s YouTube channel.

Language makes visible: Explainer video on gender-sensitive writing

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

On behalf of the BASA-online university network, we developed an explainer video that offers students an accessible introduction to gender-sensitive writing.

Building on the idea that “you cannot not use gendered language,” the film explains different writing approaches, makes their relevance for inclusion and visibility tangible, and shows why the discussion reaches far beyond questions of orthography. Using a clear and lightly humorous narrative, complex academic perspectives are translated into an understandable visual format. The video supports a reflective and conscious approach to language in academic studies and beyond.

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.

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.

Herpes simplex virus explained in detail in an e-learning film

• Service: Two explainer videos in German, English, and French
• Client: El Pato Medien GmbH
• Voice-over (German/English): Marianne Graffam
• Voice-over (French): Cécile Coiffard
• Style: Medical illustrations, clean
• Length: approx. 4 minutes

El Pato Medien GmbH commissioned us to produce two educational explainer films on herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2. The films are primarily aimed at pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants, but also address people affected by the condition.

Around 90 percent of the population in Germany carries the herpes simplex virus. The films explain the differences between type 1 and type 2, including genital herpes, and provide clear information on prevalence, transmission pathways, and appropriate measures in the event of an outbreak. Complex medical content is translated into clear visual explanations designed for professional training and patient education alike.

Virtual seminar room for online courses

• Service: Animated explanatory film
• Client: Basa online university network
• Voice: Oliver Brod
• Text: Ulrike Kollmann
• Style: 2D, faux 3D
• Length: approx. 4 minutes

The BASA-online university network commissioned us to produce an explainer video introducing the Live Classroom, a virtual seminar space for lecturers and students.

Within the Live Classroom, students and lecturers meet online to exchange ideas, present and share documents, and collaborate on content in real time. As part of the BASA-online study program, students can take part in peer case consultations in a virtual setting, while lecturers use the Live Classroom to offer open consultation hours and interactive teaching formats.

Animated infographics for freight transport: CargoBeamer

• Service: Motion design
• Client: Workingfilms
• Style: Technical

On behalf of Workingfilms, we developed animated infographics for an image film for the logistics service provider CargoBeamer. The result was around 60 seconds of motion graphics, which were integrated into drone footage.
Key figures, facts, and core messages were visually embedded to clearly communicate the advantages of the CargoBeamer system, such as CO₂ savings and logistical efficiency. The combination of live action footage and motion graphics creates a fresh visual narrative with a clear focus on content and style.il.

Whiteboard explainer video for the MeisterListe app

• Service: Explainer video
• Client: FoundFair
• Voice-over: Manfred Callsen
• Style: Hand-drawn, whiteboard, comic
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

A hand-drawn whiteboard-style explainer video produced for MeisterListe, an innovative app for sales automation in the skilled trades.

The film clearly illustrates the challenges the protagonist faces when searching for a suitable craft business and shows how MeisterListe helps her save time, reduce stress, and cut costs.

The European Water Framework Directive simply explained

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: Märkisch Blau, Land Brandenburg
• Commissioned by: Sinnwerkstatt
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Style: 2D, illustrative
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

Why do we need to protect our waterways, and how can they return to a near-natural state? These questions are at the heart of the explainer video Mit Märkisch Blau zu neuen Ufern, which illustrates the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in Brandenburg.

Through detailed and colorful illustrations, cohesive sound design and voice recordings, as well as simple yet effective animations, we clearly visualized both the challenges and solutions involved in the renaturation of waterways. The video shows how targeted measures, such as restoring natural river courses, not only enhance biodiversity but also improve the quality of life for people in Brandenburg.

Travel sketches from Asia

hese pencil drawings were created while traveling, drawn directly on location, often during quiet moments along the way. They depict temples, colonial buildings, and landscapes as I encountered them on journeys through different regions of Asia.

The sketches are momentary impressions, a personal way of capturing experiences and tracing the atmosphere of a place by hand.

DNS:NET: Copper vs. fiber optics in everyday internet use

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: DNS:NET
• Voice-over: François Smesny
• Script: Claus Ernst
• Style: 2D animation, motion graphics
• Length: approx. 1.5 minutes

In this humorous and informative explainer video, we show how modern fiber-optic internet makes everyday life easier while delivering maximum speed. The story follows two neighboring families and their very different internet experiences.

While one family struggles with choppy video streaming and slow loading times, we highlight the underlying causes, such as the limitations of sensitive VDSL copper lines. In contrast, the family with a fiber-optic connection enjoys stable, ultra-fast internet, ideal for gaming, video calls, and internet TV all at the same time.

Music connects: Vibes of Kenya

• Service: Art direction, illustration
• Client: Goldmines-Foundation
• Commissioned by: NDA

“Ngoma ni muungano”. Music connects. This Swahili proverb symbolically framed the project, which was realized together with the Goldmines Foundation and the executing agency.

The goal was to give visibility to young talents from Kibera in Nairobi and to support the development of a local recording studio. I was responsible for the visual implementation, including art direction, illustrations, and animations for the website and campaign. The music created the framework, the design created the stage.

Barrier-free living

• Service: Concept, illustration
• Style: Isometric, vector graphics
• Client: BusSysteme, Verlag Interpublic

Design of an infographic for the cover of the building technology trade magazine BusSysteme 1/2014. The issue presents interfaces and technologies that enable people with disabilities to live independently.

The goal of the cover illustration was to visually combine as many of these technologies as possible within a single, coherent scene.

Captain Octopus: An underwater skill game

• Service: Game design, illustration, animation
• Style: Colorful, playful

Captain Octopus is a colorful skill-based game that challenges players with fast reactions and smart tactical decisions. Set in an underwater world, the game centers around a lively treasure hunt filled with dynamic obstacles.

My role within the team focused on the illustration and animation of the game, as well as the conceptual development of the music and sound effects.

Telekom: Teaching social media safety in a playful way

• Service: Animation, illustration, programming
• Client: Deutsche Telekom
• Commissioned by: mc quadrat

As part of an awareness campaign focused on safety in social networks, the agency mc quadrat commissioned us to develop four games for MySecurityBase, a business customer platform of Deutsche Telekom.

The games teach safe behavior on social media and raise awareness of potential risks in an engaging and playful way. They were translated into 16 languages and used internationally.

Illustrations for the exhibition “The Wild Side of Aargau” at Naturama

• Service: Illustration
• Commissioned by: SolitaireDesign
• Client: Naturama

For the exhibition curated by SolitaireDesign at Naturama, illustrative insights into the floodplain landscapes of the canton of Aargau were created. A large-scale, detailed wall illustration depicts the plant diversity of this habitat and provides an atmospheric backdrop for sculptural animal models.

The setting is complemented by playful animal line drawings that can be recombined using a flip-style mechanism, inviting visitors to explore and discover creatively.

I ♥ Cape Town

• Service: Poster illustration
• Style: Detailed, colorful, acrylic, pencil, digital
• Client: GSDH Creative Agency Cape Town

A poster illustration featuring various motifs characteristic of Cape Town, created for a creative agency. The illustration combines architectural elements, urban details, and local atmosphere into a vibrant visual composition that reflects the city’s unique character.