This editorial illustration was created for der Freitag and accompanies an article about trust, public debate, and the gap between online outrage and real-life experience. Inspired by Jan Böhmermann’s scooter journey across Germany, the image deliberately leans into exaggeration.

The happy man on the e-scooter moves through a fairytale-like world where houses, trees, and mountains smile back at him. Of course, reality is not a storybook, and everyday life is far more complex. But the illustration allows itself to dream for a moment. It imagines what happens when the constant noise of the internet fades into the background and space opens up for calm, curiosity, and human encounters. The scene is less a depiction of reality than a hopeful counterimage. A reminder that beyond outrage and mistrust, there is still room to imagine a friendlier world.

This editorial illustration was created for der Freitag and accompanies an article about trust, public debate, and the gap between online outrage and real-life experience. Inspired by Jan Böhmermann’s scooter journey across Germany, the image deliberately leans into exaggeration.

The happy man on the e-scooter moves through a fairytale-like world where houses, trees, and mountains smile back at him. Of course, reality is not a storybook, and everyday life is far more complex. But the illustration allows itself to dream for a moment. It imagines what happens when the constant noise of the internet fades into the background and space opens up for calm, curiosity, and human encounters. The scene is less a depiction of reality than a hopeful counterimage. A reminder that beyond outrage and mistrust, there is still room to imagine a friendlier world.

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