Editorial Illustration | Shenja Tatschke

ZEIT Studienführer

Whole magazine

I had the pleasure to illustrate more than 50 illustrations for "ZEIT Studienführer" which is a magazine that helps high school graduates to figure out everything surrounding universities. It was a huge project and multiple months of work and I am happy how everything came together.

Multiple different illustrations in pink colors are being shown in a looped animation.

Multiple different illustrations in blue colors are being shown in a looped animation.

Multiple different illustrations in green colors are being shown in a looped animation.

Psychologie Heute

"Relationship with Smartphones"

This article is about our deep, intimate love-hate relationship with our smartphones, how we fall asleep with them, and how they have become an extension of our bodies. It also discusses the beginnings of technology and the first iPhone.

Digital illustration of a girl lying on a pillow, behind her a giant smartphone is cuddling her.

Digital illustration of a broken, beat-up retro computer feeling traumatized, sitting under a shower.

Digital illustration of a sitcom inspired image of a man and a smartphone standing shoulder on shoulder.

"The joy of cleaning"

These illustrations depict how cleaning can give you a sense of control and joy.

A digital illustration with magazine layout and caption of a woman cleaning a table and admiring herself in the reflection of the cleaned surface.

A digital illustration of a ball of paper being thrown into a basket ball basket.

A digital illustration of a middle-aged couple sitting on top of a couch and a man on the other side picking up the couch and reveal trash that is lying under the couch.

"Nudists"

The article explores the therapeutic and freeing aspects of nudism. It goes without saying that I had a lot of fun illustrating this cheeky topic!

Digital illustration of a chef without clothes wearing a chef's hat and and cooking an egg sunny side up.

Digital illustration of everyday people being inside a subway naked and acting as if everything was normal.

Digital illustration of 3 nude people practicing nude yoga.

wIRED Magazine

"Miniature board games"

I had the honor of designing the cover image for a WIRED article about the rise of Liliputian board games and Redwall nostalgia. I wanted to create a fun but mystical little world where a lemonade can become a camping trailer, and marshmallows seem oversized and extra fluffy. Read the full article here.

A screenshot of the WIRED website and an online article about Lilliputian board gaming, featuring an illustration of a wizard squirrel and mice playing cards in a dark forest.

Neue Narrative Magazin

"Reframing Selfcare"

These illustrations for Neue Narrative Magazin, which is a magazine all about New Work, show how self-care requires time, money, and effort. It can be considered a privilege that not everyone has access to. It also reminded me of a quote I recently read: "The problem with self-care is that you have to do it yourself."

A screenshot of the Neue Narrative website feating a digital illustration of a woman's face and little miniature people putting on a cucumber beauty mask on her face.

Digital illustration of a super market cashier with 6 arms, holding a lot of self care products.

A digital illustration of African American health care employees protesting for self care.

A digital illustration of a woman's face and little miniature people putting on a cucumber beauty mask on her face.

Digital illustration of 3 money bills and instead of presidents there are people practicing self care.

"Connection"

This illustration was for an article about building sustainable and meaningful connections on the internet and treating it just like a community garden colony.

Digital illustration of hidden objects garden with people gardening, working or relaxing.

EMOTION Magazin

"Flirt Coach"

The author of this article dared a self-experiment: she got herself back into the dating jungle and hired a "flirt coach" which got her into interesting situations.

Illustration of a laundromat with a woman tipping a man that is kneeing on the floor on the shoulder.

Brigitte WOMAN

"Menopause"

I illustrated a monthly series about health advice for women in their menopause. Topics included choosing a healthy and specific diet, the healing plant Alchemill, mood swings in the office and hair loss.

Digital illustration of a woman having a broccoli looking like an angel and meat looking like a devil left and right to her, she and the broccoli are smiling at each other and the meat is mad.

Two women standing next to each other, presenting their bodies and having leafs covering vulva and breasts.

Brigitte Magazin

"Book recommendations"

A section in Brigitte Magazin is dedicated to book recommendations. I illustrated many of the newest and most exciting books being presented in the magazine.

An illustration of a staple of books with a lot of worms.

An illustration of a woman and her dog reading a book in a bathtub.

An illustration of a book with a flat woman inside it looking like a bookmark.

"Honesty"

I illustrated different articles about being more open and honest in our lives. Topics included an interview with a famous Instagram influencer who bravely talks about her trauma and shows her body freely, even if it doesn't conform to current beauty standards. Other topics included breakups, mental health in the office, and mental illness in the medical field.

An illustration with a woman after a breakup in the foreground that is holding a box with items after moving out, behind her a lot of people looking concerned and interested about the breakup.

An illustration of 3 doctors looking at a medical poster where another doctor is pointing the brain that is possessed by a demon.

An illustration about a girl with loop earrings and a very long pinocchio nose that she is about to cut with a scissor.

An illustration of a coffee machine crying out coffee drops.

"Columns"

For these columns, different authors wrote personal thoughts, observations, and little stories about everyday life in short texts. I illustrated all these different stories and tried to capture the funny little scenes that were described.

Layout, text and illustration of a woman with a retro phone being stuck in the phone wire.

Layout with illustration, title and text about phone calls showing a woman being stuck in the wire of a retro telephone.

Illustration of a couple having a walk and wearing old school clothes but modern shoes.

Illustration of woman with a wine and long neck nervously approaching the man next to her with a beer, looking up confused from his phone.

Illustration of a hamster being put out of a magician's hat.

Illustration of a pickle and chocolates lying in pickle juice.

Illustration of a dresser with a cat on top of it throwing everything around that was lying on top of it.

Illustration of a confused looking woman asking a question and spech bubbles with a pic with high heels and fake hair and leek with a face in it.

An illustration of a thought bubble with a key with wings in it.

Illustration of a woman being cuddled into a piece of cake.

Illustration of a bicycle rider wearing an angry helmet.

DONNA Magazin

"Liver Health"

I illustrated the cover image for an article about liver health and the importance of listening to our liver and its needs.

Illustration of the inside of a stomach with cartoon characters as organs.

Geolino Magazin

"Body smells"

Geolino Magazin is a science magazine dedicated to children and young teens. They requested approachable, funny and cute illustrations that capture the topic "body smells" in a child-friendly way.

An illustration of a sweaty boy with a cap licking an ice cream while both himself and the ice cream is melting.

An illustration of a boy with feet made out of swiss cheese.

An illustration of a boy farting and laughing about it.

An illustration of a girl with colorful hair having bad breath with a green cloud coming out of her mouth.