An editorial illustration of a near-future city with lush green buildings, solar panels, and digital screens. Young people interact with holographic displays, discussing and collaborating in sustainable urban spaces.

Editorial illustration for a contemporary Austrian upper-secondary school textbook, double-page spread, topic: "Zukunft gemeinsam gestalten". A visually striking, sophisticated near-future city and society, seen as a wide panoramic scene. The image should feel realistic and thought-provoking rather than like science fiction. Show young people around the age of 14–15 as active participants in society: talking together, looking at digital information, creating media, discussing a public issue, participating in a community space. Include subtle signs of democratic participation and public communication: a town-hall discussion, a public notice or digital display, people exchanging ideas, a small community gathering. Integrate different possible futures into the same scene: sustainable urban spaces, renewable energy, green public areas, changing forms of mobility, digital public screens, AI-generated visual information, robots or automated systems used subtly in everyday life. Show both opportunities and tensions: some people are highly visible in digital spaces while others remain less visible; different perspectives and interests should be suggested without creating a dystopian atmosphere. The central visual idea: the future is not predetermined. It is shaped by people's decisions, communication, technology, democratic participation and collective action. Style: sophisticated editorial illustration, contemporary educational publishing, cinematic but clear, realistic with Mehr sehen