diff --git a/src/components/RecordModal.jsx b/src/components/RecordModal.jsx
index 1e295d2..e688000 100644
--- a/src/components/RecordModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RecordModal.jsx
@@ -234,6 +234,64 @@ function RelationManager({ recordId, rel }) {
   );
 }
 
+function HeroPanel({ record, meta, values, dirty, handleChange }) {
+  const { heroPanel, editableFields, fetchRelated } = meta;
+  const { imageField, quickFields, quickRelatedKey } = heroPanel;
+  const imageUrl = values[imageField];
+  const quickRel = fetchRelated?.find(r => r.key === quickRelatedKey);
+
+  return (
+    <section className="flex gap-4 bg-slate-50 rounded-xl p-3">
+      {/* Image side — ~40% */}
+      <div className="w-2/5 flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-slate-200 rounded-lg overflow-hidden min-h-[140px] max-h-[220px]">
+        {imageUrl ? (
+          <img
+            src={imageUrl}
+            alt="Vorschau"
+            className="w-full h-full object-contain"
+            style={{ maxHeight: 220 }}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <span className="text-slate-400 text-sm">Kein Bild</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Info side — ~60% */}
+      <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col gap-3">
+        {quickFields.map(key => {
+          const fieldDef = editableFields?.[key];
+          return (
+            <div key={key}>
+              <FieldLabel name={key} />
+              <div className="mt-1">
+                {fieldDef ? (
+                  <EditableField
+                    fieldKey={key}
+                    value={values[key]}
+                    fieldDef={fieldDef}
+                    onChange={val => handleChange(key, val)}
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <ReadOnlyValue fieldKey={key} value={values[key]} />
+                )}
+              </div>
+              {dirty[key] && (
+                <span className="text-xs text-indigo-500 mt-0.5 block">geändert</span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+
+        {quickRel && (
+          <div>
+            <RelationManager recordId={record.id} rel={quickRel} />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function RecordModal({ record, meta, onClose, onSaved }) {
   const [values, setValues] = useState({});
   const [dirty, setDirty] = useState({});
@@ -273,11 +331,18 @@ export default function RecordModal({ record, meta, onClose, onSaved }) {
 
   if (!record) return null;
 
+  // Fields that are already shown in the hero panel — exclude from regular sections
+  const heroExclude = new Set([
+    ...(meta.heroPanel?.quickFields || []),
+    ...(meta.heroPanel ? [meta.heroPanel.imageField] : []),
+  ]);
+  const heroRelKey = meta.heroPanel?.quickRelatedKey;
+
   // All field keys from the record
   const allKeys = Object.keys(record);
-  // Split into editable and read-only
-  const editableKeys = allKeys.filter(k => !isReadOnly(k) && meta.editableFields?.[k]);
-  const extraKeys = allKeys.filter(k => !isReadOnly(k) && !meta.editableFields?.[k] && !Array.isArray(record[k]));
+  // Split into editable and read-only (skip hero fields)
+  const editableKeys = allKeys.filter(k => !isReadOnly(k) && meta.editableFields?.[k] && !heroExclude.has(k));
+  const extraKeys = allKeys.filter(k => !isReadOnly(k) && !meta.editableFields?.[k] && !Array.isArray(record[k]) && !heroExclude.has(k));
   const arrayKeys = allKeys.filter(k => Array.isArray(record[k]));
   const roKeys = allKeys.filter(k => isReadOnly(k));
 
@@ -305,6 +370,17 @@ export default function RecordModal({ record, meta, onClose, onSaved }) {
         {/* Body */}
         <div className="px-6 py-5 space-y-5 overflow-y-auto">
 
+          {/* Hero panel (pictures) */}
+          {meta.heroPanel && (
+            <HeroPanel
+              record={record}
+              meta={meta}
+              values={values}
+              dirty={dirty}
+              handleChange={handleChange}
+            />
+          )}
+
           {/* Editable fields */}
           {editableKeys.length > 0 && (
             <section>
@@ -364,8 +440,8 @@ export default function RecordModal({ record, meta, onClose, onSaved }) {
             </section>
           )}
 
-          {/* Related data with link/unlink */}
-          {meta.fetchRelated?.map(rel => (
+          {/* Related data with link/unlink (skip the one already in hero) */}
+          {meta.fetchRelated?.filter(r => r.key !== heroRelKey).map(rel => (
             <RelationManager key={rel.key} recordId={record.id} rel={rel} />
           ))}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tables.js b/src/lib/tables.js
index 911ef8d..db33492 100644
--- a/src/lib/tables.js
+++ b/src/lib/tables.js
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export const TABLES = {
     primaryLabel: 'design',
     columns: ['design', 'status', 'picture_link', 'blurhash', 'created_at'],
     linkedFields: {},
+    heroPanel: {
+      imageField: 'picture_link',
+      quickFields: ['status', 'design'],
+      quickRelatedKey: 'words',
+    },
     editableFields: {
       design:       { type: 'text' },
       status:       { type: 'select', options: ['published', 'blocked', 'uploaded', 'requested', 'generated'] },