Zille became best known for his (often funny) drawings, catching the characteristics of people, especially "stereotypes", mainly from Berlin and many of them published in the German weekly satirical newspaper Simplicissimus.
Zille blev bedst kendt for sine (ofte sjove) tegninger, der fanger karakteristika hos mennesker, især "stereotyper", hovedsageligt fra Berlin, og mange af dem blev offentliggjort i den tyske ugesatiriske avis Simplicissimus.