Method for operating an operating system in a vehicle, in which a graphical user interface is generated and displayed; wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first representation with a front-side representation of a planar graphic object; an operating action for the graphic object is detected; a transition animation is generated and displayed; and following the transition animation, a second representation with a rear-side representation of the graphic object is displayed; wherein the transition animation comprises a perspective representation of a rotation of the graphic object about an axis; and the rear-side representation of the graphic object occupies a smaller area than the front-side representation; wherein during the transition animation, the representation of the graphical object is reduced in size; and the second representation further comprises an information region; characterized in that the transition animation further comprises a displacement of the graphic object in the plane of the graphical user interface, wherein during the transition animation, the graphical object is shifted laterally in the plane of the graphical user interface in such a way that a lateral region is created; and the information region is displayed in the resulting lateral region, wherein the transition animation further comprises a light effect, wherein a brightness parameter of the graphic object is changed for the duration of the transition animation, wherein the brightness parameter comprises a displayed brightness of the graphic object, and wherein the transition animation in a first phase comprises a reduction in the displayed brightness of the graphic object and in a second phase an increase in brightness or, conversely, comprises first an increase and then a reduction in brightness. a graphical user interface is generated and displayed; wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first representation with a front-side representation of a planar graphic object; an operating action for the graphic object is detected; a transition animation is generated and displayed; and following the transition animation, a second representation with a rear-side representation of the graphic object is displayed; wherein the transition animation comprises a perspective representation of a rotation of the graphic object about an axis; and the rear-side representation of the graphic object occupies a smaller area than the front-side representation; wherein during the transition animation, the representation of the graphical object is reduced in size; and the second representation further comprises an information region; characterized in that the transition animation further comprises a displacement of the graphic object in the plane of the graphical user interface, wherein during the transition animation, the graphical object is shifted laterally in the plane of the graphical user interface in such a way that a lateral region is created; and the information region is displayed in the resulting lateral region, wherein the transition animation further comprises a light effect, wherein a brightness parameter of the graphic object is changed for the duration of the transition animation, wherein the brightness parameter comprises a displayed brightness of the graphic object, and wherein the transition animation in a first phase comprises a reduction in the displayed brightness of the graphic object and in a second phase an increase in brightness or, conversely, comprises first an increase and then a reduction in brightness.