Kosovo

Kosovo

The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia, 1999

Description

This map of Kosovo documented the expulsion of more than 317,000 ethnic Albanians from their homes and villages. They were sent fleeing across the borders into neighboring Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania. These countries were overwhelmed with the influx, and while NATO, the U.S., the U.N. and private relief organizations launched major aid projects, the situation at the borders became desperate. This map pinpointed locations of harassment, killings or expulsions of ethnic Albanians by Serbian forces and documented the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Collections: AIGA 365: 21 (2000)
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Information design
Format: Illustration, Newspaper, Posters

Credits

Design firm
The Washington Post
Art director
Jackson Dykman
Cartographers
Louis Spirito, William McNulty, Richard Furno
Technical guru
Patterson Clark
Writers
Dita Smith, Robert Thomason
Research
Dita Smith, Robert Thomason
Typefaces
Postoni, Poynter, Postroman, Map Helvetica
Trim size
12 1/2 by 22 1/2 inches
Printer
The Washington Post
Paper
Newsprint
Client
The Washington Post
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