Newborn monument
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The Newborn Monument (NEWBORN) is a typographic sculpture and tourist attraction in Pristina, Kosovo. It is located in front of the Palace of Youth and Sports, and was unveiled on 17 February 2008, the day that Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. The monument consists of the English-language word "Newborn" in capital block letters, which were painted bright yellow when the sculpture was first revealed. The monument was later re-painted with the flags of the states that have recognized Kosovo. Newborn will be painted differently and unveiled on 17 February every year. The monument attracted the attention of international media reporting Kosovo's declaration of independence, and it was featured prominently on the front page of The New York Times.
The monument was created by Fisnik Ismaili and creative agency Ogilvy Kosova with his participants (E.H, L.B, E.S, B.B, M.S). At the unveiling the organizers handed out black permanent markers and invited then President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi to sign it, followed by some 150,000 people attending the manifestations on 17 February 2008.
Weighing in at 9 tons, Newborn's dimensions are 3.0 metres (10 ft) by 24 metres (79 ft) by 0.9 metres (3 ft), set in DIN Black typeface. Newborn was the first large public monument to commemorate Kosovo's independence. It was built in ten days of round-the-clock work.
"Newborn" was chosen as a single English word for the power to describe the birth of a new country, its positive connotations, ease of understanding by non-native English-speakers, and potential to present Kosovo as a new, contemporary, trendy country. The yellow color was chosen in combination with blue banners and the supporting slogans to represent both Kosovo's new flag colors as well as EU colors. According to New Kosova Report, the supporting slogans used during the unveiling were "NEW life is BORN", "NEW hope is BORN", "NEW future is BORN" and "NEW country is BORN", all presented in blue and yellow colors.
The monument with the flags (suggested by Enis Hyseni) has won prizes in six major international competitions in design category. Silver Clio Award was awarded at the 49th Clio Awards Festival for motivating human behavior in significant ways, the prestigious Cannes Gold Lion was awarded at the 55th Annual Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival,Eurobest European Advertising Festival Silver Award, Golden Drum Grand Prix and LIA (London International Awards) finalist, all awarded in 2008, and The One Club Merit Award awarded in 2009. The re-painting of the monument was a selected finalist at the 54th Clio Awards Festival in 2013.
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