VICE — Balkan Route

Type: Editorial project for the VICE newsroom
My role: Design and frontend development
Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, next-intl, Framer Motion, React Three Fiber
Info: An interactive journey along the Balkan refugee route.

Balkan Route story with a map of Europe showing the route and a chart by cause of people who lost their lives or went missing

An interactive journey along the Balkan refugee route.

For the VICE newsroom, I designed and built an interactive story that follows the Balkan route from Lesbos to Berlin. Readers move across a map of Europe, open city pages with articles, photos, and 3D terrain, and see the harsh conditions people face on their way, from winter cold in the mountains to summer heat. The site is in English and German.

Who it's for

VICE readers, in English and German

The challenge

Turn a long, hard story into steps readers can follow
Show numbers on people who lost their lives or went missing clearly and with care
Give each place on the route its own sense of place
Work in both English and German

What I built

An interactive map of Europe with five main cities and extra stops that open short facts with sources
A chart by cause of people who lost their lives or went missing, based on IOM Missing Migrants Project data
City pages with an article, photos, a key number, and a 3D terrain map of the region
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