Piazza Bodoni. Torino, Italy, 04/11.
Author: Jennifer CrakowJennifer Crakow has been a consistent innovator in the field of application design for web, mobile devices, and television for clients including BBC, LOCOG, Microsoft, and Samsung.
Following sixteen years in San Francisco, Jennifer now divides her time between Berlin and Torino while focusing on digital cultural heritage projects, among other things.
Jennifer received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992. She recently received a joint MA degree in in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Sustainable Development from L’ Università di Torino and the Politecnico of Torino.
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