Contact & Vita
Mail: mail [at] jensfranke.de
Tel: (+49) 172 8356735
Skype: Popikone
My name is Jens Franke. I’m a german based User Interface Designer and Concepter currently working at “Intuity Media Lab GmbH” in Stuttgart
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Germany in 1981. Apprenticeship and work as an Orthodontist in Bad Tölz. Started studying architecture at Munich University in 2004. Changed to communication design at the HFG Schwäbisch Gmünd in 2005. Spent a practical experience semester in 2007 with Argonauten G2 GmbH in Berlin. In 2007/2008 half a year Erasmus exchange at the Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Bachelor Thesis titled “Chemieraum – tangible chemistry in exhibition space”, 2008 Published in the ACM Digital Library. Received Award of the state of Bavaria 2008, Red Dot Concept Award (best of the best) 2008, Innovations Award Ostwürttemberg of IHK 2009 and the Quality Seal of the EUROPRIX Multimedia Award. Currently working as a User Interface Designer and Concepter at Intuity Media Lab GmbH in Stuttgart.
Awards
Oct 2009 |
Innovations Award Ostwürttemberg of IHK | Talents and Patents |
Nov 2008 |
Bayerischer Staatspreis für Nachwuchsdesigner | Communication Design |
Oct 2008 |
red dot : best of the best | Design Concept |
Oct 2008 |
Quality Seal of the EUROPRIX Multimedia Award |
Exhibitions
Jan 2010 |
“Earthwalk” at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, USA |
July 2009 |
“Earthwalk” at 13th Campus Party in Bogotá, Colombia |
Feb 2009 |
“Chemieraum” at TEI Conference 09 in Cambridge, UK |
Jan 2009 |
“Earthwalk” at 13th Campus Party in São Paulo, Brasil |
Dec 2008 |
“Earthwalk” at Juvenalia in Madrid, Spain |
Oct 2008 |
“Chemieraum” at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich |
July 2008 |
“Earthwalk” at 12th Campus Party in Valencia, Spain |
May 2008 |
“Earthwalk” at Launch of maps.google in Prague, Czech Republic |
May 2007 |
“Earthwalk” at Designmai in Berlin, Germany |
Publications
Feb 2009 |
“Chemieraum” in the Anual Multimedia Yearbook for Digital Marketing |
Mai 2009 |
“Chemieraum” in the ACM Digital Library sponsored by : Microsoft Research (USA), Nokia (Finland), Microsoft Research Cambridge (UK), Microsoft Hardware (USA) |
Talks
Mai 2009 |
“Chemieraum” at fmx09 in Stuttgart, Germany |
Media
Feb 2009 |
“Earthwalk” in TV Journal da Globo Brasil |
Jan 2009 |
“Chemieraum” in Page Magazine | p.18 |
Oct 2007 |
“Earthwalk” in Page Magazine | p.81 | pdf |
