June Blanks is Unity 4 Humanity, Inc.’s Corporate Global Web Presence Architect. Blanks’ combines expertise in language, culture, art and design to pioneer enriched standards for Internet design and use; these disciplines inform her work with corporations. Melding design with business strategy, Blanks architects design models for interrelated web properties that deliver strategy-driven and audience-specific content.
June Blanks on Global Web Presence™:
“The characteristics and needs of each corporation call for unique designs, and the collaboration is a rewarding opportunity to increase the efficiency of communication and design. Like with all design, the biggest reward is in knowing what opportunities and experiences you have created for the user.”
Blanks’ professional experience exemplifies the important reciprocal relationships of the arts and humanities, with business and community growth. As the Director of the Spectrum Gallery in Washington DC, she was responsible for the planning, design, and build-out of a new modern-art gallery. Upon joining the Spectrum Gallery, she spearheaded the conceptualization and redesign of web and print materials, and implemented a new marketing campaign. Blanks rounded out her Directorship with the design of more than 40 exhibitions, and the representation of artists to an international clientele. As a consultant for various Historic Main Street programs she has created economic growth packages to promote the revitalization of towns, procured designs for city beautifications, and designed visual materials. Blanks graduated from Virginia Tech, with a B.A. in English Literature - Cultural Studies, a minor in Urban Planning, and additional studies in Architecture. Blanks is an avid art collector, swimmer, and music enthusiast.