The City of Baltimore was distinguished for its energy saving campaign in local government buildings and courthouses. Posters were displayed prominently in lobbies and near elevators, and e-mail campaigns were shared with all employees. Bright ideas help lower Baltimore’s energy bills, Baltimore Sun : Enter Tighty Lighty, a cartoon light bulb and energy-saving superhero that […]
Bright ideas help lower Baltimore’s energy bills
The Baltimore Sun By Justin Fenton June 14, 2005 When Baltimore officials needed help bringing down the city’s energy costs, they turned to a cartoon light bulb and common sense. Everyone knows it’s wise to turn off the lights when leaving a room, but city officials say this was a new concept to some city […]
Baltimore City Web Portal
Launched in 2001, BaltimoreCity.gov was the city’s first unified web portal to aggregate all municipal information online. It included cross-departmental directories of city services, neighborhood information, and department officials. The goal in 2001 was easy access to information and unprecedented government transparency. The following year, BaltimoreCity.gov was ranked tops among “Best Local Government Sites” by […]
311: Your Call to City Hall
Baltimore City implemented a 311 system in 2001. But this wasn’t just a call center, it also included citizen web reporting. Over 75 public services, from streetlights and potholes to water breaks and missed trash collections were cataloged, and tracked for results by the CitiStat program. According to About.com: In 2001, Mayor Martin O’Malley launched […]
Manhole Cover Illustration
The Baltimore Sun By Reginald Fields July 23, 2003 Customized cover marks entry to inferno Cast-iron commemoration above train tunnel recalls raging fire of 2 years ago The new cover was designed by mayor’s office Webmaster Frank Perrelli, who also designed and manages the city’s Web site. The tunnel’s openings are on Howard Street near […]
Baltimore Bond Issue Campaigns
Bond campaigns consisted of brochures and posters published by the Baltimore City Department of Planning. I designed the public information consisting of brochures, posters and other collateral materials for three election campaigns.
