The Work

A recruiting poster — one of four — created in 1967 for VISTA, President Lyndon Johnson’s “domestic Peace Corps.” Not his favorite (which was “NOT EXACTLY THE SORT OF WORK YOUR MOTHER HAD IN MIND FOR YOU”). This one seems to have the half-life of uranium:

A poster penned for the Vietnam antiwar movement:

Exercising his graphic design training, Charlie designed all visual materials for the launch of Metro North Commuter Railroad in 1979, including corporate identity, station signage, printed materials, advertising, train interiors and working with the award-winning clothing designer Stan Herman on the conductors’ uniforms:

In 1978 Charlie and agency partner Harvey Herman created "The Train to the Plane" to launch the MTA’s JFK express:

For the original launch of bike lanes in New York in 1980, Charlie created the ubiquitous no-parking signs that to this day pepper the entire city:

Charlie and business partner Harvey Herman were asked to develop a safety program for the NYC Transit Authority. The campaign they developed saw a 65% drop in crime in less than a month: