Otl Aicher

Graphic Designer, Organization founder

1922 – 1991

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Who was Otl Aicher?

Otl Aicher, also known as Otto Aicher, was a German graphic designer and typographer. He is best known for having designed pictograms for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich that proved influential on the use of stick figures for public signage, as well as designing the typeface Rotis. Aicher also co-founded the Ulm School of Design.

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Born
May 13, 1922
Ulm, Germany
Also known as
  • Otl Eicher
Spouses
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
    Sculpture
    (1946 - )
Died
Sep 1, 1991
Günzburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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