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
- Inge Scholl
(1952 - )
- Inge Scholl
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Sculpture
(1946 - )
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
- Died
- Sep 1, 1991
Günzburg
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on July 23, 2013
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