Otl Aicher

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Otl Aicher, also known as Otto Aicher (May 13, 1922 - September 1, 1991) was one of the leading German graphic designers of the 20th century.

In 1952 he married Inge Scholl, the sister of Hans and Sophie Scholl, both of whom had been executed in 1943 for their membership in the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.

He was heavily involved in corporate branding and designed the logo for Lufthansa Airlines in 1969.

Aicher may be best known for being the lead designer for the 1972 Munich Olympics. He created a new set of pictograms that paved the way for the ubiquitous stick figures currently used in public signs. [link]

He created the Rotis font family in 1988, naming it after the location of his studio, the town of Rotis, Germany.

External links

• [Biography]
• [Article on Aicher's Munich Olympics work]

 

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