Otl Aicher

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Otl Aicher was a German graphic designer renowned for his influential modernist visual identity work, including the iconic pictograms and design system for the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf graphic designer
human
industrial designer
typographer
university teacher
causeOfDeath traffic accident
citizenship Germany
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1922-05-13
dateOfDeath 1991-09-01
educatedAt Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
self-taught in graphic design
employer Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
familyName Aicher
fieldOfWork corporate design
graphic design
information design
typography
wayfinding design
fullName Otto Aicher
genre visual identity design
wayfinding systems
givenName Otto
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement modernism
notableIdea functional, reductionist visual language
grid-based corporate identity systems
systematic pictogram design for public information
notableWork book "Die Welt als Entwurf"
corporate design for Braun
corporate design for Bulthaup
corporate design for ERCO
corporate design for FSB
corporate design for Lufthansa
pictogram system for the 1972 Munich Olympics
visual identity for the 1972 Munich Olympics
occupation author
graphic designer
teacher
placeOfBirth Ulm NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Gunzesried
positionHeld co-founder of Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
head of visual design for the 1972 Munich Olympics
relative Hans Scholl
Sophie Scholl
spouse Inge Scholl
workLocation Munich
Ulm NERFINISHED

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