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.
Aliases (1)
- Aicher ×1
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
graphic designer
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human → industrial designer → typographer → university teacher → |
| causeOfDeath |
traffic accident
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| citizenship |
Germany
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| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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| countryOfDeath |
Germany
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| dateOfBirth |
1922-05-13
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| dateOfDeath |
1991-09-01
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| educatedAt |
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
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self-taught in graphic design → |
| employer |
Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
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| familyName |
Aicher
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| fieldOfWork |
corporate design
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graphic design → information design → typography → wayfinding design → |
| fullName |
Otto Aicher
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| genre |
visual identity design
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wayfinding systems → |
| givenName |
Otto
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| movement |
modernism
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| notableIdea |
functional, reductionist visual language
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grid-based corporate identity systems → systematic pictogram design for public information → |
| notableWork |
book "Die Welt als Entwurf"
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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
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graphic designer → teacher → |
| placeOfBirth |
Ulm
NERFINISHED
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| placeOfDeath |
Gunzesried
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| positionHeld |
co-founder of Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
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head of visual design for the 1972 Munich Olympics → |
| relative |
Hans Scholl
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Sophie Scholl → |
| spouse |
Inge Scholl
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| workLocation |
Munich
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Ulm NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Strahlenkranz
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designedBy |
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Otl Aicher
("Aicher")
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familyName |
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1972 Summer Olympics
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torchDesigner |
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1972 Summer Olympics
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visualIdentityDesigner |