Otl Aicher

Otl Aicher (1922-1991) is one of the most relevant designers of recent times. Together with Inge Scholl and Max Bill he founded the Ulm College of Design in 1951. Among his great projects, the communication system of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games stands out, with its extraordinary design of pictograms. The combination of rigor and freedom, together with an intellectual development encouraged by the relationships that since the Ulm school he established with intellectuals such as Josef Albers...See more

Otl Aicher (1922-1991) is one of the most relevant designers of recent times. Together with Inge Scholl and Max Bill he founded the Ulm College of Design in 1951. Among his great projects, the communication system of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games stands out, with its extraordinary design of pictograms. The combination of rigor and freedom, together with an intellectual development encouraged by the relationships that since the Ulm school he established with intellectuals such as Josef Albers or Alexander Kluge, made him an exceptional designer. See less