Otl Aicher:
Otl Aicher was born in Ulm, in the south-western state of Baden-wurttemberg, Germany on 13 May 1922. He was a German graphic designer and typographer. He is best known for having designed pictogrmas for
the 1972 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 desing. Aicher was strongly opposed to the Nazi movement.
He was arrested in 1937 for refusing to join the Hitler youth. In
1946, after the end of the war, Aicher began studying sculpture at the Academy
of Fine Arts Munich. In 1947, he opened his own studio in Ulm. Otl Aicher ethos of working
with an open mind, to create a vast array of different styles within the
subject of wayfinding inspired me; “It you can’t solve a problem its because
your playing by the rules”.
In 1966 he was
asked to create a design for the Olympics that complemented the architecture of
the newly built stadium in Munich designed by Gunther Behnisch. Aicher consulted with Masaru Katsumie, who had
designed the previous 1964 Tokyo olympic games. Aicher created a set of pictograms meant
to provide a visual interpretation of the sport they featured so that athletes
and visitors to the Olympic village and stadium could find their way around.
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