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Otl Aicher

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Also known as Otto Aicher

German graphic designer and typographer (1922–1991)

Person · Open Library

Works
26

Top works

  • Türlinken
  • "Die Augen sind hungrig, aber oft schon vor dem Sehen satt"
  • Die Gegenwart Ockhams
  • Otl Aicher at work for Norman Foster
  • Otl Aicher

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1922-05-13
Active to
1991-09-01

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Quotes

  • Good art inspires; Good design motivates.

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Described at

otl aicher 100 | the official site of the IDZ on the occasion of otl aicher's 100th birthday

Otl Aicher is one of the most influential German designers of the 20th century. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, his life and work are being made accessible anew.

otlaicher.de

What’s become of Otl Aicher’s former abode? A visit to the Allgäu Revisiting the work of a once-in-a-century designer: the first critical online Aicher monograph aims to spark a discourse. OBJEKT TROUVÉ.Marcel runs around the house and shouts: Otl quick, a hedgehog! He rushes over, bends down and reappears indignantly – the nine-year-old, the anti-authoritarian children's shop child, has teased him, the authority par excellence, and laughs and everyone... A city glows: Otl Aicher sent a signal with his colourful visual design for the XX Summer Olympic Games 1972 in Munich. The young Federal Republic of Germany had entered modern times. Otl Aicher’s Dept. XI team: the visual identity of the Munich ’72 Olympics was the work of graphic designers, illustrators and technical staff from all over the world Four men and two motorcycles in the desert: Prof. Michael Klar and Karsten de Riese report in pictures and words on a desert trip with Otl Aicher and his son Florian, commissioned by BMW. Four men and two motorcycles in the desert: Prof. Michael Klar and Karsten de Riese report in pictures and words on a desert trip with Otl Aicher and his son Florian, commissioned by BMW. Design meant for him “civilization work”: Otl Aicher (1922-1991) is one of the most important designers of the 20th century. He is best known for his appearance at the 1972 Ol

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