Otl Aicher

Otl Aicher
Aicher (right, in 1959)
Born
Otto Aicher

(1922-05-13)13 May 1922
Died1 September 1991(1991-09-01) (aged 69)
Günzburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts Munich
Occupation(s)Graphic designer, typographer
Spouse
(m. 1952)
RelativesRobert Scholl (father-in-law)
Sophie Scholl (sister-in-law)
Hans Scholl (brother-in-law)
Book covers designed by Otl Aicher for Severin & Siedler
Pictograms designed by Aicher, in use at the Athens Airport
Aicher's Lufthansa logo

Otto "Otl" Aicher (German: [ˈɔtl̩ ˈʔaɪçɐ]; 13 May 1922 – 1 September 1991) was a German graphic designer and typographer. Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design. He is known for having led the design team of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and for overseeing the creation of its prominently used system of pictograms. Aicher also developed the Rotis typeface.