Otl Aicher

German graphic designer and typographer (1922–1991)

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Lived 1922–1991, aged 69Germany
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    1922–1991
    Aged 69
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Updated 2026-06-16

Otto "Otl" Aicher 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.

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