Otl Aicher

Otl Aicher (1922-1991) was an internation-ally acclaimed graphic designer and educa-tor, renowned for his corporate identity work, visual communication systems, and typography. With concise corporate designs for commercial enterprises, for example the Deutsche Lufthansa, his visual communication system for the Munich Olympic Games of 1972, and in particular as co-founder (together with Max Bill) and rector of the Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm - an experimental design school in the spirit of the Bauhaus - he achieved a high reputation worldwide.