Graphic artist and designer, born in Ulm, S Germany. From 1968 to 1972 he exercised creative supervision of preparations for the Munich Olympic Games. Director of the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm (196872), through media such as pictograms and typography he made a significant contribution to visual communications.
Otl Aicher, also known as Otto Aicher (May 13, 1922 - September 1, 1991) was one of the leading German graphic designers of the 20th century.
In 1952 he married Inge Scholl, the sister of Hans and Sophie Scholl, both of whom had been executed in 1943 for their membership in the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.
In 1953, along with Inge Scholl and Max Bill, he founded the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), one of Germany's leading educational centres for design during the 50s and the 60s.
He created the Rotis font family in 1988, naming it after the location of his studio, the town of Rotis, Germany.
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