He went through several stages with his design team before finally finding the successful emblem. His works since the fifties of the last century in the field of corporate design and his pictograms for the 1972 summer olympics in munich are major achievements in the. Otl aichers writings are explorations of the world, a substantive part of his work. As ever he is concerned with the question of the conditions needed to produce a civilized culture. Monika schnell is a german designer who worked under otl aicher in the 1980s. Books by otl aicher all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by. This book incorporates important archival material and illuminates aichers intellectually important design philosophies.
Otl aicher also helped to design the logo of the munich olympics. Otl aicher 19221991 was an outstanding personality in modern design, he was a cofounder of the legendary hochschule fur gestaltung hfg, the ulm school of design, germany. German designer otl aicher is best known for branding lufthansa, the 1972 munich. Analogous and digital by otl aicher 20150427 jan 1, 1819. Analogous and digital kindle edition by aicher, otl. Otl aicher many of his design programmes are still in use even if they where created 50, 40 or 30 years ago. Pictograms designed by aicher, in use at the athens airport. Following 3 years of research, the first indepth book on the 72. As ever he is concerned with the question of the conditions needed to produce a civilization culture. There have been a number of books on designer otl aicher but to date none. Otto otl aicher may 1922 1 september 1991 was a german graphic designer and. In moving through the history of thought and design, building and construction he assures the possibilities of arranging existence in a humane fashion. With stops at the ulm school and aichers former studio in rotis, this book.
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