Otl Aicher

Otl Aicher
Aicher (right, in 1959)
Born	Otto Aicher (1922-05-13)13 May 1922 Ulm, Germany
Died	1 September 1991(1991-09-01) (aged 69) Günzburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Occupation(s)	Graphic designer, typographer
Spouse	Inge Scholl ​ (m. 1952)​
Relatives	Robert Scholl (father-in-law) Sophie Scholl (sister-in-law) Hans Scholl (brother-in-law)

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.