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OTL AICHER AND
THE MUNICH OLYMPICS
MUNICH OLYMPICS GRAPHIC IDENTITY,
PICTOGRAMS, AND WAYFINDING SIGN SYSTEM
Munich, Germany
Otl Aicher (1922–1991), Designer
Ulm-Söflingen, Germany
1972
Otl Aicher (1922–1991) was a type designer,
graphic designer, author, and teacher who
gained worldwide recognition during the
post–World War II era for his corporate identity
programs for international companies such as
Braun (1954) and Lufthansa (1960). He was
also well known for designing the sans-serif
typeface Traffic (1974), which was used in the
City of Munich and Munich Airport public trans-
port systems. His best-known typeface, Rotis
(1988), combined elements ...