In honour or the formidable graphic work of Otl Aicher, I have collated this post as a useful resource of the man and his work. He was responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic Identity (in my opinion the BEST Olympic branding system bar none), including a new set of pictograms that paved the way for the stick figures currently used in public signs, the design of the first Official Olympic mascot, a striped dachshund named Waldi and he also designed the Rotis font family in 1989.
"A major figure in 20th century graphic design’s International Style and co-founder of the historic Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), graphic designer Otl Aicher (1922–1991) was a man of legendary order and planning. Aicher’s comprehensive work for the 1972 Munich Olympics perfectly embodies his philosophy and is the definitive example for today’s graphic identity and branding programs." Quotation from Joe Millers Aicher exhibition
Online resource: Oli Aicher & the 1972 Munich Olympics (some products available to buy)
"A major figure in 20th century graphic design’s International Style and co-founder of the historic Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), graphic designer Otl Aicher (1922–1991) was a man of legendary order and planning. Aicher’s comprehensive work for the 1972 Munich Olympics perfectly embodies his philosophy and is the definitive example for today’s graphic identity and branding programs." Quotation from Joe Millers Aicher exhibition
Online resource: Oli Aicher & the 1972 Munich Olympics (some products available to buy)
An exhibition of graphic design by the office of Otl Aicher for the 1972 Olympics
http://www.joemillersco.com/spiele.html and the exhibition photos on Flickr here http://www.flickr.com/photos/8686840@N03/sets/72157620430165459/
Official website of the Olympic movement (compare all the Olympic identities)
Otl Aicher, Rotis font
Utilitarian Design: Aicheris work shows his innovative ideas grounded in Practicality
Aicher Bibliography
Wiki