11th Olympic Congress, Brochure, 1981

Anton Stankowski, Otl Aicher, Rolf Müller

Brochures and Guides

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Format Brochures and Guides
Designer/s Anton Stankowski, Otl Aicher, Rolf Müller
Year 1981
Client/Publisher National Olympic Committee for Germany
Size 210mm x 235mm

Anton Stankowski, Otl Aicher, Rolf Müller

Anton Stankowski was a German graphic designer born in 1906. He studied graphics in Essen with Burcharts and in the 1930s he worked in Zurich at the Max Dalang agency. From 1937 he freelanced in Stuttgart and in 1964 he was a lecturer at the HfG University of Ulm. From 1967 to 1972 he was president of the visual arts group within the organizing committee for the games of the XX Olympiad. Explore related designers including Otl Aicher and Karl Gerstner. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and German graphic design history.
Otl Aicher studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich before returning to Ulm. Here, he had his graphic art studio from 1948 to 1955. He was co-founder of the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm in 1949, and continued his association with that institution as a lecturer. He is best known for the design of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with his team and for his design of pictogram systems. Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Rolf Müller. See also Bauhaus, German graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.
Rolf Müller was born in Dortmund in 1940 and studied at the University of Design of Ulm, from 1960 to 1963. He worked with Josef Müller-Brockmann, Zürich from 1963 to 1964 and he worked at his own studio in Ulm. from 1965. From 1967 until 1972 he worked with Otl Aicher and served as deputy representative for the Design of the 20th Olympic Games Munich 1972. In 1973 he moved Munich and set up his own studio there. Explore related designers including Otl Aicher and Josef Müller-Brockmann. See also Swiss International Style, German graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

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Design Format: Brochures and Guides
Designed in the: 1980s

11th Olympic Congress, Brochure, 1981. Design by Anton Stankowski, Otl Aicher, Rolf Müller and Partners

Fantastic piece of design for the 11th Olympic Congress. Designed in collaboration by Anton Stankowski, Otl Aicher, Rolf Müller and Partners

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