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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 7, 1972

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Special Edition: The Visual Image for the XXth Olympic Games Munich 1972
Text by Brigitte Beil

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Otl Aicher
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.
Gebrauchsgraphik, Novum Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 7, 1972. Olympics Special - Otl Aicher
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