Otl Aicher : Typographie

Otl Aicher was one of the most significant designers of post-war Germany. His influence on this period goes far beyond his work in the field of design. He has developed the corporate design for the Olympic Games and created corporate images for Braun, Lufthansa, FSB, Erco. His fundamental work on typography (typographie) deals with much more than just the teachings of design; it is a veritable typographical manifesto. Readers will view some of Otl Aicher's typographical theories with criticism. His fundamental work on typography deals with much more than just the teachings of design; it is a veritable typographical manifesto. It has nevertheless been unavailable for many years and threatened to disappear forever. We view some of Otl Aicher's typographical theories with criticism. However, we are of the opinion that the analysis of his typography should be a composite part of visual communication for both the purposes of study and everyday use.