Otl Aicher

Lola Bits and Pieces' post about Otl Aicher just totally reminded me about this awesome graphic designer of yester-year. Otl Aicher was an co-founder and instrumental member of the Ulm School in post-war West Germany. I have been a big fan of Ulm School design since getting into Dieter Rams when I first started design school. Aicher was their graphic design super star and is best known for being the mastermind of the 1972 Munich Olympics graphics. It's incredible to see the breadth of his work for those games and how clever and unified every piece is. His use of color, geometry, and iconography is simply a cut above the rest. Feast your graphic-loving eyes on this Otl Aicher flickr pool.