Environmental design, as a holistic approach to human habitation, combined with political education was seen as a strategy for strengthening. Cofounded by inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill. This book provides a contextual and broadly illustrated history of the hfg ulm. She remembers that on 30 january i933 the radio and the newspapers were full of the news, now everything will be better in germany. German designer otl aicher is best known for branding lufthansa, the 1972 munich olympics and founding the influential ulm school. Inge scholl, her husband otl aicher, and max bill former student at the bauhaus founded in 1953 the ulm school of design german. Otto otl aicher may 1922 1 september 1991 was a german graphic designer and typographer. Its founders inge aicher scholl, otl aicher and max bill wanted to contribute to the shaping of a new and better world after the terrible experiences of the nazi regime and the second world war. Pioneering brands for companies like braun and bulthaup, aicher was an influential graphic designer, urban planner, photographer, and the mastermind behind the imagery for the 1972 munich olympics and the rotis typeface. After the war inge and otl founded a school in the city of ulm for adult education.
The book, ulm design, the morality of objects, hochschule fur gestaltung ulm 19531968, edited by herbert lindinger, mit press, 1991 gives these biographies. Founded in 1953 by inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill. Kapos discovered the hochschule fur gestaltung ulm, or ulm school, through his. Inge, her husband otl aicher, and max bill a former student at the bauhaus founded the ulm school of design in ulm, germany in 1953. Inge scholl, and former bauhaus instructor max bill. Aicher saw the bauhaus as an art schoolas a design school doing artand there he wanted to make a. There is no way of establishing the precise moment when sophie school decided. The ulm school of design hfg ulm ranks among the worlds most important. She was heavily involved in the peace movement in the later half of the 20th century. Inge aicherscholl, 81, a german whose writing inspired pacifists.
She was heavily involved in the peace movement in the later half of the 20th century, and wrote a number of books about the white rose organization. Otl aicher cool books letter i editorial layout stick figures book layout pictogram corporate identity book cover design. For this reason this volume contains polemical statements on cultural and political subjects as well as practical reports and historical exposition. Otl aicher and the kitchen for cooking ramon esteve.
Strikingly modern poster design by otto otl aicher 8 pages with 17 illustrations, 9 in 2colors otl aicher, his wife inge scholl and max bill, founded the ulm school of design hochschule fur gestaltung ulm in 1953. Ulm school of design in 1946 inge scholl along with otl aicher and a group of young intellectuals considered creating a teaching and research institution to. Aicher scholl and several friends founded a school for adult education and art in ulm. The ulm school of design hochschule fur gestaltung, hfg, founded in 1953 by inge scholl, otl aicher and max bill. Inge jens edited volume, at the heart of the white rose. Otl aicher 19221991 was perhaps the most influential designer in postwar west germany. Aicher, otl otl aicher 19221991 was an outstanding personality in modern design, he was a cofounder of the legendary hochschule fur gestaltung hfg, the ulm school of design, germany.
He became famous as the lead designer for the 1972 olympics in. The ulm school of design hfg ulm ranks among the worlds most important institutions of the 20th century in modernist design. Otl aicher introduced the model of design development which tried to. After graduating from girls high school in ulm, where her father was in private practice as an accountant, she trained in her father. Its founders inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill wanted to contribute to the shaping of a new and better world after the terrible experiences of. She also wrote a book about the white rose group, students against tyranny. She wrote a number of books about the white rose organization.
Inge aicher scholl the white rose munich, 19421943 book by inge aicher scholl. Aicher fights with productive obstinacy above all for the renewal of modernism, which he says has largely exhausted itself in. Otto otl aicher was a german graphic designer and typographer. Aicher scholl headed the school from 1946 to 1974, and remained active in germanys peace movement throughout her life.
Ulm school of design in 1946 inge scholl along with otl aicher and a group of young intellectuals considered creating a teaching and research institution to foster the humanistic. German designer otl aicher was, together with his wife inge scholl and swiss artist max bill, one of the founders of the ulm school of design. The school that linked the bauhaus to the iphone design. His most notable works include the pictograms that he designed for the 1972 summer olympics in munich. The hochschule fur gestaltung ulm or ulm school of design was founded in 1953 in the southern german city of ulm by the graphic designer otl aicher, the writer and peace campaigner inge aicherscholl and the swiss architect, designer and bauhaus graduate max bill. He released several books while consulting including the kitchen is for cooking incritique of the automobile inand inside the war in home documents otl aicher. Rolf muller, a monograph dedicated to rolf muller who worked with otl aicher on the visual identity of the munich olympic games in 1972. His aim was to encourage tourism to this small town, so he created 120 information pictograms depicting features of the area people, animals, landscape etc. Otl aicher may, 1922 september 1, 1991, also known as otto aicher, was one of the leading german graphic designers of the 20th century born in ulm, aicher was a classmate and friend of werner scholl, and through him met werners family, including his siblings hans and sophie scholl, both of whom would be executed in 1943 for their membership in the white rose resistance movement in. His work for isny im allgau pushed the boundaries of how a small town could represent itself through design. It was established, as kapos writes in the book accompanying the raven. The meaning of design today cannot be understood without considering the.
Inge, her husband otl aicher, and max bill former student at the bauhaus founded in 1953 the ulm school of design german. As cofounder and later head of the pioneering ulm school of design, aicher. He became famous as the lead designer for the 1972 olympics in munich. Hfg ulm by rene spitz that covers the history of the ulm school of design founded by inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill. Otl aicher or also known as otto aicher, was a german graphic. In 1946 inge scholl along with otl aicher and a group of young intellectuals considered creating a teaching and research institution to foster the. Hfg ulm was a influential design school and remembered for including semiotics as a discipline.
Founded in the memory of hans and sophie scholl, who were executed by the nazis as members of the resistance, hfg ulm was established by their younger sister, inge scholl with otl aicher and others. Its founders inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill wanted to contribute to the shaping of a new and better world after the terrible experiences of the nazi regime and the second world war. It may be available from zvab or other secondhand book portals. Aicher fights with productive obstinacy above all for the renewal of modernism, which he says has largely exhausted itself in aesthetic visions. He married into scholl family to his friend werners elder sister, inge scholl. Hochschule fur gestaltung hfg school of design was a private school. Aicherscholl headed the school from 1946 to 1974, and remained. Jan 02, 2007 otl aicher may not be a household name, but chances are the work of this german designer has grabbed your attention or entered your home. Ulm school carries on bauhaus aims the new york times. This book provides a chronologically structured account of the political history of the school. Aicherscholl published a book describing white roses nonviolent. Otl aicher, wrote beautifully about design, cofounded ulm school with his wife inge scholl and max bill.
Eva aicher 1953, florian aicher 1954, pia aicher 19541975, julian aicher. As a result, he was arrested and failed on his college entrance exam in ccomo post on jul views. The school was the initiative of the scholl foundation 1950, founded in memory of sophie and hans scholl, members of the resistance group white rose who were executed in 1943 by the nazis. However, otl aicher, inge scholls boyfriend, telephoned them with the news. Otlaicherseverinsiedler otl aicher wikipedia, the free. He was married to inge aicherscholl, sister of hans and sophie scholl, core. Aicherscholl and several friends founded a school for adult education and art in ulm. Otto otl aicher may 1922 1 september 1991 was a german graphic designer and. Inge aicherscholl, who inspired generation of pacifists in postworld war ii. Besides, he was also the cofounder of the ulm school of design. Shop now inge aicher scholl 11 august 1917 4 september 1998, born in presentday crailsheim, germany, was the daughter of robert scholl, mayor of forchtenberg, and elder sister of hans and sophie scholl, who studied at the university of munich in 1942. Inge aicherscholl, 81, a german whose writing inspired. Otl aicher 19221991 was an outstanding personality in modern design, he was a cofounder of the legendary hochschule fur gestaltung hfg, the ulm school of design, germany.
Inge aicherscholl 11 august 1917 4 september 1998, born in presentday crailsheim. It was the most influential design school of the 20th century. Jun 17, 2016 ulm school of design in 1946 inge scholl along with otl aicher and a group of young intellectuals considered creating a teaching and research institution to foster the humanistic education ideal. Later in aichers career, he published several design related books in the.
In 1953, along with inge scholl and max bill, he founded the ulm school of design. Otl aicher may not be a household name, but chances are the work of this german designer has grabbed your attention or entered your home. The booklet is a short narrative about the hfg ulm. Otl aicher biography otl aicher was an eminent german graphic designer and typographer. His use of stick figures for public signage had an influential effect on graphic designing. Otl aicher wrote books on several subjects including art and design. One of the cofounders was her future husband, designer otl aicher.
He is best known for having designed pictograms for the 1972 summer olympics in munich that proved influential on the use of stick figures for public signage, as well as designing the typeface rotis. Inge aicher scholl the white rose munich, 19421943 book by inge aicherscholl. Otl aicher was an eminent german graphic designer and typographer. Otl aicher may, 1922 september 1, 1991, also known as otto aicher, was a german graphic designer.
Shop now inge aicherscholl 11 august 1917 4 september 1998, born in presentday crailsheim, germany, was the daughter of robert scholl, mayor of forchtenberg, and elder sister of hans and sophie scholl, who studied at the university of munich in 1942. Inge scholl wrote several books about the white rose after the war. We heard a great deal spoken about the fatherland, of comradeship, the union of. Ulm school of design in 1946 inge scholl along with otl aicher and a group. They had five children, eva, florian, julian and manuel. I made this book as a project completion for binus international. He became famous for his design of the commercial face of the 1972 olympic games in munich and his sport pictographs, and created the logos for large germany companies such as braun, lufthansa, and bmw. Its founders inge aicherscholl, otl aicher and max bill wanted to contribute to the. Inge aicher nee scholl, born in ingersheim wurttenberg, 1917 died in 1998 in the allgau. Letters and diaries of hans and sophie scholl, first appeared nearly thirty years ago, but it remains one of the most important literary testaments to a time when some german youth saw the dangers of nazism and dared to stand up to it. Aicher designed the logo for lufthansa, a german airline, in figure akcher.
Ulm was established by their younger sister, inge scholl with otl aicher and others. Aug 10, 2019 otl aicher was an eminent german graphic designer and typographer. Inge aicherscholl, otl aicher, and max bill strict, functionalism, engineering, and advanced the study of the study of meaningmaking through the use of signs and sym. Pictograms designed by aicher, in use at the athens airport. The ulm school of design is considered to be the most influential educational institution in the world for contemporary design. By eva moser, graphic design by weidner handle atelier, berthold weidner. Otl aicher ulmborn designer 19221991 who, in 1953, along with inge scholl and max bill, founded the influential ulm school of design. A year after his marriage to inge scholl, otl aicher cofounded the ulm school of. Literature of the holocaust university of pennsylvania. His works since the fifties of the last century in the field of corporate design and his pictograms for the 1972 summer olympics in munich are major achievements in the. Otl aicher simple, clear and direct pictograms designed at the end of 70s for a small alpine town isny in germany confused his critics. Born in ulm, aicher was a classmate and friend of werner scholl, and through him met werners family, including his siblings hans and sophie scholl, both of whom would be executed in 1943 for their membership in the white rose resistance movement in nazi germany.
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