otl aicher was one of the outstanding exponents of modern design. since the fifties, since his time at the now legendary hochschule fü r gestaltung in ulm, of which he was a cofounder, he has produced corporate design, to mention just one field of his work, that is among the great achievements of contemporary visual culture all that need be mentioned here are his designs for braun, lufthansa, second german television, the munich olympics of 1972, and ERCO. a fundamental aspect of aicher s work is the fact that it is anchored in a " philosophy of making" inspired by