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Otl Aicher was an eminent German graphic designer and typographer. His most notable works include the pictograms that he designed for the Summer Olympics in Munich. His use of stick figures for public signage had an influential effect on graphic designing. Besides, he was also the co-founder of the Ulm School of Design. He was a close friend and classmate of Werner Scholl and through him he met his family known for their involvement in White Rose non-violent resistance group.

Aicher himself dissented from Nazis tyrannical hold on Germany and upon his refusal to join the Hitler Youth, he was arrested in Later he was conscripted into German army to fight during the Second World War, although he made several attempts to leave the army. Eventually, an opportunity presented itself and he deserted the army.

The Scholl family let him hide at their residence in Wutach, in Finally, the war came to a halt in , upon which Aicher enrolled himself at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich to study sculpture. The following year he launched his own studio in Ulm.