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Otl Aicher - Rotis

Title
Otl Aicher - Rotis / Timm Rautert ; herausgegeben von Ute Eskildsen, Gerhard Steidl.
Author
Rautert, Timm, 1941-
Publication
  • Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2021.
  • ©2021
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  • Eskildsen, Ute
  • Steidl, Gerhard
Description
159 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
Summary
This book celebrates the most famous typeface of renowned German graphic designer and typographer Otto "Otl" Aicher (1922-1991), the Rotis font family, along with its connections to Rotis in the city of Leutkirch im Allgäu, where Aicher lived and ran his studio. The basis of otl aicher / rotis is a series of photographs by Timm Rautert which he took on numerous visits to Rotis between 1972 and 1991. Rautert also writes for the first time about working with Aicher, revealing the details of their collaborations including their book on the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. An essay by typographer and design historian Dan Reynolds explores the creation and aesthetics of the Rotis font family, including Rotis grotesk, Rotis semi-grotesk, Rotis semi-antiqua and Rotis antiqua--altogether 17 font styles; while former design professor Oliver Klimpel examines Rotis the place from today's globalized perspective: of a different ecological and political era, off the beaten track yet privileged, in the heart of West Germany. otl aicher / rotis is published in anticipation of the hundredth anniversary of Aicher's birth in 2022.
Subject
  • Aicher, Otl > Criticism and interpretation
  • Aicher, Otl > Portraits
  • Aicher, Otl
  • Artists' studios > Germany > Rotis > Pictorial works
  • Type and type-founding > Germany > Rotis > History
  • Graphic design (Typography) > Germany > Rotis > History
  • Artists' studios
  • Graphic design (Typography)
  • Type and type-founding
  • Germany > Rotis
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
  • Pictorial works.
  • Portraits.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Parallel texts in German and English.
Call Number
JQE 22-498
ISBN
  • 9783958298750
  • 3958298753
LCCN
9783958298750
OCLC
1235416609
Author
Rautert, Timm, 1941- photographer.
Title
Otl Aicher - Rotis / Timm Rautert ; herausgegeben von Ute Eskildsen, Gerhard Steidl.
Publisher
Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
Parallel texts in German and English.
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Eskildsen, Ute, editor.
Steidl, Gerhard, editor.
Other Standard Identifier
9783958298750
Research Call Number
JQE 22-498
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