Indra Kupferschmid 💙💛

Preparing an exhibition about #OtlAicher with the students at HBKsaar. He had way better taste in type in the 1940/50s! And creative spelling adjustments whenever it suited his rigorous layout ideas. #amikanisch?

Opens this Sunday, 17:00 in Saarlouis

Feb 7, 2023 at 2:24pmWeb
Show threadIndra Kupferschmid 💙💛Feb 7, 2023
Some of #OtlAicher ’s very hochkant posters from the 1940s to ’50s. Splendid colourful screen printing. Didn’t expect to see him use @typotheque ’s Uni Grotesk so much.
Show threadNick ShermanFeb 7, 2023
@kupfers These tall, skinny poster dimensions are interesting … Is this a standard format for a certain media / platform?
Show threadIndra Kupferschmid 💙💛Feb 7, 2023
@nicksherman Not common in general but he picked it for his works vor VHS Ulm etc during this time. Probably meant to work in series with square posters half the size, often hung on columns in the hallway.
We have a very spotty, erratic collection here but glad a lot of these random early pop works.
Show threadIndra Kupferschmid 💙💛Feb 7, 2023
@nicksherman An image search for "Otl Aicher VHS Ulm" is always enjoyable and uplifting. I much prefer these to his later, and especially his typographic work :) https://duckduckgo.com/?q=otl+aicher+vhs+ulm&t=iphone&iax=images&ia=images
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Show threadNick ShermanFeb 7, 2023
@kupfers 😍😍😍
Show threadIndra Kupferschmid 💙💛Feb 9, 2023
You know you wanna come to #Saarlouis on Sunday. 17 Uhr Ausstellungseröffnung #OtlAicher revisited