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Otl Aicher, an Uncommon card
Otto "Otl" Aicher was a German graphic designer and typographer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Otl Aicher quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Otl Aicher card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Aicher also ______ the Rotis typeface.
Answer
developed. Aicher also developed the Rotis typeface. From the Otl Aicher article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is known for having led the design team of the ____ Summer Olympics in Munich, and for overseeing the creation of its prominently used system of pictograms.
Answer
1970s. He is known for having led the design team of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and for overseeing the creation of its prominently used system of pictograms. From the Otl Aicher article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Linda Thompson. Linda Thompson 66 · Cecilia Sala 62 · Otl Aicher 58 · Wellington Monument, Dublin 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design.
- He is known for having led the design team of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and for overseeing the creation of its prominently used system of pictograms.
- Aicher also developed the Rotis typeface.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Otl Aicher article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Otl Aicher
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Otl Aicher (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.