Wilke Kursiv Pro
Canada Type · Martin Wilke
A revival of Martin Wilke's 1932 typeface that balances traditional Western European calligraphy with the geometric and minimalist tendencies of its era.
About
Wilke Kursiv sits at the intersection of humanist calligraphic tradition and the geometric anti-type aesthetic that characterised European print culture in the early 1930s. It found brief popularity in Germany before going on to influence subsequent type designs in Italy and the Netherlands. The postwar period largely obscured it, making this revival a recovery of an underappreciated piece of typographic history.
Classification
1932 deco calligraphic design by Martin Wilke, rooted in Western European calligraphic tradition with geometric and minimalist influences. Described as an 'anti-type' face of its era.