KF Zuka
Kanon Foundry · Tor Weibull · 2024
A 2024 digital revival of Walter Käch's 1947 Züka-Schrift, a Swiss rational grotesque that introduced 90-degree terminal cuts a decade before Helvetica or Univers.
About
Designed by Tor Weibull and mastered by Sebastian Carewe, KF Zuka faithfully reconstructs the wayfinding typeface Käch created for the Zürich Canton Trade and Agriculture Exhibition of 1947. Its defining feature – rigorously horizontal and vertical terminal endings – would later become synonymous with the Swiss grotesque tradition, yet Käch's original predated that canon by ten years. The revival spans 16 styles across 830 glyphs, supporting 220 languages.
Classification
A Swiss rational grotesque revival featuring the 90-degree terminal endings that predate Helvetica and Univers by a decade, placing it firmly in the lineage of mid-century Swiss rationalist sans-serifs.