Wilke Kursiv Pro
Wilke Kursiv Pro is a sans-serif typeface published by Canada Type in 1932, designed by Hans van Maanen and Martin Wilke. It is one of 176 typefaces from Canada Type in the Type.lol catalog, 84 of them sans-serif.
From the foundry
Wilke Kursiv Pro M artin Wilke’s underrated yet influential deco classic from 1932 has both feet firmly planted in the high traditions of Western European calligraphy while carefully and subtly introducing some traits from the sweeping geometric/minimalist vision of the time. In a way, it was one of the representatives of the European anti-type typefaces of that era, when print media was searching for the elusive aesthetic balance between humanism and geometry. This typeface enjoyed some popular
Published by Canada Type
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- sans
- Weights
- Black
- Released
- 1932