Zetkin
Zetkin is a confident display typeface characterized by determined diagonals, a strong slant, and extended proportions. Its most distinctive design features—including high-waisted uppercase letters and flaring stroke endings—deliberately reference Venus, a geometric typeface released in 1907 by Bauersche Gießerei. Available across six weights (Light through Black) and four widths (Narrow to Extended), with oblique variants providing additional typographic flexibility. The comprehensive character set supports 299 languages. With its versatile weight and width range, Zetkin accommodates diverse editorial and display applications while maintaining sophisticated historical reference to early 20th-century geometric type design.
Published by Inga Plönnigs
- Classification
- display
- Weights
- Light, Regular, Medium, Bold, Heavy, Black
- Released
- 2020
Designed by
- Inga Plönnigs
- Bauersche Gießerei