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In its most general sense, the term ‘world’ refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique while others talk of a ‘plurality of worlds’. Some treat the world as one simple object while others analyze the world as a complex made up of many parts. In scientific cosmology the world or universe is commonly defined as ’the totality of all space and time; all that is, has been, and will be’. Theories of modality, on the other hand, talk of possible worlds as complete and consistent ways how things could have been. Phenomenology, starting from the horizon of co-given objects present in the periphery of every experience, defines the world as the biggest horizon or the ‘horizon of all horizons’. In philosophy of mind, the world is commonly contrasted with the mind as that which is represented by the mind. Theology conceptualizes the world in relation to God, for example, as God’s creation, as identical to God or as the two being interdependent. In religions, there is often a tendency to downgrade the material or sensory world in favor of a spiritual world to be sought through religious practice. A comprehensive representation of the world and our place in it, as is commonly found in religions, is known as a worldview. Cosmogony is the field that studies the origin or creation of the world while eschatology refers to the science or doctrine of the last things or of the end of the world.

Wind is the first published typeface of Amsterdam-based book and graphic designer Hansje van Halem. Like her other work, which is highly experimental, it uses vivid colours and intricately detailed patterns to create unexpected optical illusions, and its various layers can be combined and overlaid to create vibrant, hypnotic patterns. While most of van Halem’s work is highly personal, Wind is a tool for graphic expression, as intuitive as it is systematic in its exploration of the limits of legibility and the differences between reading and viewing. <a href="https://www.typotheque.com/articles/notes_on_designing_and_producing_the_typeface_wind">Read more about the process of creating Wind typeface in this article</a>.

Wind, Design Concept

Design Concept

In addition to four static styles, Wind also includes variable fonts capable of a full 360 degrees of rotation (one clockwise, the other anti-clockwise), offering unprecedented possibilities for the exploration of repetitive textural patterns. Please note that because of the complexity of outlines, both variable and static fonts may sometimes not render correctly in Adobe applications. If you see quirky behaviour, please enable GPU/CPU performance in your application.

Wind, Variable Version

Variable Version

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Con il sostantivo mondo si usa designare la totalità della dimensione in cui vivono gli esseri umani, comprendente tutti i suoi abitanti animati e inanimati, inteso anche come il loro luogo primigenio in senso cosmologico e filosofico, distinto dagli altri pianeti ed oggetti materiali o metafisici che costellano l’Universo. Si distingue dal concetto di Terra che ricopre invece il significato di mera entità fisica. In un contesto metafisico, esso può anche fare riferimento a ogni ambito, insieme o sfera globale in sé compiuta, esistente nella realtà o nell’universo. La definizione di mondo nella lingua italiana proviene dall’espressione latina locus mundus nella sua accezione di «luogo pulito, chiaro, visibile» (cioè «mondato»), ovvero quella porzione della Terra, ma anche del cielo, illuminata dalla luce e quindi visibile, identificabile e riconoscibile dall’essere umano. Ma in tale definizione è implicito in aggiunta anche il valore di «ornamento» e di «elegante» inteso come il luogo ordinato dove regna la bellezza, insito anche nel greco kósmos con significato di «ordine, ornamento, bellezza», contrapposto al chàos e che rimanda al pensiero pitagorico ellenistico.

In its most general sense, the term ‘world’ refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualised differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique while others talk of a ‘plurality of worlds’. Some treat the world as one simple object while others analyse the world as a complex made up of many parts.

Con il sostantivo mondo si usa designare la totalità della dimensione in cui vivono gli esseri umani, comprendente tutti i suoi abitanti animati e inanimati, inteso anche come il loro luogo primigenio in senso cosmologico e filosofico, distinto dagli altri pianeti ed oggetti materiali o metafisici che costellano l’Universo. Si distingue dal concetto di Terra che ricopre invece il significato di mera entità fisica. In un contesto metafisico, esso può anche fare riferimento a ogni ambito, insieme o sfera globale in sé compiuta, esistente nella realtà o nell’universo.

En su sentido más general, la palabra ‘mundo’ se refiere a la totalidad de entidades, al conjunto de la realidad o a todo lo que fue, es y será. La naturaleza del mundo se ha conceptualizado de diferentes maneras en distintos ámbitos. Algunas concepciones ven el mundo como algo único, mientras que otras hablan de una ’pluralidad de mundos’. Algunos tratan el mundo como un objeto simple mientras que otros analizan el mundo como un complejo compuesto por muchas partes.

Le Monde est l’espace habité et connu par les différentes sociétés. Le mot renvoie à l’appropriation collective d’un espace dédié par une société, sa représentation renvoie à l’évolution des techniques de mesure. Le monde est le plus grand des espaces dans l’échelle des territoires connus. L’histoire du monde s’est construite progressivement et est le fait de découvertes.

Die Einschätzung, was zu diesem Begriff im Einzelnen genau gehört, ist abhängig von subjektiven und kulturellen Vorstellungen. Deshalb bestehen je nach individuellem Wissensumfang und besonders dem jeweiligen Kulturarealunterschiedliche Ansichten darüber, was unter Welt genau zu verstehen sei. Im Laufe der Zeit haben sich sehr viele verschiedene Verwendungen des Begriffs herausgebildet.

Wind is an intricate capital-only typeface, designed to create unexpected optical illusions. Its various layers can be combined and overlaid to create vibrant, hypnotic patterns. Wind is a tool for graphic expression, an exploration of the limits of legibility and the differences between reading and viewing.