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Bray + Cultivo
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Celtic knotwork display with bevelled strands and interlaced bowls
Bray
Bray is a Celtic knotwork display alphabet in which every stroke is a braided band with a bevelled edge, the bowls close into interlaced rings and the letters share one outline, so a word reads as cast metal rather than as type.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Bray.
The B builds two rings from interlaced bands, the R turns a knotted leg, the A closes an interlaced apex, the Y splays two braided arms and the head of each letter meets the next in a shared ring, all at a display weight with a bevel drawn along every band and a regular over-and-under pattern. The bevel is the character: it makes the knotwork look cast rather than drawn, which is why the sample sets one word in gold against a dark ground. Because the bands are narrow, the face needs 50 pt before the interlacing reads, and it wants one colour plus a highlight rather than a full gradient. The dark green ground, the ivy, the corner knots and the small caps are presentation; the gold display word is the face.
Celtic · Knotwork · Bevelled
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Bray with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Bray + Marquis - Elegant Modern Serif
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Bray’s stroke geometry.
Sign for a heritage jeweller
The cast knotwork suits a heritage jeweller, and the bevelled bands read at 60 mm on an engraved brass plate in two tones.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Engrave a 400 by 150 mm plate: set the word at 60 mm, keep every band at 3 mm, and cut the bevel as a chamfer rather than printing a highlight so the interlacing survives polishing.
Pre-production check
Polishing a 0.3 mm bevel rounds it away; check a test plate and widen the chamfer before the final cut.
Sign for a Celtic ceremony
The interlaced letters suit a handfasting, and the shared rings give a two-word sign a handmade look at 45 mm on painted board.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 600 by 300 mm board: set the words at 45 mm, keep the outline at 2 mm, and paint the bands in two tones so the over-and-under pattern stays legible at arm's length.
Pre-production check
Painting the weave flat loses the pattern; check the board at arm's length and keep the alternation visible before the second coat.
Cover mark for a heritage title
The knotwork gives a historical title a cover with weight, and the bevel holds at 70 pt on a printed sheet with a metallic spot.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A5 cover: set the word at 70 pt in one spot metallic, keep 18 mm of margin, and set the issue line in a 9 pt caps sans beneath in a dark ink rather than a second metallic.
Pre-production check
A metallic spot on an uncoated sheet sinks into the paper; check the proof and specify a coated stock for the metallic pass.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Display · Celtic knotwork display with bevelled strands and interlaced bowls
- Foundry / creator
- Creativeguru
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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