High-Contrast Display Serif
Cultivo + Raffined
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Cultivo's clean modern geometry.
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Open rounded mixed case with a tall t and broad circular bowls
Cultivo
Cultivo shows a large black title-case name across the lower part of a pale beige cover, where light to moderate nearly even strokes form an open C, a broad u and near-circular bowls, the t finishes with a rounded lower turn and the v opens a clean diagonal.
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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 accessLigatures
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Cultivo.
The strokes stay light and even, the bowls turn circular, the t rises tall and the v opens wide. That openness is the character: the face reads as a calm modern sans rather than a neutral grotesque, which is why the sample sets one large name low on the page. Captions advertise a weight range and ligatures without showing them, so check your file, keep 22 pt and test the tall t against your own leading. The tall t also sets the leading: its shoulder rises above the ascender line, so a 9 on 12 setting clips it against the row above, and 9 on 13.5 is the honest floor for a column.
Open rounded mixed case with a tall t and broad circular bowls
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Cultivo with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Cultivo’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for a coffee bar
The open sans gives a bar a calm mark, and the circular bowls hold a two-word name at 26 pt on a card, where the tall t lifts the row.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 85 by 55 mm card: set the wordmark at 26 pt on one row, keep 16 mm of clear ground beneath before the address at 7 pt, and keep the card warm so the black stays soft.
Pre-production check
The advertised weights are not shown together; check your files before planning a hierarchy.
Opening line for a design essay
The open forms set a generous opener, and the broad bowls hold a short sentence at 22 pt across a page, where the clean v keeps the row light.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 mm page: set the opening line at 22 pt over two lines, keep 14 mm of clear ground beneath before the body at 10 pt, and keep the measure under 65 characters for comfort.
Pre-production check
Ligatures are advertised rather than shown; check the file before relying on a specific pairing.
Menu for a garden reception
The rounded sans suits a light menu, and the circular bowls hold a venue name at 20 pt above the courses, where the tall t gives the heading height.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 105 by 210 mm menu: set the venue at 20 pt on one row, keep 16 mm of clear ground beneath before the courses at 10 pt, and keep the courses in a roman face so the heading leads.
Pre-production check
The t turn closes under 16 pt; check the printed menu and hold the venue at 18 pt or above.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Open rounded mixed case with a tall t and broad circular bowls
- Foundry / creator
- Glyphonic
- Ligatures
- Ligatures mentioned in designer listing
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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