Updates on keycap sets, group buys, prototypes, and community announcements.
Took a bit longer than expected, but PFF is finally ready for production! If you are living under a rock, PFF stands for "Penguin Flat Feet" and it's one of the few keycaps designed specifically for low profile…
Believe it or not it's exactly 10 years since the first Granite came to life. It was June 2014 and DSA Granite took its first breath into the world. It was a set designed to meet the need of custom keyboard makers…
It took little more than a year from concept to production but MTNU is finally out! All sets have been shipped to vendors and a few lucky EU customers already got their copy! It's time to review what we've done so far…
It took over 2 years but SA Retro is finally back on PMK! The DSA version of Retro was my first ever designed keycap set and I bring it in my heart. It was clearly inspired by the Commodore64 (with the added burgundy…
It took ages but I was able to convince Drop to salvage the Jiji's keycaps that otherwise would have gone destroyed. They kindly agreed at using them for charity, so yeah, I understand that $29 is steep for 4 keycaps,…
Ohboy! It has been a long journey... The official announcement of my collaboration with GMK is dated 2022 May 25. Almost precisely one year later MTNU finally goes into pre-order phase, but the work for me (and GMK) is…
It took some time but the forth revision of /dev/tty is finally available and ready to ship at Drop! Apart from minor changes to the base kit (yeah there's an uwu key) and "Lost+Found", the most important update is for…
An update about the MTNU profile was long overdue. Let me start by stating the obvious: it is taking more than expected... but less than I feared. I have a little experience in manufacturing by now and a couple of weeks…
In my last update I anticipated a long and difficult journey for PBS. Well, things took an unexpected turn and production will start sooner rather than later. If you don't know already PBS (Penguin Belly Slide) is my…
It has been a pretty hectic year and as always I've dip my toe in way too many waters. I don't blame you if you lost count, I did too, so as a sort of note-to-self let's review past, current and future projects with…
When I first announced the Elvish and Dwarvish sets I got inevitably asked about a Black Speech version. That is something that I always wanted to do and in my mind there was only one color way for such a nefarious…
This is probably one of the most important updates I'm going to do about MTNU (excluding the final release announcement of course). There's a lot to cover so buckle up and let's get started! Last week I've finally met…
Time flies when you are designing keycaps! 3 months have already passed since the announcement of my collaboration with GMK and MTNU has already gone through multiple revisions. I think it's time for a well due update.…
By now the news is out but it's time to make it official. If you follow my Discord you know that MTNU (pronounced emty-new) is the code name of the new profile I'm working on since a few months. You haven't heard much…
Let's start from the main announcement and reason for this post: I am not collaborating with Drop anymore. You'll still see some of my products on their website, that's because they are already produced, but they will…
What the hell is MT2? Great question, thanks for asking. Drop announced a fancy new keycap profile, truth is that I don't have a clue what that is! My guess is as good as yours because Drop dropped this bomb out of…
I tried to have SA Retro re-run with Signature Plastics since forever but apparently that is not going to happen any day soon... Fortunately we have a far superior keycaps profile, I'm talking about MT3 of course! A…
This will be a very quick update, but an important one. After months of work and tribulation I'm cautiously proud to inform you that the official Elven and Dwarven keycaps are finally up for pre-order at Drop!
Time for a much needed keycaps update. As you know by now I'm working on Elven/Dwarven keycaps, the colors are finalized --which is a big achievement-- but dye-sublimation is proving more difficult than anticipated. I…
We gave too much attention to the Elves recently. We all love them, but we know how pain in a$$ they could be. The previous batch of prototypes for Dwarvish was all messed up so I haven't showed you anything... until…
Very quick but very juicy update. I got the first batch of prototypes for the Tolkien sets and they are lovely! There are still a few issues to solve and I had to update a few legends but all in all I'm very happy with…
Tolkien sets development proceeds at a steady pace. All colors have been finalized and they are delicious! Legends should be final; for the Elvish set most of the work was already done (from previous Sindarin keycaps),…
Development of the Tolkien sets is proceeding at a steady pace. The colors are pretty much final and the manufacturer has already produced a few test keycaps. This is just a quick update before the Holidays. A few…
It took forever but it's kinda sorta semi-official that we will soon™ release license Tolkien keyboards, keycaps, desktop mat, ... It's not clear yet how much stuff we are going to do, but I would like to start from a…
When we designed the MT3 keycap profile we had very specific vintage keyboards in mind. One of them was the IBM 3277 (and the whole 32xx series). So before venturing any further in colorful and extravagant color schemes…
It was March 16th --basically 12 years ago in the time of covid-- when I first told you that Susuwatari was going production. I was not happy about it, we weren't ready and I had no trust in a factory that to that point…
Let's start with the good news. /dev/tty2 is finally live! I thought it was "ready to buy" but it turned out Drop started with a preorder page. But there shouldn't be delays, this is the third time we make these and the…
This is a kind of good-news-bad-news situation. The good news is that Susuwatari is going production. The bad news is that Susuwatari is going production.
There's no sugar-coating, everyone knows what is happening in China (and in the rest of the world). Factories are requested by law to stay closed and they need special permits to re-open. As far as I know until last…
While waiting for the next round of prototypes for Susuwatari, what better than prepping the next round of /dev/tty? The first original MT3 keyset! Drop is releasing /dev/tty every now and then but rarely with the…
I said we needed half a miracle to have Susuwatari ready before year's end... well, apparently we've been naughty and Santa gave us coal... or rather he didn't (coal. Susuwatari. Got the pun?). Since last time I've…
I finally got the first batch of Susuwatari prototypes in my hands. Of all the sets I've designed this definitely has proven the most complicated. Injection molding is no joke, a lot of variables are at play and if you…
An update on Susuwatari was long overdue, I wish I had better news to give you but I wanted to bring you guys up to speed on the development since (Mass)Drop is not going to (in a timely manner). Please bear in mind…
It has been a while since the last update on the Susuwatari keyset. The drop for the double-shot MT3 profile set ended few months ago and development is proceeding at a slow but constant pace. It is incredible the…
Few days ago I got a copy of my Midnight Set produced and sold directly by Signature Plastics on Pimpmykeyboard. It's an old keyset of mine, one of the first I've designed and that I'm particularly fond of. It has been…
I'm still working on Susuwatari, but more sets are coming out soon. Long time ago I was contacted by a manufacturer that wanted to release some of my designs. They asked what could be our first project together and I…
In just a couple of days I've got dozens of comments, emails and people reaching out on reddit/skype/slack. Thanks everybody for the great support and feedback! So, it looks like I've been a little selfish and I didn't…
Long time I haven't posted an update about the second round of /dev/tty. As you all well know I wasn't very happy with the dye-sub quality of the first drop and --honestly-- how Massdrop handled the whole development…
Some of you may have noticed that /dev/tty has dropped again. Waaaay sooner than I expected actually. As you know by now I don't like to rush a product release and considering the round 1 hiccups, I would have liked a…
Important: the following reflects my opinion and my opinion only. I report the facts at the best of my knowledge/understanding but they are not necessarily accurate. Of course I'm going to talk about /dev/tty keycaps…
It has been a long journey but it was well worth the wait. I'm usually very critical with my own work but this time we are pretty much close to perfection. Let's start with the keys layout. The most avid of my followers…
I just received a new batch of prototypes. These hopefully are the very last prototypes I'll see before the pre-production samples. We had some issues selecting the --hell too many-- colors present in the /dev/tty set…
It has been a quiet couple of months but the work on MT3 profile and /dev/tty keycaps is proceeding at a steady pace. The first step was to 3D print a full set of keys to check the ergonomics of our new design. We made…
Massdrop is a great platform with a huge user base but of course you have to compromise when dealing with big companies. BUT. The WhiteFox is our baby, Input Club and I felt that we couldn't keep compromising and we…
Did you think Granite had nothing more to say? Well, think again :) With the collaboration of Signature Plastics I'm happy to announce the immediate availability of Granite High Contrast. All kits from the previous…
You never know when a WhiteFox is going to strike! Stealthy and deadly she comes unexpected and hits with no mercy. Honestly I myself wasn't expecting her for another couple of months, but --you know-- you can't really…
When I first released the Granite set a few years ago I never would have thought I would have seen a Round 4. I actually wanted to make the first round a limited edition --like all of my designs-- but I've been accused…
