Update January 27th, 2021Hello everyone I hope the new year is going well. This project is still moving behind the scenes.
Some adjustments were made, and another prototype was ordered. I have also been making progress on things such as working with a potential custom PCB designer (they do great work!), potential vendors, etc. I am also considering the overall state of the keyboard market and my personal bias in my decision for unit count - that will be discussed with vendors when I get the chance. And I'll be negotiating with vendors on that as well when it comes up.
Here is the updated engraving. There were requests for something similar to the Whale with its smooth, flowing lines and freeform aesthetic. While I love the engraving on the Whale, I felt that the smooth and flowing feel would not be a match with the bottom engraving - boxy, uniform, organized, strict design language. I also realized that the initial issue with my first proposed cloud engraving was
not because it was centered (like I initially thought), but that it was centered and the edges perfectly aligned with the edges of the arrow cluster.
Updated Engraving