I’ve been watching this keycap set for a few months and keep being upset about having such mixed feelings about it. As an avid keyboard hobbyist AND clearly a major fitness enthusiast & also a fitness professional, I so badly want to love this set because of the fitness theme as fitness is such a huge part of my life, but here are my honest thoughts…..and I’m sorry for not writing this sooner and hope I don’t upset or offend you in any way, as that’s not remotely my intention here at all.
On one hand I generally like the base colors, but on the other hand the pink accents throws me off a bit with the very feminine feel it adds as the accent color and for the numbers/letters. It doesn’t make it a deal breaker per say, but for me personally it just doesn’t all quite work well together, and doesn’t really feel like it’s at all connected to a gym or fitness theme (this is just my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt).
Secondly (again personal opinion here), but the novelties are also incredibly feminine feeling to me, and not something I personally feel remotely compelled to buy, as they remind me of those old follow-along VHS fitness videos from the 80’s & 90’s that our Moms would watch on TV. That’s especially disappointing for me as I’ve been waiting and hoping for a fitness themed keycap set to come out since I got into the hobby last year, as it combines my passion for and professional career in fitness with my love for the keyboard hobby. The color combo aside, the selling point that defines a niche theme set like this as a fitness theme comes down to the novelties as well as the artisans IMO, but unfortunately they just don’t work for me personally as it seems they’re geared towards a very different audience than your traditional fitness enthusiast like myself. The artisan seems to be a major miss as well, as there were many fun fitness related things that could have been done there (I’m thinking something in the shape of a dumbbell, a 45 lb plate that loads onto a barbell, or something else that’s creative yet still is instantly recognizable as something fitness related). I don’t personally see any connection to a fitness theme with the artisan, unless I’m missing something? Is the grid pattern supposed to be mimicking the grip pattern on a barbell? If it is, it’s not remotely obvious at first and just looks like a geometric pattern of sorts.
With all that said, I truly wish you all the best on this keycap set! Even though it upsets me to say that it’s not for me personally, I would love nothing more than to see this be a success for you! I’m sure there are many out there who this set really speaks to and who will love it. Good luck with the GB, and I’ll definitely share it with anyone I know who I feel would probably really like it.