Valid argument. Just wonder if you have ever considered uniform row 3 profile? That could be quite interesting too! Also props for dem novelties 😁. Can't wait to see how they turn out!
You know, in the beginning I did! I was since talked out of it by someone more experienced in the keycap design community though. I believe the reason was that it wasn't popular enough and DSA was a better bet. For now, I feel the lower, uniform profile of DSA suits the keyset well, but if there's ever a future round 2 of DSA SOTW, I could imagine it reincarnating in SA R3 or another profile.
I've been toying with the idea though of going full mono numericals, to fit with the ideas of minimalism, cost efficiency and layout coverage. Like what ChrisSwires is doing with his excellent
DSA Alchemy. This would lower the key count of otherwise quite expensive kits like NORDE for one. However, I worry that DSA SOTW has been in IC for so long now, such a major change in aesthetics would alienate those who've followed the project for a long time.
Currently only working on one novelty keycap. A friend of mine who's a graphic designer by trade will design the graphics (he hasn't done keycaps before, but has done other AAA work). The technical details are a bit hard to grasps though so it's a bit slow going, but I hope we'll have something nice to show for it in the end.