I treat each keycap as an independent visual medium. By applying the four core principles of typographic design—alignment, contrast, repetition, and proximity—I structurally arrange the textual information on the keycap. This approach preserves its functional purpose while imbuing it with order and visual elegance.
After incorporating text and graphic elements, the keycap's visual hierarchy becomes more complex. To prevent excessive colors from creating clutter, a black substrate serves as the deliberate choice—it effectively anchors and unifies these visual components. For character coloring, a soft off-white gray is selected to enhance visual comfort and legibility.
For specific key groups like the function row (F-keys), function cluster, and the spacebar row, we've implemented secondary legends in silver and gold hues. This maintains visual consistency while providing supplementary functional information through side-engraved characters.
