Having bought a few sets from Signature Plastics and a few other places, I have to say I'm impressed with their quality. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but they feel nicer than some other manufacturers I've seen. Hope they can find a good buyer.
After trying the original cherry profile, I've lost interest in all the other profile variations.
I don't like most of their profiles like DCS (too thin, it makes an ugly sound), or SA (not ergonomical). They make no sense commercially.
From the business aspect, it's incredible that they couldn't forsee some market changes like the rise of offshore manufacturers.
Surely the article is very interesting. A great read :-)
Wow what a nice article. Funny, I'm typing on a set of Signature Plastics DSA keycaps right now, and I had no idea they were designed in the 80s.
Really nostalgic to read about the history of this company.
And also, I've had Melissa Petersen personally respond to my emails and she's a wonderful person :)
I love SP and was pretty broken up about this when I found out. We use SP keycaps exclusively on our SCRAMBLE [1] and while we could certainly switch to a different vendor and save money, the quality and experience wouldn’t be the same.
Fingers crossed they find a good buyer.
1: https://nullbits.co/scramble/