Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to switchbox.studio!
I’m Deadeye Dave, and I design keycap novelties! I also collect and write about mechanical keyboards & switches; I sometimes post reviews, comparisons, and the occasional thing on instagram.
Feel free to browse around, or check out one of my latest posts:
Here’s some of my most recent novelty design work:
Piperaceae’s SA • A History of Violets: I designed the Violet novelty, inspired by the existing Lotus one included in the set. Available now from Signature Plastics! • Board render by Piperaceae
A close-in mock-up of the Violet novelty I designed for SA • A History of Violets
Full novelty kit for Madmax13‘s MTNU • Welles: I designed all the novelties for this set. • Kit render by Madmax13
A close-in mock-up of the Steaming Mug novelty I designed for MTNU • Welles
Madmax13‘s SA • Motorsport Selectric: Available now from Signature Plastics! • Board render by Madmax13
Full novelty kit for Madmax13‘s SA • Motorsport Selectric: I designed all the novelties for this set, and otherwise helped to dial it in. • Kit render by Madmax13
A close-in mock-up of the Brake Caliper & Rotor novelty I designed for SA • Motorsport Selectric
About Deadeye Dave:
Born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee, Dave learned some stuff in Knoxville and now works in the Nashville area. He’s a little weird, but loves to facilitate. An obsessive perfectionist or lost in the clouds, depending on the moment. One of his eyes is a little funky, and he liked Deadeye Duck from Bucky O’ Hare growing up; hence the name.
Want some novelties designed, or have a keyboard-related question? Feel free to shoot an email!
>> david@switchbox.studio <<
A sea of Kiwis
Who am I, anyway? You can find most of my applicable contributions thus-far on the small-but-friendly forum, Keebtalk, under the username Deadeye – you can call me Dave, if you like. I got into the hobby basically by accident around 2015, when I purchased a dome board so bad I had to replace it with something better immediately. Yadda yadda now I build keebs for people and obsess over minute details in switch components.
Inspirational… in its own way.
I used to love messing with frankenswitches to better understand the medium, and am interested in detail-oriented comparisons between commercial options. These days I mostly type on my favorites and design novelties for keycap sets. Sometimes I find out something useful, and share it with the community – this website grew from a desire to consolidate everything I’ve been learning into an accessible collection of articles, tutorials, reviews, comparisons, and ramblings.
There are as many different switches as there are brands of beer – there’s no way I’ll ever be able to sample them all, but I’m having a blast trying anyway.
Dave’s ever-growing and somewhat ridiculous keyswitch collection; stored in mason jars and complete with thematically and/or color-coordinated stickers