Those of you with a particularly fine eye may have already noticed it: with Cunsa, we introduce a new panel printing method. Such change has two advantages and one drawback.

The drawback is that the hue is different than the previous modules. This may even be a false drawback, but we will get back to it after we discussed the unquestionable advantages.

1. Better legibility

The new printing method makes the graphic interfaces easier to read because it reduces the light reflection and is less prone to ink bleed with every color and every line width. This point is crucial for us, as we rely exclusively on graphic elements at to develop our interfaces, on which you can find more here.

2. Less waste

But you may say: “the panels were already good!” Yes, the panels we sold.

The previous printing method caused many sub-optimal panels with ink bleeding and other defects. Given how picky we are with our quality control, this produced a lot of waste in terms of unsellable panels.

The new printing method makes almost every panel already good to go, dramatically reducing our environmental impact. For this reason, we plan to gradually replace our panels as we will finish the current stock, then they will become available on our store.

Such a small improvement surely cannot slow down the iceberg melting, but we still think it is worth a mention in our environmental timeline.

More than just practical reasons

For us, these two advantages really justify the hassle of having different panels side by side.

But this may even be a false problem, because we are not new to changes and improvements, as long as they are consistent with our esthetics. For example, when we released Brenso in 2020:

• We changed the seminormalization style;
• We removed the Frap Tools logo;
• We changed the LEDs.

Or in 2021, when we released the QSC,

• We removed the dotted background from the CGM modules’ panel
• We converted the solo-in-place button to a switch).

These changes gradually applied to every other module when needed, but without making the older ones obsolete.

If you look at the system that we use in our videos, you can spot modules nearly from every generation and we like the feeling of them side by side—including Cunsa.

It’s like a family album to us, and we like to keep modules of different generations side by side even if we have all the means to upgrade or swap them. It testifies all the stages of our ongoing growth process.

With our case, we thus want to send a message: if an improvement offers a slight aesthetic difference on one hand, and on the other it improves the product, is consistent, and doesn’t make the older versions obsolete, it has to be done.

We can’t let our creative process be imprisoned in a cage that we built ourselves, and neither do you.