We came up with the name of the MT2 profile for many well-intentioned reasons: continuity with Drop's other in-house mold, identical material properties and manufacturing processes to MT3, clarity to help users understand the position of the two products (MT2 is lower profile than MT3). The fact that the name of the designer of the new profile happens to also feature M and T was a coincidental extra “fit” in our eyes. It is our goal for community members to gain familiarity and trust for products based on the brands associated with them. It is also our goal to nurture, recognize, and respect the contributions of the designers we work with. It was not our intent to undo the good work Matt3o and our team have done on MT3 in introducing a sibling product, but it’s clear he and others saw it that way. On the contrary, MT3 and our past designs with Matt3o are successes that we want to continue and would therefore not intentionally undermine. Unfortunately we overlooked the step of...
Apr 19, 2022