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Offline Langelandia

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[IC] GMK Café (Group Buy Starts on October 1st!)
« on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:19:41 »


Discovered sometime around 850 AD, coffee is one of the most ubiquitous items in our world today. It’s hard to imagine any day without coffee, so why not have it be a part of our keycaps too? Welcome to the Interest Check for GMK Café!

IC Form
https://forms.gle/9588aE7cCn4KVwoA6

Social
I have a Discord server where we chat about a bunch of stuff, including the set of course: https://discord.gg/Wj9VCNK I know...another Discord server =\
You can find me @langelandia on Instagram if you're interested. You're most likely not, but I figured I'd mention it. https://www.instagram.com/langelandia/

Colors Used
Alphas: L9
Modifiers: RAL 8019 https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/ral-8019-grey-brown
Accents: RAL 1001 https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/ral-1001-beige

A few additional things:

Profile is 1 1 2 3 4 4

It's not black.


Renders, Lots of Renders

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Kits

Prices in USD

With Cream: $125
Sugar: $48
Black: $66
Extra Shots: $23
Special Blends: $52


With Cream (base kit) because who doesn't like a touch of cream in their coffee?


Sugar (numpad/ISO) for those in the world who like a little sweet in their life.


Black (dark alphas) for anyone who doesn't want none of that crap in their cup.


Extra Shots (spacebars) to give it a little extra kick.


Special Blends (40s/ortho) to cover different palates.


RAMA Caps
I am pleased to announce we're planning not one, but TWO RAMA caps to go with this set!

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préparer - French for to prepare, ready, make, set, get ready, and of course...brew - ANSI Enter



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The set will be available for group buy during the month of October here:

US- Cannonkeys https://cannonkeys.com/
EU - mykeyboard.eu https://mykeyboard.eu/
Asia - iLouis with iLumkb https://ilumkb.com/
Australia - DailyClack https://dailyclack.com/
CANADA! - DeskHero https://www.deskhero.ca/

Special Thanks
    To my muse: ”Coffee, the bitter liquid that provides the only semblance of pleasure left in these dark times.”
    Onecreativemind for artwork
    Janglad for renders
    Fox for initial inspiration idea
    Voxkey, eskimojo, spade, bhk1004
    Oldcat and other graystudio discord users for additional input and support
    Urbantheii for hype hype hype

Next Steps
    Group.Buy.Com

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Space for updates
5.21.19 - removed Jane render incorrectly showing dark alpha ISO compatibility. It may become a part of the kit if people ask for it, but is not currently and didn't want to share incorrect info.
5.23.19 - added in two new board renders (m65-a and Jane V2 with correct ISO support) - US vendor and EU proxy announced
5.29.19 - added poll for potential deskmat options
5.31.19 - added comparison to colors CR and WS2 to better illustrate the set's colors
6.18.19 - announced date, RAMA caps, and deskmat poll winner - Updated kits with proper renders added
6.26.19 - updated black kit to include mono dark F row compat
7.22.19 - Announced price and reorganized Interest Check
9.5.19 - Updated kits to final final finals
9.23.19 - Updated Sugar kit to have bar homing to match other homing keys.
« Last Edit: Mon, 23 September 2019, 11:25:46 by Langelandia »

Offline Langelandia

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:20:12 »
For the updates to the kits (9.5.2019):

Moved the mod colored spacebars into the dark kit. This was requested and made a whole bunch of sense, TBH.

Did not change the 40s kit

Removed full UK dark ISO support, leaving basic dark ISO support - this was a very difficult decision that was made out of a desire to keep the kit prices low and supporting out UK brothers and sisters. We kept light alpha UK support but removed dark since that was more niche.

Moved the two 1800 keys into the sugar kit from the base kit

Added a duplicate tab key into the base kit - this should allow to cover two boards (up to a 65% and TKL) when buying the base and dark alphas kits. The bottom rows would be different but it does work out. More coverage and bang for your buck that way.
« Last Edit: Thu, 05 September 2019, 14:42:17 by Langelandia »

Offline stuey138

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:24:20 »
Pure olivia copycat, should just rename the set gmk brownlivia for all it's worth. Next set please.

Offline click clack jack

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:25:07 »
IIINNNNN

Offline Minterly

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:25:27 »
gimme coffee or gimme death

Offline Capsy

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:25:31 »
All in.

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Offline txclack

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:25:38 »
Interested.  We need more brown sets.  This is very clean.

Offline jordowag

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:27:18 »
The renders make the black kit look beautiful!

Offline tex_live_utility

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:32:38 »
Finally a good-looking coffee set!

That light brown is perfect. Looks like coffee ice cream.

That said, the renders look stark black/white, like GMK Monochrome or GMK Metaverse. The brown in the mods is totally lost, and the bright white seems out of place, considering you're probably looking to emulate cream or milk. If the contrast is that strong in real life, I'd sooner just buy the brown accent kit to pair with WoB or something.
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Offline packman86

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:36:08 »
Relevant to my interests.
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Offline etong415

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:37:11 »
Looks really good, definitely following this thread. IMO, nothing wrong with providing a GMK Olivia look-alike, so long as they are okay with it and isn't planning to run something like this as well.

Offline PotatoTM

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:40:32 »
the rendered brown looks black but the RAL colour looks good. Interested and following!
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Offline KingOfMemes

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:42:02 »
Filled out the form. Love the colorway

Offline Jaxxstatic

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:44:19 »
Look at the color of the espresso foam. If you make the alphas that color, I’m in
« Last Edit: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:50:54 by Jaxxstatic »

Offline CaedanLavender

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:44:32 »
Love the kit names!
Interested to see how this develops.

Offline victorpre

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:45:04 »
Love coffee and love this set

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Offline Capsy

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:46:25 »
It's difficult to get the brown right in the renders. The RAL chip makes it clearer though.  :thumb:

Offline Owl-

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:53:59 »
Look at the colored the espresso foam. If you make the alphas that color, I’m in

That would somewhat match the accent. Maybe a darker caramel tone might be nice. IMO the alphas are nice since they're meant to emulate the cream/milk.

Offline Bhk1004

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 14:55:45 »
Sweet. Coffee.

Offline dajpkov

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:05:31 »
coffee olivia

Offline vision-quest

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #20 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:15:15 »
Neat, love this!

Offline Kokaloo

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #21 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:18:26 »
Digging it! Hoping the alphas end up being a little darker or closer to the color of espresso crema!

Offline Nvmbra

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #22 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:27:34 »
Lovely set!

Offline eskimojo

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #23 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:27:46 »
I'd drink this

Offline iaman

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #24 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:29:42 »
Look at the colored the espresso foam. If you make the alphas that color, I’m in

That would somewhat match the accent. Maybe a darker caramel tone might be nice. IMO the alphas are nice since they're meant to emulate the cream/milk.
This seems like a distressing cream/milk-to-coffee ratio

Offline lolafineday

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #25 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:33:39 »
Sick set love the monochrome feel. Not a huge fan of the accents tbh

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #26 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:39:48 »
0/10 not a rerun of DCS coffee
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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #27 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:47:36 »
0/10 not a rerun of DCS coffee
Yea I was hoping for that. Maybe slightly lighter than the coffee set because it was pretty dark, but not this light. Oh well.


I personally (And this is NOTHING against OP and the set) would not think coffee if I saw this set without any of the novelties.

Offline voxkey

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #28 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:50:50 »
All in!

Offline mrpetrov

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #29 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:00:50 »
0/10 not a rerun of DCS coffee

DCS Coffee House, show some respect!:)

I actually really like this new colorway, notwithstanding the obvious parallels.

Offline Full

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #30 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:02:02 »
This is SO AWESOME!!!!!
Hi!

Offline HPE1000

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #31 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:12:35 »
0/10 not a rerun of DCS coffee

DCS Coffee House, show some respect!:)

I actually really like this new colorway, notwithstanding the obvious parallels.
No this http://www.keypop.net/product/coffee-set-2-0-base-set

Offline Nevermore012

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #32 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:13:00 »
I'm in 100%, such amazing set

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #33 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:15:06 »
I am in for this, looks really clean. But numpad should be in the base kit not separate in my opinion.

Offline Minterly

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #34 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:15:28 »
this looks like
coliviaffee
covffee
covfefe

making america great again
« Last Edit: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:57:17 by Minterly »

Offline mta

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #35 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:16:06 »
GMK White Samurai

In all seriousness though, I like it

Offline Ashardalon

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #36 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:16:40 »
Slut for covfefe, slut for this set.

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #37 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:27:06 »
Coffee makes me poop. This set however, does not.

Offline pilotxj

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #38 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:28:06 »
Looks great.  I like the lighter alphas.  It's what sets it apart from the other coffee sets.  Please don't darken the alphas.  I'm in as it is.

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #39 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:39:44 »
Looks great.  I like the lighter alphas.  It's what sets it apart from the other coffee sets.  Please don't darken the alphas.  I'm in as it is.

It's just the renders I think. The color palette is a nice warm creamy white. But in the renders they look stark and bright.
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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #40 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:41:56 »
Look at the colored the espresso foam. If you make the alphas that color, I’m in

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Offline LightningXI

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #41 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:46:13 »
It looks cool, but yeah, I think the alphas should be coloured a light brown.

Offline moonux

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #42 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:47:54 »
I can get behind this

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Offline Minterly

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #43 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:53:05 »
Slut for covfefe, slut for this set.

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #44 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 16:56:34 »
oops

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #45 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 17:11:04 »
0/10 not a rerun of DCS coffee

DCS Coffee House, show some respect!:)

I actually really like this new colorway, notwithstanding the obvious parallels.
No this http://www.keypop.net/product/coffee-set-2-0-base-set

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Offline vicissitude

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #46 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 17:28:43 »
Nice.
Have you considerd to change the modifiers color to more brown?

Offline tootle

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #47 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 17:35:45 »
Will it get its own novelty kit or just what's included in the base? It'd be cute to see novelties like a chemex, moka pot, etc.

Offline rmendis

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #48 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 18:06:05 »
This would be insta buy with lighter brown.

Offline neojonathan

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Re: [IC] GMK Café
« Reply #49 on: Mon, 20 May 2019, 18:30:45 »
Digging the colors !