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Offline BloremBipsum

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Project 123: KCH Karatula - Proudly Pinoy!
« on: Thu, 29 February 2024, 12:45:07 »

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to my first keycap set and first project under BloremBipsum.



This set is an exploration and tribute to the Philippines’ Jeepney culture. From its refurbished parts, bright lights and
colors, and personalized statement pieces, it has cemented itself as a sign of Pinoy ingenuity and creativity.
It is for those reasons why I believe it transfers itself well into the world of Mechanical Keyboard.
I hope that you enjoy this little celebration of my culture and support this set!



Inspirations/Notes:
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The artists and their typefaces that helped the project materialize:
Aaron Amar: Cubao Free V2, Quiapo Free V2, Dangwa Free
Lloydiecat: Baybayin Sarimanok


The Alphas uses the typeface Neuebao (derived from Cubao Free V2)

The set's design style is aimed to replicate jeepney signs.

Grabbed from Aaron Amar's Behance page for Cubao Free


This IC aims to collect data mainly for the following:
Kitting Feedback.
Regional Interest.
Vendor Preference.
Collaboration Requests.


FORMS LINK:



Kitting:
P.S. Still tinkering how to reproduce the colors better digitally.




Keycap Specifications:
KCH Profile by Keyreative (KCH stands for Keyreative Cherry.)
PBT plastic with 5-sided dye sublimation.
1.5mm keycap thickness.
MX switch compatible.
Color references from Pantone and GMK.





Renders:







Samples:
Photos taken with Iphone 12; Will soon take pics on a TKL.




The colors with a tweaked Pantone match due to printing capabilities are close enough.
The colors with direct Pantone matches are perfect.
The base color will be fine tuned to match GMK CR.




Vendors and Collabs:
Reach out if interested!
Instagram: @blorembipsum
Discord: blorembipsum




Special Thanks to:

The ZionStudiosPH Team, for the help, support,  and resources you have supplied me.
The Keyreative Team, for bringing my concept to reality.
Tito Jaekeyed, for artistically inspiring me with your work and advice.
Tita Stellaidescope, for entertaining my inquiries at random points at the day.
Aaron Amar and Lloydiecat, for expanding the application of Filipino Art.
ImperfectLink and Mark the Weeb, for KRK and rendering assistance.
Max Voltar and Spiked Synapse, for your insightful feedback, wisdom, and kindness you have imparted to me.
To my Pansy and the people I hold dear, I love you.
To you, for taking the time out of your day to look at my project




Offline BloremBipsum

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Re: Project 123: KCH Karatula - Proudly Pinoy!
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 29 February 2024, 12:52:15 »
Update:

03/01/24 - Permissions for forms has been updated! (oops my bad)
« Last Edit: Thu, 29 February 2024, 13:42:44 by OlaSoySauce »