[IC] JTK Tanjun 単純 - All vendors announced!

[nagi]

Hi everyone, I would like to present a new tripleshot hiragana sub-legend keycap set called "JTK Tanjun".
Tanjun (単純) is the Japanese word for simplicity. This set focuses on simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty.
The japanese word for this aesthetic is "shibui (渋い)".

This set will be produced by JTK using tripleshot technology, made with ABS in their CA (cherry) profile.


NEW IC FORM: Interest Check Form



Kan (簡) Base Kit


Yami (闇) Dark Alphas


Shibui (渋い) Novelties


Shiro (白) White Spacebars
1.00, 1.25, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.75, 6.00


Kuro (黒) Black Spacebars
1.00, 1.25, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.75, 6.00


Ao (青) Blue Spacebars
1.00, 1.25, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.75, 6.00, 6.25, 7.00




All renders done by me

Dalco 959 Mini by Hand Engineering & Dalesnail

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Cypher by Cable Car Designs

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Century by nagi (me)

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Haus by Hand Engineering

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Paragon by Artemis Design Studio

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Phoenix by Cable Car Designs

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Ribbon40 by Misonoworks

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SP-111 by BlindAssassin111

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Old Renders

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Nemui by Bachoo

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J-02 by Prototypist

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M60-A by Rama Works

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Klippe S by Mekanisk


Charlotte by Kraizes GB


Returned Wing by Mellperbia


Klippe T by Mekanisk

US: Vala Supply
Canada: AlphaKeys
Europe: CandyKeys
UK: Proto[Typist]
Oceania: SwitchKeys
Asia: zFrontier
SEA: Rebult Keyboards




TBA




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- Post IC
- Find and announce vendors
- More renders
- Finalize kitting
- Get price quotes



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Please fill out the new IC form: https://forms.gle/cfmdNpeWUNLitfFE8

[nagi]

UPDATES

27 March 2021:

- Announced zFrontier as Asia vendor and Rebult Keyboards as SEA vendor - all vendors have been announced!
- Decided to keep light base kit with dark alphas
- Now waiting for quotes from JTK and after that we'll have an estimated GB Date!

20 February 2021:

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- Added a bunch of new renders including new kit renders that show colors more accurately
- Unfortunately some of the original novelties would be possible with JTK so I had to redesigned some of them. I think the new novelties go much better with the rest of the theme and I am much happier with how the new novelties look. I also added a lot more keys to the novelties kit. Here are the old novelties: https://i.imgur.com/4RXpA7b.png
- Added two 1.5u Super keys and a second 1u Alt key to base kit
- CandyKeys will be the EU vendor and Proto[Typist] will be the UK vendor for the set! I am still waiting for confirmations from the Asia and SEA vendors
- New IC Form is up!: https://forms.gle/cfmdNpeWUNLitfFE8
- I have decided not to do two whole base kits for this set however I have added a question to the new IC form to vote for either dark or light base kit. If the dark base kit is chosen, there will still be an option for alternate white alphas
- Also added a new signature

22 January 2021:

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- Added the novelties I've been working on!
- I'm also happy to announce that Vala Supply, SwitchKeys, and AlphaKeys will be the US, OCE, and CA vendors respectively!
- Some small updates to kitting: added 1u shift key to base kit, added ISO support + extra tab key to dark alphas kit.
- Also added a couple renders with the new novelties

29 December 2020:

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- Removed blue spacebars from base kit and put them in blue spacebars kit
- Removed "JTK" logo keys from base kit
- Fixed 1.5u backspace legend size
- Added F13 key
- Removed 1u and 1.25u "Code" keys from base kit
- Added a new render
- Fixed missing second "い" on "E" key

[yoot]

Nice pfp

[guypigeotto]

Dark alphas are definitely the standout, I'm unsure I'd even bother with the light alphas - much better with the dark.

[seikoholic]

Nice pfp

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[Sicowa]

Great looking set. Really liking the dark alphas more than anything. Any chance of a dark base set?

[Shiro]

black alphas are clean

[Tom_Kazansky]

nice!

is running 2 base kits (light and dark) possible?
if not, I'm ok with light base.

[powwu]

usually I don't like sets that have foreign sublegends for no reason, but here it ties in with the colors nicely, and the set is designed around *japanese* simplicity, so I'll let it slide.

kitting is nice, no F13 (that I can see? I might be blind) but everything else is present and that is very much appreciated.

Thanks for rendering on some upcoming boards, and not just a jane like everyone and their dog has done by now.

GLWIC!

edit: wording

[Shinigamii]

Very nice colors, and loving the huge base kit, with a reasonable price I am definitely in

[Kokaloo]

oh the black alphas are so hot

[Bunn3y]

This is clean and minimal, well done!

[Morthekaiser]

instead of being pgup and pgdn, it couldn't be page up and page down, abbreviations of these keys cause me agony

[Little4Real]

I love the keyset, with the exception of one thing... That 1.5U backspace is HIDEOUS

[nvh2092]

1 vote for inverting alpha-mods base kit. I personally prefer black alphas and white mods.

[krzank]

No ISO support in dark alphas?

[Magnificent Bureaucrat]

As a few others have mentioned I think the dark alphas are the star of the show. A full dark base kit would be nice to see.

[ycanales]

As a few others have mentioned I think the dark alphas are the star of the show. A full dark base kit would be nice to see.

With a dark base kit I'd be in! Beautiful set overall.

[CookieFlow]

Love this !

It's simple as the name implies, but the blue works so well with black and white.

I see many dark base lovers, but the light base set is the winner for me.

[nagi]

As a few others have mentioned I think the dark alphas are the star of the show. A full dark base kit would be nice to see.

With a dark base kit I'd be in! Beautiful set overall.

Great looking set. Really liking the dark alphas more than anything. Any chance of a dark base set?

oh the black alphas are so hot

nice!

is running 2 base kits (light and dark) possible?
if not, I'm ok with light base.

It seems like many people prefer the dark alphas so I will consider adding a dark base kit as well

[nagi]

I love the keyset, with the exception of one thing... That 1.5U backspace is HIDEOUS

Yea I messed up the sizing of the legend in the render so I have to fix that. That's the symbol JTK uses for their 1.5u backspace though...

[CookieFlow]

Well bad new for me, I prefered the white base and would have bought the black alphas for the choice.

But I will not buy 2 entire base kits, that will be too expensive.

[powwu]

It seems like many people prefer the dark alphas so I will likely be adding a dark base kit as well

Could also do a mod kit and choice of alphas, for MOQ purposes should it come to that.

[Allkchi]

I love the keyset, with the exception of one thing... That 1.5U backspace is HIDEOUS

I was literally thinking the same thing. This kit is clean af except for that monstrosity

[nagi]

Just a few updates:
- Removed blue spacebars from base kit and put them in blue spacebars kit
- Removed "JTK" logo keys from base kit
- Fixed 1.5u backspace legend size
- Added F13 key
- Removed 1u and 1.25u "Code" keys from base kit
- Added a new render
- Fixed missing second "い" on "E" key

I will also be editing the top comment for all updates

[rooney]

This is super clean, definitely interested!

[Yukinon]

looks great, count me in.

[synthtastic]

Very nice!

[yuutsu]

This is very nice, I really like the minimal aesthetic. Are the alphas a pure white like WS-2? Or is it more of a off-white. Would prefer pure if undecided.

[treeleaf64]

I dont know what to say other than I like it

Consider an F13

[hangedtofu]

love the white base and black mods

[hottrout]

The dark base kit is exactly what would sell it for me.  Thank you for UK ISO in the base.

[Emasterbro]

Sick set

[nagi]

This is very nice, I really like the minimal aesthetic. Are the alphas a pure white like WS-2? Or is it more of a off-white. Would prefer pure if undecided.

yep, the white will be ws-2

[nagi]

I dont know what to say other than I like it

Consider an F13

there is an F13 key

[hkhawk]

I love the keyset, with the exception of one thing... That 1.5U backspace is HIDEOUS

Yea I messed up the sizing of the legend in the render so I have to fix that. That's the symbol JTK uses for their 1.5u backspace though...

Is it possible to have a 1.5u backspace that says "BACKSPACE" like in Hoodrow's JTK IC? https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108918.0

[Nutty]

Really liking the colors on this set!

[Sandy]

It looks a bit like a blue grissean but I find it interesting nonetheless. Great use of JTK

[Chippy]

Tripleshot good. Would love to see community kit on this.

[Donosir]

Any chance of a 40% kit option?

[eaiCCZ]

I like the contrast of the white keys with the different sublegend colors. The dark set is nice although.

It's hard to tell on the renders, but for the F and J keys, are they scooped or bar ?

[Lenux]

I love it.

[nagi]

Hi everyone, thanks for all the feedback so far! I have a few updates:
I'm happy to announce that Vala Supply, SwitchKeys, and AlphaKeys will be the US, OCE, and CA vendors respectively! I am also excited to show you the novelties that I have been working on! I also made a few small changes to kitting - added 1u shift key to base kit, added ISO support to dark alphas kit.

[CookieFlow]

Thanks for the update.
Hopefully an EU vendor will be announced soon.

Is the kitting still the same? Personally for me it was perfect. I love both the base kit and the dark alphas, and it would be cheaper than buying 2 base kits.

I am not sure I really understand the novelties with the flowers and the 3 circle thing.
Since the theme is simplicity, maybe some Enzo circles 円相 or Torii gates 鳥居 or things related to Zen gardens could be an idea?

[hiddensong]

Looks beautiful but where's all the prior sets? I'll be a little weary ordering anything until a few more sets deliver. I realize its been difficult recently but I'll need to see some return to an actual set time turnover before ordering anything from JTK. Good luck and I'm sincerely rooting for you. Love to have this one

[nagi]

Hi again everyone! This is a pretty big update this time.
- Added a bunch of new, higher quality renders including new kit renders that show colors more accurately
- Unfortunately some of the original novelties would be possible with JTK so I had to redesigned some of them. I think the new novelties go much better with the rest of the theme and I am much happier with how the new novelties look. I also added a lot more keys to the novelties kit.
- New IC form: please fill it out!: https://forms.gle/cfmdNpeWUNLitfFE8
- Added two 1.5u Super keys and a second 1u Alt key to base kit
- CandyKeys will be the EU vendor and Proto[Typist] will be the UK vendor for the set! I am still waiting for confirmations from the Asia and SEA vendors
- I have decided not to do two whole base kits for this set however I have added a question to the new IC form to vote for either dark or light base kit. If the dark base kit is chosen, there will still be an option for alternate white alphas
- Also added a new signature

[Coby]

 Those novelties ga leeeeeeee, I'm in, nice work 

[Kinesiologist]

This is just perfect, im ready

[nvh2092]

Hi, can you consider adding a R3 1u pipe key "\|" to the base kit, this way you can cover both UK and US ISO in base, currently there is only UK ISO. You've already had 2 nice ISO enter novelties so adding this 1 key will go very well with them.

[Donosir]

This is a nice set. Still just fishing for a 40s kit though