Would anyone be able to help with WASD keyb designing

[mmaou]

Hi there, this is my first post, so please do tell me if I make any mistakes on usage of the forum
and english is not my first language so please excuse my mistakes.

I was looking for a mechanical keyboard for a while untill recently I found out about the WASD keyboards.
I had a fiddle with their keyboard designer on their webpage and as I was looking at the gallery, I have seen these keyboards
with pictures on it, and apparently you can make your own .cdr or .ai file with their templates.
Examples are like these.


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=272302182808792&set=a.272301829475494.61780.209777592394585&type=1&relevant_count=4

I have no previous experience with cdr and ai but I do know a little bit about photoshop (if its relevant at all)
I have downloaded some simple pictures and would want to superimpose it onto the templates files, but the parts of the picture will be located in between the 'key squares' on the template, does it mean I need to cut the picture into squares and fir them into each key squares on the template?

Are there any guides of some sort out there instructing how to make the cdr file for the WASD keyboards?
I m not putting much hope as I have no experience of the cdr/ai programs but I guess there's no harm asking.
Any comments would be appreciated!

[TheProfosist]

hit up dc hes done some work for me http://tinyurl.com/bpehe93

[dorkvader]

I believe WASDkeyboards takes vector formats CDR (which I am not familiar with) and AI (the adobe illustrator native file format), so your photoshop skills may or may net be relevant. There are fundamental differences between vector and raster graphics. Still you may be able to whip something up in inkscape or illustrator if you have it (or corel (draw?), which i think gives your CDR files).

[do_Og@n]

I may be alone on this but I would like to get a set of caps that look similar to this.

[samwisekoi]

That is cool, but you are aware that WASD can only shoot in monochrome, right?

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[do_Og@n]

That is cool, but you are aware that WASD can only shoot in monochrome, right?

 - Ron | samwisekoi

Even monochrome I would buy that set up.

[zzAaron]

Lol is that akali from league?

anyways the buttons are messed up not sure if its on purpose

[samwisekoi]

So here is a quick mark-up of the WASD template.  What I think would happen is that only the portions of the overlay that are on the printable keycap areas would appear, leaving a sort-of checkerboard effect.  But I dont know for sure.  I've been there and watched them shoot, and since all the keys are on a tray under the laser at the same time, it might come out better than I'd expect.

FWIW,

 - Ron | samwisekoi

p.s.  Ignore the missing WingDings.  That is an easily-corrected artifact since I am not using Windows.

[1391401]

When I did my keyboard I used their template, used 'Inkscape' and created a vector graphic of what I wanted.  I did not do something like you post in OP but I was told by the guys at WASD that essentially what you can fit in the black lines on the template will print on the keycap.

[samwisekoi]

When I did my keyboard I used their template, used 'Inkscape' and created a vector graphic of what I wanted.  I did not do something like you post in OP but I was told by the guys at WASD that essentially what you can fit in the black lines on the template will print on the keycap.

Yes; that was precisely what I did.  That image was a screenshot of Inkscape showing the WASD template and a monochrome version of the L4D2 logo.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[do_Og@n]

You might have to adjust the image so more of it shows up on the keycaps but that looks awesome.