[IC]GMK ZEN POND: GB Over

[SxM Designs]

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Ikki Aurora X Zen Pond

 

 

A set inspired by the calm and relaxing Japanese Zen ponds filled with beautiful Koi fishes!

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We decided on the following kits. Changes will be made depending on opinions and request. So, please fill up the IC and leave us feedback.

The set names were derived from different Koi fish species.

Kohaku aka Hiragana Base Kit (UV printed sublegends)                                                            Asagi aka Latin Base Kit

 

Nishikigoi aka Novelties Kit (UV printed)                                                                       Kawarimono aka Numpad Kit

   

Shusui aka Spacebars Kit                                                                                           Utsurimono aka 40s Kit

 

Ensō                                                            Tancho

 

Disclaimer : The keyboards are for visual purposes and are not included in the set.

   

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   GB Date : October 4th - November 7th, 2021

HIBI X GMK Zen Pond

Here is the entire list                        
Wrist Rest                                     
                                               
1. Artisan Labs          : Resin               
2. Wrist Labs            : Resin               
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Keyboards                                      
                                               
A special edition keyboard will be             
released later.                                
                                               
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Cables                                         
                                               
3. Luxecables     : US                         
4. Keebstuff      : EU                         
                                               
Both can ship worldwide though!                
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Metal Artisan                                  
                                               
5. HIBI                                        
6. Salvun                                      
7. Asero Foundry : Limited exotic metal        
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Artisans                                       
8. KeyCravings                                 
9. Archetype                                   
10. Skull keycaps                              
11. Mataekeycaps                               
12. Frumpzkeys                                 
13. KrakenKaps                                 
14. Mozicaps                                   
15. Cque que                                   
16. ThirdStrikeKeys                            
17. Landcaps                                   
18. Rhythm Caps                                
19. 404artisans                                
20. MD3 Funsies                                
                                               

                 

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[Fraaaan]

Reserved

[phoenixrage]

so.. mizu dark almost.. either way.. I'm in!

[SxM Designs]

Reserved but too late!

[mvkb]

Beautifully executed, love the organized chaos the legends create. GLWIC!

[Aiwanei]

GMK doesn't do tripleshot, so will these be pad printed?

Edit:I see it will be, nice use of pad printing, looking forward to it.

[MrFixIT12]

This is nice, count me in

[Banned]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

[hali]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now?

echo

[Laur]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now?

echo

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[Ella]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now?

echo

echo_2

deez nuts?

[Banned]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now?

echo

echo_2

deez nuts?

sussy.

[SxM Designs]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

[Lenux]

It does look good, GLWIC.

[jaron]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

[mizuwolf]

Ooh this is pretty! I hope we'll see protos before gb

[Banned]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

[jaron]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

Just to add to this, I think maybe white accents with red legends would look good. Then some of the novelties can use red as an outline on white caps to look like koi fish and use double shot. Obviously without uv printing, the novelties won't look quite as nice, but I feel like you could still have really good looking koi novelties that will last a long time. I also really like the novelties with the stones and those should also convert to double shot easily.

As for the kitting, it looks like there are some duplicate keys where you might've forgotten to change them to mod keys. Also I feel like there should be an option for normal colored super.

Other than that, I actually like this set quite a bit and think it has a ton of potential. There aren't that many GMK sets that I like and only a few that I would ever buy, but I would actually consider buying this. GLWIC

[SxM Designs]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

IC is Interest Check where I pitch my idea for the community to see. I dont see a problem as long as its close to the final product I would want to create. I am sure no one will complain about the structure and quality of any IC I post.

Secondly, GMK takes months for quotes and getting big vendors takes even more months. So, a lot of future planning is required to execute a set at this level.

Thirdly, it takes months of brainstorming, drawing and rendering to execute an IC like this.

As a designer, I am sure you already know about these things.

But ofcourse, if someone just made a mono colored set with a very common color and without any novelties, I could say that its just "cash grabby"
but I wont because I know every designer puts a lot of time and effort into their work and I believe every creation is unique.

I am sorry that you dont find this set unique. I will try better next time.

[SxM Designs]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

Just to add to this, I think maybe white accents with red legends would look good. Then some of the novelties can use red as an outline on white caps to look like koi fish and use double shot. Obviously without uv printing, the novelties won't look quite as nice, but I feel like you could still have really good looking koi novelties that will last a long time. I also really like the novelties with the stones and those should also convert to double shot easily.

As for the kitting, it looks like there are some duplicate keys where you might've forgotten to change them to mod keys. Also I feel like there should be an option for normal colored super.

Other than that, I actually like this set quite a bit and think it has a ton of potential. There aren't that many GMK sets that I like and only a few that I would ever buy, but I would actually consider buying this. GLWIC

Thanks a lot for the response. Can you please leave your feedback in the IC form because then we would have a more structured way to look at the changes required to be implemented.

I will ask GMK about the pricing because DS with UV will be probably more expensive than only UV. We will see what GMK tells us and what can be achieved with this design.

For Kiting: I still cant see what is wrong with the mod keys. Could you please point them out. I must have missed somehow. Removed them.
Regarding the super keys, although it would add 4 keys its quite doable. I might add it.

Lastly, your last comment is really appreciated!!! Thanks again.

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

Two base kits both without numpad sounds like a not good idea

[jaron]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

Just to add to this, I think maybe white accents with red legends would look good. Then some of the novelties can use red as an outline on white caps to look like koi fish and use double shot. Obviously without uv printing, the novelties won't look quite as nice, but I feel like you could still have really good looking koi novelties that will last a long time. I also really like the novelties with the stones and those should also convert to double shot easily.

As for the kitting, it looks like there are some duplicate keys where you might've forgotten to change them to mod keys. Also I feel like there should be an option for normal colored super.

Other than that, I actually like this set quite a bit and think it has a ton of potential. There aren't that many GMK sets that I like and only a few that I would ever buy, but I would actually consider buying this. GLWIC

Thanks a lot for the response. Can you please leave your feedback in the IC form because then we would have a more structured way to look at the changes required to be implemented.

I will ask GMK about the pricing because DS with UV will be probably more expensive than only UV. We will see what GMK tells us and what can be achieved with this design.

For Kiting: I still cant see what is wrong with the mod keys. Could you please point them out. I must have missed somehow.
Regarding the super keys, although it would add 4 keys its quite doable. I might add it.

Lastly, your last comment is really appreciated!!! Thanks again.

Yeah, I left a little more detailed feedback in the IC form. Right now, the backspace and arrows legends are alpha colored and the extra tilde and pipe are alpha colored and not mod colored. I guess I don't understand why the super keys are using alpha legends and not mod.

[Banned]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

IC is Interest Check where I pitch my idea for the community to see. I dont see a problem as long as its close to the final product I would want to create. I am sure no one will complain about the structure and quality of any IC I post.

Secondly, GMK takes months for quotes and getting big vendors takes even more months. So, a lot of future planning is required to execute a set at this level.

Thirdly, it takes months of brainstorming, drawing and rendering to execute an IC like this.

As a designer, I am sure you already know about these things.

But ofcourse, if someone just made a mono colored set with a very common color and without any novelties, I could say that its just "cash grabby"
but I wont because I know every designer puts a lot of time and effort into their work and I believe every creation is unique.

I am sorry that you dont find this set unique. I will try better next time.

I totally understand. I apologize for the way I came off and implying/saying that your set is not good, as I really like it. I was just expressing concern over the 3 IC part, but mentioning cash-grabbiness was disrespectful. Sorry about that.

[nvh2092]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

Just to add to this, I think maybe white accents with red legends would look good. Then some of the novelties can use red as an outline on white caps to look like koi fish and use double shot. Obviously without uv printing, the novelties won't look quite as nice, but I feel like you could still have really good looking koi novelties that will last a long time. I also really like the novelties with the stones and those should also convert to double shot easily.

As for the kitting, it looks like there are some duplicate keys where you might've forgotten to change them to mod keys. Also I feel like there should be an option for normal colored super.

Other than that, I actually like this set quite a bit and think it has a ton of potential. There aren't that many GMK sets that I like and only a few that I would ever buy, but I would actually consider buying this. GLWIC

Thanks a lot for the response. Can you please leave your feedback in the IC form because then we would have a more structured way to look at the changes required to be implemented.

I will ask GMK about the pricing because DS with UV will be probably more expensive than only UV. We will see what GMK tells us and what can be achieved with this design.

For Kiting: I still cant see what is wrong with the mod keys. Could you please point them out. I must have missed somehow.
Regarding the super keys, although it would add 4 keys its quite doable. I might add it.

Lastly, your last comment is really appreciated!!! Thanks again.

Yeah, I left a little more detailed feedback in the IC form. Right now, the backspace and arrows legends are alpha colored and the extra tilde and pipe are alpha colored and not mod colored. I guess I don't understand why the super keys are using alpha legends and not mod.

Echo

[Steelbloo]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

IC is Interest Check where I pitch my idea for the community to see. I dont see a problem as long as its close to the final product I would want to create. I am sure no one will complain about the structure and quality of any IC I post.

Secondly, GMK takes months for quotes and getting big vendors takes even more months. So, a lot of future planning is required to execute a set at this level.

Thirdly, it takes months of brainstorming, drawing and rendering to execute an IC like this.

As a designer, I am sure you already know about these things.

But ofcourse, if someone just made a mono colored set with a very common color and without any novelties, I could say that its just "cash grabby"
but I wont because I know every designer puts a lot of time and effort into their work and I believe every creation is unique.

I am sorry that you dont find this set unique. I will try better next time.

I know this response wasn't meant to be a direct subliminal but the fact that it was is hilarious

[SxM Designs]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

IC is Interest Check where I pitch my idea for the community to see. I dont see a problem as long as its close to the final product I would want to create. I am sure no one will complain about the structure and quality of any IC I post.

Secondly, GMK takes months for quotes and getting big vendors takes even more months. So, a lot of future planning is required to execute a set at this level.

Thirdly, it takes months of brainstorming, drawing and rendering to execute an IC like this.

As a designer, I am sure you already know about these things.

But ofcourse, if someone just made a mono colored set with a very common color and without any novelties, I could say that its just "cash grabby"
but I wont because I know every designer puts a lot of time and effort into their work and I believe every creation is unique.

I am sorry that you dont find this set unique. I will try better next time.

I totally understand. I apologize for the way I came off and implying/saying that your set is not good, as I really like it. I was just expressing concern over the 3 IC part, but mentioning cash-grabbiness was disrespectful. Sorry about that.

Yeah it felt weird getting such comments from a fellow designer but constructive criticism is always acceptable.
Thanks for clearing it out!  Seriously no hard feelings!

[hayasaka]

Looks nice!

GLWIC

[LittleAad]

I don’t know how I feel about the 2 bases. I think it would be good to go with the one base that sticks to theme better. Other than that it looks good! Koi deskmat super neat glwic.

[jagger27]

Any chance of running this on JTK with triple shots instead?

Edit: ne 1.5U supers

[bball2]

Those novelties look dope!

[SxM Designs]

Thanks for the response. I will respond to each comment tomorrow. Its really late rn. Need sleep 

[doggo1dance]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

quite rich coming from a designer that came out with a "simple purple set" that isnt really unique or whatever i guess.

[bby]

I love where this set is going and I would/will definitely be getting a base kit, novelties, and both deskmats. I also admire how well you've responded to criticism so far. glwic

[IMZO]

i actually like the uv printed novelties, will certainly grab base+novs..

[Banned]

Isn't this your 3rd set in IC right now? Outside of that looks nice but I wonder if you'll be able to keep up with 3 sets at once

Thanks for the kind words.

Every set has a different timelines / schedules and distributed work load.
Work on Pharaoh has been over for months.

I would not post anything which is not doable from my part and I wont be juggling projects.

I understand. It just kinda feels weird to have 3 IC's running, it comes off a little cash rabby I guess? Especially because they aren't super unique colorways or anything..

quite rich coming from a designer that came out with a "simple purple set" that isnt really unique or whatever i guess.

Sorry :/ I have already apologized to SxM for my dumb comment, but I deserved that.

[SxM Designs]

This looks pretty good but not really a fan of uv printing.

Just to add to this, I think maybe white accents with red legends would look good. Then some of the novelties can use red as an outline on white caps to look like koi fish and use double shot. Obviously without uv printing, the novelties won't look quite as nice, but I feel like you could still have really good looking koi novelties that will last a long time. I also really like the novelties with the stones and those should also convert to double shot easily.

As for the kitting, it looks like there are some duplicate keys where you might've forgotten to change them to mod keys. Also I feel like there should be an option for normal colored super.

Other than that, I actually like this set quite a bit and think it has a ton of potential. There aren't that many GMK sets that I like and only a few that I would ever buy, but I would actually consider buying this. GLWIC

Thanks a lot for the response. Can you please leave your feedback in the IC form because then we would have a more structured way to look at the changes required to be implemented.

I will ask GMK about the pricing because DS with UV will be probably more expensive than only UV. We will see what GMK tells us and what can be achieved with this design.

For Kiting: I still cant see what is wrong with the mod keys. Could you please point them out. I must have missed somehow.
Regarding the super keys, although it would add 4 keys its quite doable. I might add it.

Lastly, your last comment is really appreciated!!! Thanks again.

Yeah, I left a little more detailed feedback in the IC form. Right now, the backspace and arrows legends are alpha colored and the extra tilde and pipe are alpha colored and not mod colored. I guess I don't understand why the super keys are using alpha legends and not mod.

Thanks for the feedback. I did go over the form to check your comment. I will try to provide some explanation.

The backspace/ arrow and tilde/pipe have legends with accent colors by design. I missed the extra keys last time and they are removed now.
I wanted to visualize a pond where the traditional mod legends(white) just did not provide that chaosness. It was, as some one already pointed out " organized chaos"

The whole intention of having the Latin base was to provide an alternative clean set. The accent colored super adds a bit of chaos to the set. However, it also brings the super clean look a bit down. I am not adverse to changes and if more people dont want it I will make those super keys mod colored.
Another alternative ( doable but expensive) is to add 4 mod legended super keys to the latin base.

I hope I could explain myself. If not, feel free to ask again. I would be happy to answer any further things.

[SxM Designs]

Any chance of running this on JTK with triple shots instead?

No I wont be running this with JTK triple shot. The main reason being, I am sure it would not bring any more value to this set in terms of design/ quality or even lead times.

[SxM Designs]

I don’t know how I feel about the 2 bases. I think it would be good to go with the one base that sticks to theme better. Other than that it looks good! Koi deskmat super neat glwic.

Thanks for the kind feedback Aad. Really happy you like the set and deskmats!

The main reason for providing 2 bases is to cater to a larger audience. Both kits stick to the theme but some people prefer a cleaner looking set than others.
However, the main concern here is MOQ and quotes from GMK. Vendors will play an important role here when it comes to this stage.

[TKLiongOnly]

Beautiful. Reserved my wallet!

[Cylent]

Solid set and IC. I think it's really weird to have the supers as a different legend color from the different mods. The lettering on the cap sizes is too small for me to see easily. Other than those minor nitpicks it's a great set that clearly has had a lot of work put into it. GLWIC!

[trung11.kb]

I really like the novelties! This is probably just a minor and probably local thing, but have you considered a more orange-red than the current red-red? The koi fish that I've encountered at least are more orange than red.

[SxM Designs]

Reserved

Here starts my quest trying to answer every comments Wish me luck.


Btw, I guess this IC officially belongs to you now 

[sup3r170va]

Have you considered going for JTK which can do triple shot legends?

[azzipa]

Reserved

Here starts my quest trying to answer every comments Wish me luck.


Btw, I guess this IC officially belongs to you now 

i wish i understood why anyone other than the OP would post "reserved" - are they really going to come back and update their post? are they expressing interest and making a reservation to purchase? and why can't they wait to post until OP gets reply #1? i am so confused at this trend. oh well. glwic 

[SxM Designs]

Have you considered going for JTK which can do triple shot legends?

I did reply regarding this earlier. Here is a copy paste.

No I wont be running this with JTK triple shot. The main reason being, I am sure it would not bring any more value to this set in terms of design/ quality or even lead times.

[SxM Designs]

Reserved

Here starts my quest trying to answer every comments Wish me luck.


Btw, I guess this IC officially belongs to you now 

i wish i understood why anyone other than the OP would post "reserved" - are they really going to come back and update their post? are they expressing interest and making a reservation to purchase? and why can't they wait to post until OP gets reply #1? i am so confused at this trend. oh well. glwic 

Probably a meme at this point 

[SxM Designs]

I really like the novelties! This is probably just a minor and probably local thing, but have you considered a more orange-red than the current red-red? The koi fish that I've encountered at least are more orange than red.

Thanks for the kind words.

I completely agree with you regarding the color being close to red than orange. The reddish orange is GMK stock R02 is is closest stock to color I want. There is another stock orange called GMK V2 which is too orange GMK V1 is also there but its not that bright. The fact that introducing a custom color for such a small thing would mean a significant increase in price. I dont think its worth the money to switch to a custom color for the orange.

[atyxiao]

Love the deskmats. Is the mat black or a deep navy?

[SxM Designs]

Love the deskmats. Is the mat black or a deep navy?

Actually its a deep navy blue 

[Rocket]

No UK vender? Sadge

[Xanira]

Bruh isn't this the 4th or 5th ic you've posted that's ongoing

[SxM Designs]

No UK vender? Sadge

From what I understand, mykeyboard are registered in UK now and will be handling UK orders.

[MrBIGEURO]

Ikki68 Aurora on Zen Pond! <3

[SxM Designs]

Ikki68 Aurora on Zen Pond! <3

That would be awesome wouldnt it!

[Hawksmoor]

No UK vender? Sadge

From what I understand, mykeyboard are registered in UK now and will be handling UK orders.

Sorry but this is not correct. mykeyboard still do not have the UK VAT number and currently still holding all orders under £135 from shipping

[stevenT]

what is deskmats background color, dark blue or black?

[SxM Designs]

what is deskmats background color, dark blue or black?

The deskmats are dark navy.

[solomonshv]

Alphas in mod color pl0x

[SxM Designs]

Alphas in mod color pl0x

Alphas and mod colors are same. Did you mean accent colors?

[FaKe_VirTual]

Deskmats and novelties are top notch!
GLWIC

[Tom Sparrow]

I like the colours and I like the whole IC very good job!

An issue that stands out to me, are the white legends on the mods. They feel kinda inconsistent, as only the left side follows trough the idea from just looking at it. However the right side feels completely different, as there is only the shift key matching the left side. For me that looks a bit odd. I know when using non accent and 1.5 bs the whole thing works perfectly fine, however, in most cases it looks odd.
In my opinion this set could have gone without an accent colour and would be perfectly fine, even be better, and the whole design idea with mods being white legend would work a lot better.

GLWIC!

[NoxNoxNox]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

[ZongZiWang]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Mod color is the same as alpha color so technically this set has mod pipe and mode tilde already?

[SxM Designs]

Deskmats and novelties are top notch!
GLWIC

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[SxM Designs]

I like the colours and I like the whole IC very good job!

An issue that stands out to me, are the white legends on the mods. They feel kinda inconsistent, as only the left side follows trough the idea from just looking at it. However the right side feels completely different, as there is only the shift key matching the left side. For me that looks a bit odd. I know when using non accent and 1.5 bs the whole thing works perfectly fine, however, in most cases it looks odd.
In my opinion this set could have gone without an accent colour and would be perfectly fine, even be better, and the whole design idea with mods being white legend would work a lot better.

GLWIC!

Thanks for the feedback.
Well inconsistency depends on the way you view this. I wanted to num row to have the same legends while the other mods remained with white legends. What this does is break away from the traditional color orientation and adds a bit of chaos to the whole thing. This is how I imagined a pond full of fishes swimming would be.
However, I might change it to a more consistent mod color if there is enough requests in the IC form.

[SxM Designs]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Really appreciate your feedback in the IC form.

For clarity : The mods and alphas are same colored. I guess you meant only the legends colors.

As I explained in the above comment why I did that. I will typically make modifications based on the feedback. So if a lot of people want it then yes, I will change it.

[SxM Designs]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Mod color is the same as alpha color so technically this set has mod pipe and mode tilde already?

Yeah thats correct. But I think NoxNoxNox was refering to the legends color of those keys.

[Abel]

I was expecting UV printed alphas

[SxM Designs]

I was expecting UV printed alphas

Alphas are double shot in both kits. Sublegends are uv printed in the hiragana kit.

[yuutsu]

I like it, although it's very very close to mizu and I don't think that would bode over well.

[SxM Designs]

I like it, although it's very very close to mizu and I don't think that would bode over well.

From my POV, the only thing common with Mizu is that it uses a koi fish novelty. Apart from that, honestly, I dont see any other similarities.

[SxM Designs]

Solid set and IC. I think it's really weird to have the supers as a different legend color from the different mods. The lettering on the cap sizes is too small for me to see easily. Other than those minor nitpicks it's a great set that clearly has had a lot of work put into it. GLWIC!

Sorry but I missed your feedback somehow.
Firstly, thanks for the kind words.
The supers are in different colors to introduce some organized chaos in the set (my vision for a pond filled with playful fishes).
Regarding the size : Do you mean you want a more zoomed in render?

[NoxNoxNox]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Mod color is the same as alpha color so technically this set has mod pipe and mode tilde already?

Yeah thats correct. But I think NoxNoxNox was refering to the legends color of those keys.

Yeah - I'm referring to the legend colors which are what differentiate the 'alpha' and 'mod' keys, my point was that the traditional split here is not an option, as instead the top row is differentiated.  (which is the part I don't love).

[nvh2092]

Please consider changing backspace legend to white to be in line with mod color keys.

[SxM Designs]

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Please consider changing backspace legend to white to be in line with mod color keys.

Mod color is the same as alpha color so technically this set has mod pipe and mode tilde already?

Yeah thats correct. But I think NoxNoxNox was refering to the legends color of those keys.

Yeah - I'm referring to the legend colors which are what differentiate the 'alpha' and 'mod' keys, my point was that the traditional split here is not an option, as instead the top row is differentiated.  (which is the part I don't love).

Ok I understand. Thanks for the feedback. I will look into it. If there is enough requests in the IC I will definitely change it.

I really like the concept here;

I do really wish you had a mod colored tilde for split backspace and (probably) also worth having mod pipe and backspace as options as that is a much more typical look (and personally more desirable)

I'm in if you add the mod tilde, and I'm sure other people want the mod pipe and backspace.  I'll also fill your IC form.

Mod color is the same as alpha color so technically this set has mod pipe and mode tilde already?

Yeah thats correct. But I think NoxNoxNox was refering to the legends color of those keys.

Yeah - I'm referring to the legend colors which are what differentiate the 'alpha' and 'mod' keys, my point was that the traditional split here is not an option, as instead the top row is differentiated.  (which is the part I don't love).

Same as above. Will soon be checking all the IC form results and make changes / additional accordingly.

[Pyurii]

I love the slight pattern on the deskmats, but I feel like body of the koi fish is too thin or the tails are just too long.

[SxM Designs]

I love the slight pattern on the deskmats, but I feel like body of the koi fish is too thin or the tails are just too long.

Thanks a lot! Please leave the feedback in the IC form. We are going through it and will be making changes in the next days.

[SxM Designs]

So first of all I would like to thank all the people who have loved this set. Its quite incredible and the amount of response we got was mind blowing.

We are looking at each and every feedback and grouping together the most wanted stuffs. Hopefully we would be able to please most of you atleast 

Next steps would be to finalize kitting and send to GMK and wait patiently for months 

Feel free to join our discord to request changes or get sneak peaks on the kitting as we share everything there!

Cheers!

[belanjaterus88]

count me in cant wait for the GB .. Lets go lets go!!!

[SxM Designs]

count me in cant wait for the GB .. Lets go lets go!!!

Really appreciate it!!
Lets go!

[ThomasLT]

wow that Ensō desk mat looks perfect

[SxM Designs]

wow that Ensō desk mat looks perfect

Thanks Really appreciate it!

[hekt1k]

wow that Ensō desk mat looks perfect

Thanks Really appreciate it!

My buddy has used that symbol as his gamertag for decades so I'm really interested in scooping that deskmat.

[IHaveDowntism]

Any estimated idea when this will be going on GB?

EDIT: I've read the Discord and have found the answer to my own question.

[SxM Designs]

wow that Ensō desk mat looks perfect

Thanks Really appreciate it!

My buddy has used that symbol as his gamertag for decades so I'm really interested in scooping that deskmat.

Cool! Glad you liked it! 

[Nebulant]

Your color key has the same RAL listed for the navy and accent color.

[SxM Designs]

Your color key has the same RAL listed for the navy and accent color.

Thanks for pointing it out! Missed that. Will update it later 

[SxM Designs]

We made a few updates to the kitting based on the IC for responses and general consensus.

Kohaku aka Hiragana Base Kit (UV printed sublegends)                                                            Asagi aka Latin Base Kit

 

Nishikigoi aka Novelties Kit (UV printed)                                                                       Kawarimono aka Numpad Kit

   

Shusui aka Spacebars Kit                                                                                           Utsurimono aka 40s Kit

 

The changes are as follows.

Base kits (both hiragana and latin) : Added white legended backspace, mod tilde and mod pipe/slash keys. Removed accent ISO enter.
Latin base kit : All Super now white legended instead of light blue.                                                              
Novelties : Added 1u R1 koi novelty, Added red legended arrow keys.                                                               
40s : Added R3 Enter accents for 1u and 1.5u.                                                                                     

Feel free to let me know how the changes look.

[nvh2092]

We made a few updates to the kitting based on the IC for responses and general consensus.

Kohaku aka Hiragana Base Kit (UV printed sublegends)                                                            Asagi aka Latin Base Kit

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Nishikigoi aka Novelties Kit (UV printed)                                                                       Kawarimono aka Numpad Kit

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Shusui aka Spacebars Kit                                                                                           Utsurimono aka 40s Kit

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The changes are as follows.

Base kits (both hiragana and latin) : Added white legended backspace, mod tilde and mod pipe/slash keys. Removed accent ISO enter.
Latin base kit : All Super now white legended instead of light blue.                                                              
Novelties : Added 1u R1 koi novelty, Added red legended arrow keys.                                                               
40s : Added R3 Enter accents for 1u and 1.5u.                                                                                     

Feel free to let me know how the changes look.

*Seen*

[SxM Designs]

 

[nvh2092]

You should mark the novelty kit as "double shot + UV printed"

[SxM Designs]

Umm okay but its already marked. 

[SxM Designs]

Another thing I forgot to mention earlier is that vendors are set. I will be announcing them really soon.

[SxM Designs]

Files has been sent to GMK. They will now check them

[HappyB0T]

Came back to check on this IC after a while. Novelties on this set are fantastic - really really solid IC!

[nvh2092]

So now we wait for a whole season for gmk quotes, right?

[SxM Designs]

Came back to check on this IC after a while. Novelties on this set are fantastic - really really solid IC!

Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it!

[SxM Designs]

So now we wait for a whole season for gmk quotes, right?

Cant skip that step can we?

[nvh2092]

So now we wait for a whole season for gmk quotes, right?

Cant skip that step can we?

Use your german influence 

[SxM Designs]

So now we wait for a whole season for gmk quotes, right?

Cant skip that step can we?

Use your german influence 

Haha

[DuellM]

Koi Rama Cap When? 

[SxM Designs]

Koi Rama Cap When? 

Probably 

[OmoideAeternum]

Love the novelties; would it be possible to see a comparison between this and GMK Laser Synthwave M170 colors? They seem somewhat similar.

[SxM Designs]

Love the novelties; would it be possible to see a comparison between this and GMK Laser Synthwave M170 colors? They seem somewhat similar.

I dont have the color codes for the synthwave. I dont think they were ever made public.
In anycase, the blues are different for sure as well as the icon mods.

[SxM Designs]

I am proud to announce the names of the cool people who will bring this set to you!

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Updates : Designs have been forwarded to GMK. They will inspect them and revert back to us. This is a time consuming process so hold on!

[nvh2092]

I am proud to announce the names of the cool people who will bring this set to you!

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Updates : Designs have been forwarded to GMK. They will inspect them and revert back to us. This is a time consuming process so hold on!

When you realize Zen Pond has a US vendor before Pharaoh  ;D

[SxM Designs]

I am proud to announce the names of the cool people who will bring this set to you!

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Updates : Designs have been forwarded to GMK. They will inspect them and revert back to us. This is a time consuming process so hold on!

When you realize Zen Pond has a US vendor before Pharaoh  ;D

Well it is what it is :)
More to be revealed soon my dear friend!

[hottrout]

A UK vendor would be a wise addition.  The set looks great.

[SxM Designs]

A UK vendor would be a wise addition.  The set looks great.

We will look into it!

[doggo1dance]

hows the uv printing by gmk? any good?

[SxM Designs]

hows the uv printing by gmk? any good?

Well GMK UV prints are really nice. A lot of new sets are using them as well.

[SxM Designs]

Small update : Watch out for some cool Rama and salvun artisans in the future! 

[SxM Designs]

Small notification :  If you are a collaborator and would like to have a collab with this set, please reach out via discord. I am always open to new collabs. We will stop taking requests soon.

[SxM Designs]

Small update : yushakobo.jp will be our Japanese vendor.

[SxM Designs]

We are in the process of designing some RAMA keycaps.

Expect some sick renders once these are approved!

[DuellM]

Can't Wait!! 

[SxM Designs]

Can't Wait!! 

UwU

[SxM Designs]

Some updates :

1. We are still waiting for the design to be approved by Rama but sadly (unlike last communications) we are not receiving any replies. As it goes now, the Rama collab may not happen sadly.
2. We have some cool things to share in a couple of days. Be sure to check out the IC! Something BIG is coming!

More updates will follow in the next days!

Lets go!

[SxM Designs]

IKKI Aurora Design VOTE!

(1 question, 2 clicks! I would be really grateful if you could spend a couple of seconds to give us some design feedback.)

Option 1                            Option 2                            Option 3

 
 

[nvh2092]

IKKI Aurora Design VOTE!

(1 question, 2 clicks! I would be really grateful if you could spend a couple of seconds to give us some design feedback.)

Option 1                            Option 2                            Option 3

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Please put the lotus between the 2 fish in the 2nd option 

[hottrout]

Love these designs, option 2 is my fav at the minute.

[nvh2092]

Please my lovely Sayan, make it also glow in the dark for the Koi

[nvh2092]

IKKI Aurora Design VOTE!

(1 question, 2 clicks! I would be really grateful if you could spend a couple of seconds to give us some design feedback.)

Option 1                            Option 2                            Option 3

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[SxM Designs]

Love these designs, option 2 is my fav at the minute.

Thanks !! A close race between 1 and 2

[SxM Designs]

Please my lovely Sayan, make it also glow in the dark for the Koi

Kois dont glow in the dark though! 

[nvh2092]

Please my lovely Sayan, make it also glow in the dark for the Koi

Kois dont glow in the dark though! 

Mutant and toy Kois do tho 

[SxM Designs]

Please my lovely Sayan, make it also glow in the dark for the Koi

Kois dont glow in the dark though! 

Mutant and toy Kois do tho 

You got me!

[SxM Designs]

Love these designs, option 2 is my fav at the minute.

Its a close race now!

[spartaman64]

my wallet is not ready

[SxM Designs]

my wallet is not ready

Ready or not here we come! xD 

[SxM Designs]

GB DATES : OCT 4th to NOV 7th 2021

Prices will be released soon!

[nvh2092]

GB DATES : OCT 4th to NOV 7th 2021

Prices will be released soon!

Oh ma gawd, so excited to join 

[SxM Designs]

GB DATES : OCT 4th to NOV 7th 2021

Prices will be released soon!

Oh ma gawd, so excited to join 

Appreciate it!! Lets go!

[SxM Designs]

Voting will close soon for the IKKI Aurora Design choice! We have already received > 1k responses ! Results will be posted here!

If you have not voted yet please do!

IKKI Aurora Design VOTE!

[SxM Designs]

With no replies from Rama, I believe that the collab wont happen anytime soon.

[nvh2092]

With no replies from Rama, I believe that the collab wont happen anytime soon.

Nice, Rama is overrated anyways, so everything is final except the final design of ikki, right? Make a GB thread perhaps.

[SxM Designs]

With no replies from Rama, I believe that the collab wont happen anytime soon.

Nice, Rama is overrated anyways, so everything is final except the final design of ikki, right? Make a GB thread perhaps.

Yes Sir on it!

We will be dropping the Rama metal artisan. More info to follow!

[STUDIOBLB]

Really excited to see how the Aurora collab turns out! The set looks great!

[SxM Designs]

Really excited to see how the Aurora collab turns out! The set looks great!

Thanks!! We are also waiting on more info on the Ikki collab. We will also reveal the winning design soon 

[SxM Designs]

Small update on the IKKI collab.

I was in talks with Wuque Studios and they confirmed the collab will happen but after a few weeks. So the IKKI board GB timeline will be different from the GMK Zen Pond keycaps.

There will be a different set of vendors for the boards across the world ( (particularly US, Canada and China)

More will be updated later as I get more info!

[Neptune Keys]

Definitely unique looking novelties. I quite like them!

[SxM Designs]

Definitely unique looking novelties. I quite like them!

Thank you

[HappyB0T]

Happy that you made it to group buy! This set is outstanding and wish my wallet was unlimited and could pick this up too. ikki collab looks really stellar. Favorite novelties of the year.

[SxM Designs]

Happy that you made it to group buy! This set is outstanding and wish my wallet was unlimited and could pick this up too. ikki collab looks really stellar. Favorite novelties of the year.

Thanks for the appreciation! Really helps us going forward! 

[SxM Designs]

Long have we waited on artisan collabs! Enjoy the list!

HIBI X GMK Zen Pond

Here is the entire list                        
Wrist Rest                                     
                                               
1. Artisan Labs          : Resin               
2. Wrist Labs            : Resin               
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Keyboards                                      
                                               
A special edition keyboard will be             
released later.                                
                                               
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Cables                                         
                                               
3. Luxecables     : US                         
4. Keebstuff      : EU                         
                                               
Both can ship worldwide though!                
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Metal Artisan                                  
                                               
5. HIBI                                        
6. Salvun                                      
7. Asero Foundry : Limited exotic metal        
-----------------------------------------------
                                               
Artisans                                       
8. KeyCravings                                 
9. Archetype                                   
10. Skull keycaps                              
11. Mataekeycaps                               
12. Frumpzkeys                                 
13. KrakenKaps                                 
14. Mozicaps                                   
15. Cque que                                   
16. ThirdStrikeKeys                            
17. Landcaps                                   
18. Rhythm Caps                                
19. 404artisans                                
20. MD3 Keys                                   
                                               

                 

[baka jiken]

OMG that Koi Hibi is soo dope! 

[SxM Designs]

OMG that Koi Hibi is soo dope! 

 

Thanks!

[SxM Designs]

GB Starts in 2 Days

[SxM Designs]

GB starts tomorrow

Gb post is pending approval!

[SxM Designs]

GB THREAD

The GB will start very soon!

[SxM Designs]

ITS ALIVE!

[SxM Designs]

Hibi Artisans!

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[SxM Designs]

IKKI Aurora X Zen Pond

IMPORTANT  : Aurora x Zen Pond doesn't come with GMK Zen Pond keycaps, they are sold separately.
GMK Zen Pond GB has been extended by a week to enable people interested in both the keycaps and board to purchase it. GMK Zen Pond GB ends on November 15th![/size]

Price : $189.00

Variable gasket mount structure. Remove some or all of the gasket chips to change from firm to bouncy. Both Silicone and Poron gaskets are included to fine tune the experience even further!
Default PCB (PCB05 Bodo) is a hot-swap PCB that supports multiple layouts with flex cut! This is a very unique feature that lets you use any or all of split L Shift, split R Shift, split Backspace, split spacebar, stepped Caps Lock and ISO Enter, anytime you want. No soldering necessary!
The badges are hot-swappable, meaning you can change them without taking apart the case!

What's included:

1x Ikki68 Aurora x GMK Zen Pond case (Alu top case and pc bottom case).
1x Multi-layout hot swap QMK PCB (Bodo)
1x Hotswap Namebadge set
1x Default PC plate
1x Silicone dampening pad between PCB & plate
1x Silicone dampening pad between PCB & case
1x Silicon Gaskets Set
1x Poron Gaskets Set
1x Keyboard storage case
1x Coiled USB cable
6x 2u + 1x 6.25u (wire only) set of color matched stabilizers.
Extra screws, diodes, sockets, keyboard feet, hex screwsriver
* Aurora x Zen Pond case and GMK Zen Pond will be color matched by different sets of people, and they will be produced at two different factories. There may be slight variation in final colors from renders. We will try our best to match as close as possible to the Pantone chip picked by the designer.

Group buy details

Group Buy starts: November 12th, 2021
Group Buy ends: November 26th, 2021
ETA to customers: April, 2022

Specs:

Case material: Aluminum Top case, PC bottom case.
Default plate material: PC
Weight (fully assembled, with optional weight): 1150g
Weight (fully assembled, no optional weight): 830g
Typing angle: 6.5 degrees
Dimensions: 13.6" x 4.4"
Base height: 0.9" tall without rubber feet

Ikki Aurora X Zen Pond Keyboard will be available at:

US: Cannon Keys 450
China: WuqueStudio.cn 60
Canada: Mech.land 150
EU: Mykeyboard.eu 50
UK: Proto[Typist] 40
Japan: Yushakobo 40
Oceania: Daily Clack 40
Rest of the world: WuqueStudio.com 50
Singapore: Ilumkb 50
South Korea: Monstargears 40
Taiwan: Inpad 30

We are really really excited to work with Wuque Studios and hopefully make this a reality!!
Thanks for the support!

[SxM Designs]

Ikki Aurora X Zen Pond is live worldwide

I am proud to present Ikki Aurora X Zen Pond , our first collab with Wuque Studios.
This board is themed around GMK Zen Pond. We have extended the GB for GMK Zen Pond (till November 15th) to make it fair for the new people to but it along with the board. Join our discord to know more about us and out next projects!

Limited quantities

US: Cannon Keys   :  https://cannonkeys.com/products/aurora-x-zen-pond
China: WuqueStudio.cn : https://wuquestudio.cn/products/Zen-Pond/
Canada: Mech.land : https://mech.land/collections/ikki68-aurora-round-2/products/ikki68-aurora-x-zen-pond-group-buy
EU: Mykeyboard.eu  : https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/group-buys/keyboards/aurora-x-zen-pond_623/
UK: Proto[Typist]  : https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/copy-of-group-buy-ikki68-aurora-r2-zen-pond-keyboard
Japan: Yushakobo  : https://shop.yushakobo.jp/products/3020
Oceania: Daily Clack : https://dailyclack.com/collections/keyboards/products/aurora-r2-x-zen-pond-keyboard-kit
Rest of the world: WuqueStudio.com  (Sold out)
Singapore: Ilumkb (very few left) : https://ilumkb.com/collections/aurora-r2/products/group-buy-aurora-x-zen-pond
South Korea: Monstargears : https://www.monstargears.com/101/?idx=464
Taiwan: Inpad : https://www.inpad.com.tw/product.php?act=view&id=6731

Further updates will be done in the GB page