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[IC] EPBT Hemkund (Samples have arrived)
Avijit:
EPBT Hemkund
Samples
This is EPBT Hemkund
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The goal of the set was to bring a unique sublegend to keycaps which is rarely used, Gurmukhi. Gurmukhi is the written form of Punjabi. Additionally the layout is inspired by the Gurmukhi Inscript layout.
The inspiration for the set comes from the Sikh Temple of Hemkund Sahib, This temple was built in the late 1600s to early 1700s. The temple itself is found deep in India and within the Himalayan mountains, and is surrounded by mountain peaks on all sides. You can see one of the reference images below, along with an explanation of the colour choices made.
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* Darkish green was chosen to represent the surrounding grass and flora
* Bluish White for the snow and the roof
* Blue for the pond/lake, aquamarine is pretty ugly so i wanted a more clear blueish color
* Beige for the stone
Regarding the sublegend placements you can learn more below
MoreThe sublegend placements were done by referencing the 2 layouts below, in combination with the input for Gurmukhi found on different OS if there are any issues or corrections please do let me know and I can make changes immediately. Some legends were omitted, due to busyness and some repeats.
IC FORM
DISCORD
The discord link leads to the Apexkeyboards server if you are interested in getting updates or asking me questions you can also do so there.
Kits and Board Renders
Kits
Each base kit supports iso, windowed keys, and a decent amount of options for 60-TKL(F13), 1 base kit+ 1 set of alphas should cover up to and including 2 tkls.
Base
Alt Alphas
Novelties
Spacebars
Numpad
Mac
Abnormal (just some weird ****)
Macro
40s
Outdated renders can be found here.
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Novelties
Spacebars
Numpad
Mac
Please keep in mind I am still finalizing the files and there are some alignment and positioning adjustments that need to be made, I am working on those currently.
Boards
Jaguar from SingaKBD
Nascent from Reticent
Argyle from Seoulcialite
IC FORM
You can find additional renders, reference images, Pantone colour, and more here.
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VENDORS
* CAN: ApexKeyboards
* US: Meikbo
* EU: Mykeyboard
* UK: Prototypist
* OCE: DailyClack
* SEA: Monokei
* India: rectangles.store
* CHINA & Worldwide: KBDfans
Artisans
* PrimeCaps
* KugCaps
* BlackMageCaps
* MelonCaps
Cables
We will be offering a limited stock of 5 foots USB-A to USB-C cables from noodlecords
Thank you guys for being willing to work with me on this project. If you are interested in working with me on this project as a collaborator feel free to message me on discord, Avi#6046
PRICING
TBD, We have requested initial quotes based on current kitting to gauge the costs of the kits as they are now
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* The ApexKeyboards discord will be the most updated source of info
* GB Date: TBD
* This is still an IC, if you have any suggestions/comments free to let me know via the form.
HUGE THANKS TO:
* My Mom
* Vince(Apexkeyboards) for taking this Project on
* Marco for the amazing renders
* BlackSimon,Nu_types, Hugo for letting me bug them about the kitting and design
* Wong, Noodle, Kevin, JW for giving their input when I wasn't sure of what I was doing
* My Friends from the PHub server for the brutally honest feedback and letting me bounce ideas off them
* MathewDias with help with the 40s kit
* everyone else I shared this with and provided feedback
* #DellMembraneGangClick here to seehow the set started and the importance of feedback
Avijit:
Reserved
Comments regarding the samples( the pictures werent taken with studio lights or anything the outdoor ones were taken in the afternoon on a sunny day, the indoor were in my room with a warm over head light)
First of all im thankful to finally get these it has been so long since we requested them. Its a relief to have gotten them.
* The Green and Blue turned out well and I am satisfied with them as they are so these will be approved.
* The legends came out well they may look a bit thin but I was concerned about alignment and spacing so that is why they look the way they do, I am am happy with them currently and do not plan on changing anything regarding this unless there is a major issue with the full sample set we get in the future.
* The white for the alphas we originally intended to use was Bright but along the way I decided to ask for something along the lines of WS1, but currently it is a bit too warm and we will be looking to change this.
* The mods do not have enough contrast to the alphas, we are looking into changing this to either something closer to sp gay or L9, some thing a shade warmer or cooler but that will be finalized shortly.
* Hopefully with the changes to the mods and alphas we will be good to go thank you to everyone who is still interested in the project.
o3okevin:
mega
JinDevil:
nice
GaNeBaL:
v nice
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