My keyboard obsession has grown and I have decided I want to build my own board. I went with a 40% design for it's portability as I will be taking the board to classes with me. I wanted the QWERTY layout and standard staggering to stay untouched, so I add two layers for all the other functions. Whether a function is on the top or bottom layer depends both on the amount of use it receives as well as what side of the board it's on, to make the most used functions easily accessible through standard touch typing form.
I present to you my 40% design(LayerCake39)
Feedback would be greatly appreciated
EDIT: fixed staggering and layer placement for some things