Introducing GMK November Fog
a set designed to evoke those cooler and foggier days of the late fall
November is a time of change.
It's those late autumn days when we get ready to welcome the winter. The days are cooler and the mood gets calmer.
Nature is preparing for its winter slumber and there is a softness and stillness in the air.
The weather shift brings on cloudier days and foggy skies.
The scents of the surroundings color the experience - pine and mountain air in the forests - a wild landscape.
The inspiration is that time and feeling spent immersing oneself in nature at the tail end of the year. It's about cool days, overcast skies, and a fog that permeates throughout bringing a freshness and calm to all.Color information:
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Colors
The colors are selected from the above photo that I took while on a hike in the Cascade Mountains about an hour outside of Seattle, WA.
On this foggy November day, the temps were in the 40s, it was cool and breezy, and low clouds and layers of fog were rolling through the hills.
These colors are chosen because they have a naturalness to them, but as the same time, a cooler feel.
Note: The physical colors on the right were taken on a neutral gray card and the photo is color corrected (may look different across monitors). Pantone *is still* out of the physical plastic chips for two of the colors, but I've verified with multiple types of paper Pantone chips and multiple adjacent color plastic ones that these are the best colors for the set.This set was first posted to r/keycapdesigners hereChanges: Initially the alpha color was planned to be Pantone 621c, but in person it was too vibrant and spring-like. The other candidate, 7541C, ended up fitting the theme perfectly.
Group Buy Dates: November 1 - 30th, 2021
Vendors:
Pricing
| Kitting | Cannon Keys | Daily Clack | Desk Hero | IlumKB | MyKeyboard.eu | proto[Typist] | zFrontier |
| Base Kit | $134.99 (USD) | $197.00 (AUD) | $175.99 (CAD) | $195.00 (SGD) | 140.00€ (EUR) | £125.00 (GBP) | ¥939.00 (CNY) |
| Novelties | $64.99 | $95.00 | $84.99 | $94.00 | 67.00€ | £60.00 | ¥439.00 |
| Space Bars | $31.99 | $47.00 | $41.99 | $46.00 | 33.00€ | £30.00 | ¥229.00 |
| Extensions | $42.99 | $63.00 | $55.99 | $62.00 | 45.00€ | £40.00 | ¥299.00 |
| NorDeUK | $74.99 | $109.00 | $97.99 | $108.00 | 78.00€ | £69.00 | ¥499.00 |
Estimated shipping: Q4-2022
Renders:
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Cannon Keys Balance | Cannon Keys Balance |
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Haus by Hand Engineering | Ikki 68 Aurora |
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Dalco 959 Mini by Hand Engineering | Dawn 75 FE by Finite Design |
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Cannon Keys Balance in white | Cannon Keys Balance in white |
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Haus by Hand Engineering | Haus by Hand Engineering |
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(November) Frog by Geon. Render by PL23 | Harbor by Kibou. Render by PL23 |
Dalco 959 Mini
Color Versatility Renders
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The tones are specifically chosen to be largely neutral and also balance each other to the point where they work in a harmony, and no color is overbalancing another. This gives the set more flexibility across board designs, colors, and desk environments. For those boards that are very hard to match, this set should at least be adequate or better on most.Here are renders on multiple boards, in an array of colors that include ones very tough to match:
Color Versatility Gallery Kitting:
Base Kit:
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This has a large amount of support for various layouts that most people use. There are a lot of debates about what the ideal kitting size is, and based on IC feedback, this works for most.
This ensures that the kit can maintain relevancy if people buy new keyboards (as tends to happen in this hobby....) or want to swap it around across different boards.
Given the longer lead times of GMK these days, it's even harder to predict which board layouts you'll be using when the set delivers, so for this reason a larger kitting is better tuned to the moment, especially given that this is meant to be a more versatile set.
Novelties:
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These novelties are meant to evoke cooler days of late fall hikes and excursions into nature. The idea was to keep them completely natural, no signs of people. They're meant to put you in the mindset of a late fall hike, where it's just you experiencing nothing but nature. There is a stillness and oncoming chill, yet there is so much life.
Bars:
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These are some more space bars so you can hone that aesthetic, or support your more obscure layouts. They match the alpha and accent colors.
Extensions:
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This kit provides support for 40s layouts and other support for more esoteric layouts.
Was able to get everything people asked for in the IC.
NorDeUK
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The PNW has a lot of landscape commonality with Northern Europe, so it makes sense there were a lot of requests for this. I can't wait to visit some day.
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| Nature Deskmat | Abstract Fog Deskmat |
All metal keycaps available from all vendors
Hibi Metal Artisan Keycaps
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owl | abstract trees |
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Owl Keycap:
This is a milled solid brass keycap that's been PVD coated with a polished silver fininsh. It uses the owl design from the novelties, which is milled into the surface with precision CNC machining. The eyes are enamel filled and are luminecent, so they will glow if first given light. This is a special one.
Abstract Trees Keycap:
Design Inspiration
This keycap is a custom design by Kate from Hibi created specially for GMK November Fog. It is meant to evoke the forest theme, but not overtly be that. Because of that, it's a design that could fit any situation, yet still call back to the theme of the set. This is a machines aluminum keycap that's custom anodized to match the Panton of the accent color. It has 11 ridges to represent the 11th month.
KeyLabs Metal Artisan Keycaps
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R1 1u | R3 2.25u |
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Both keycaps are machined aluminum and anodized to match the pantone of the accent color. Each keycap has parts that are milled more deeply and are filled with enamel color matched to the Pantone of the mod color. The scenes are completed with laser etched designs. I'm thrilled that KeyLabs is doing their first ever metal enter key as a collaboration with November Fog
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R1 1u | R3 2.25u |
GCables
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Custom connector options | Coiled or straight options |
Purchase a custom G CableLuxe Cables
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Laser engraved with the wolf/dog |
This cable is designed with a colorway to complement the set to give it more of a deep forest feel on your desk.
Purchase a custom Luxe Cable
Artisan Collaborations
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| Giveaway Ended |
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| Ongoing (Nov 8-14th) |
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| Raffle Ended |
| Raffle Nov 12 |
Next Steps towards the Group Buy:| Step | Status |
| Complete physical color verification | Done |
| Post IC | Done |
| Run Survey | Done |
| Schedule with Vendors | Done |
| Finalize Novelty Designs | Done |
| Deskmats | Done |
| Finalize Kitting | Done |
| Collaborations | Done ...But more are always welcome |
Thank you to everyone who filled out the IC, everyone on the discord and elsewhere who helped with feedback and encouragement to get to this point, especially the CK regulars crew.Thank you to PL23 for helping with some renders and conversing about ideas. Thank you to "the 10 person chat", DotMatrix, Milo, Kebob, Upas and Ana, and many more for all the feedback, encouragement, and help with questions. A huge thanks to Chippy too, you helped me make this a reality with your help getting everything moving. Get involved!Join the discord Follow my keyboard instagram Contact me on discord: krugerlive#6903 Follow me on Twitch: krugerlive_ Expect updates to continue to flow in as we approach GB.There are many exciting things in the works that will be announced soon.Thanks and please let me know your feedback and thoughts! Signature: [url=https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=113865.0][img height=120]https://i.imgur.com/wIxce7f.png[/img][/url]
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