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Offline alanskiii

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #50 on: Wed, 19 February 2020, 02:56:52 »
Those desk mats! You got me.


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« Reply #51 on: Wed, 19 February 2020, 03:17:13 »
The render on the accent keycaps is pretty bad. But I like the accent colour in general.

Norde/Int kit would be nice.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #52 on: Sat, 22 February 2020, 09:47:04 »
Please consider adding a 1,75u R3 Control. Also I think 1,5u Delete is better than 1,5u Backspace  :)

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« Reply #53 on: Sun, 23 February 2020, 21:36:55 »
im loving the vibe man!! so in

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« Reply #54 on: Mon, 24 February 2020, 02:51:55 »
Your renders shows 2 pairs of F-J keys, but none of then have bumps. It's that intended? ( usually, one pair is with and the other without bumps )

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #55 on: Mon, 24 February 2020, 03:48:50 »
Your renders shows 2 pairs of F-J keys, but none of then have bumps. It's that intended? ( usually, one pair is with and the other without bumps )

This is not intentional. One of the pairs should have bumps. There have been a few hiccups/inconsistencies with the render service I am using. It's an awesome service and I highly recommend it but I will still be looking to a render specialist for more finalized renders.

To address everyone else. Thank you so much for the support and enthusiasm towards the set. I am still working on finalizing the polished versions of the novelties and getting them and the rest rendered by an artist so that it is all consistent and a little more polished looking.

The google forms help out a lot so and I have gotten some great feedback and insight from them which helps me keep the focus of the set. Thank you for filling those out.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #56 on: Fri, 28 February 2020, 23:25:40 »
The entire Sidewalks kit and all blanks in 40's|Ortho kit will be convex, right?  GMK has convex tooling for all those sizes.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #57 on: Sun, 01 March 2020, 17:03:59 »
The entire Sidewalks kit and all blanks in 40's|Ortho kit will be convex, right?  GMK has convex tooling for all those sizes.

That is correct they will be properly convex just like any other GMK set. That representation is another limitation of the render service that I used. I am still looking for someone to do all of my renders so that they are more polished and hope to have those added ASAP to relieve some of the confusion that my current renders are causing. Right now most of the people I want to hire are booked or are on vacation so I don't have an estimated ETA on arrival for those renders.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #58 on: Sun, 01 March 2020, 19:53:10 »
This is probably my favorite upcoming GMK in IC. I especially love the deskmats, definitely in.

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« Reply #59 on: Mon, 02 March 2020, 03:46:24 »
Very interested. Thank you for the 한글 kit!

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« Reply #60 on: Sat, 11 April 2020, 23:23:37 »
I really like this!!

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« Reply #61 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 00:04:50 »
Wow the streetlight desk mat is really lovely.

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« Reply #62 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 00:16:49 »
Really like the "feel" from the keycaps.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #63 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 01:16:36 »
Love the mood of this set, reminds me of a midnight walk home.

Consider me interested.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #64 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 04:38:25 »
Hey man, I'm glad to see that this set is coming together. The updates you have put into it are looking promising, and thank you for putting UK ISO in the base kit. But I do have some more nitpicks to throw your way.

- The colours selected are all hex codes. It's probably in your best interest to take a look at GMKs' stock colours, RAL colours or at least Pantones and see how these colours translate. I'm pretty sure that GMK will turn away hex codes.
- The deskmat ideas aren't bad so far. But I do think a more minimal design is not only better suited to this set, but it would be more popular design language over something a bit more complex (I might be bias to this ;D).

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« Reply #65 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 06:36:34 »
Hey man, I'm glad to see that this set is coming together. The updates you have put into it are looking promising, and thank you for putting UK ISO in the base kit. But I do have some more nitpicks to throw your way.

- The colours selected are all hex codes. It's probably in your best interest to take a look at GMKs' stock colours, RAL colours or at least Pantones and see how these colours translate. I'm pretty sure that GMK will turn away hex codes.
- The deskmat ideas aren't bad so far. But I do think a more minimal design is not only better suited to this set, but it would be more popular design language over something a bit more complex (I might be bias to this ;D).

Thank you for following the set through its changes. Don't worry, there is a big update coming very soon to you guys with the final colors in Pantone form, new professional and accurate renders from a well respected and talented artist, polished novelties, the whole kit and kaboodle. I can't give an ETA just yet as I have a few loose ends to wrap up but it is absolutely coming. Thank you all again.

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« Reply #66 on: Sun, 12 April 2020, 12:50:42 »
I completely forgot about this!
Will be waiting on the updates and will be getting a couple of sets at least.

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« Reply #67 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 00:01:28 »
Loving what I see so far!

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #68 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 05:05:40 »
Hey there, not sure if this has been mentioned before, but consider dropping the R1 1u mod-colored \|, it isn't really necessary (the alpha-colored one is sufficient). Furthermore, you could also drop the numpad 00 key, since you don't see it used very often nowadays (except as an Alice B replacement, but you already have that covered).

Also, please consider adding R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn for us 65% and 75% users. I think HHKB users would also appreciate the addition of a R3 1.75u Control key.

Some legend suggestions: use Control instead of Ctrl, System/Sys or Super instead of Win, and Fn instead of Menu. You can change Num↲Lock to Num, Scroll↲Lock to Scroll, and Caps↲Lock (stepped) to Caps if you want all of the legends in the set to be single-line; it might look cleaner this way.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #69 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 11:38:14 »
Hey there, not sure if this has been mentioned before, but consider dropping the R1 1u mod-colored \|, it isn't really necessary (the alpha-colored one is sufficient). Furthermore, you could also drop the numpad 00 key, since you don't see it used very often nowadays (except as an Alice B replacement, but you already have that covered).

Also, please consider adding R3 PgUp, R4 PgDn for us 65% and 75% users. I think HHKB users would also appreciate the addition of a R3 1.75u Control key.

Some legend suggestions: use Control instead of Ctrl, System/Sys or Super instead of Win, and Fn instead of Menu. You can change Num↲Lock to Num, Scroll↲Lock to Scroll, and Caps↲Lock (stepped) to Caps if you want all of the legends in the set to be single-line; it might look cleaner this way.

Thank you for the feedback. These are some good ideas. I am going to keep the \| mod color as I personally love having that in mod color for that cradled alpha look. But I think you're right in that I could get away with dropping the 00 key.

I will absolutely take a look at adding R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn as I am a 75% lover myself. Not sure how I missed that.

as for the legends, the final renders are in queue with an artist right now and they will be cleaned up to have control, super, ect.

I apologize for the confusion that the current renders are causing everyone right now. The polished versions are in the works and there will be a big overhaul to this thread once they are done that I feel very proud about and think you guys will like a lot. Thank you for continuing to check in while we wait for that update. It means quite a bit to me.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #70 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 11:40:41 »
I really like this color scheme. Been rainy here for weeks, and I can confirm it's a perfect match.

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« Reply #71 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 12:18:40 »
Will you add the | ₩ key in the Hangul kit?

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #72 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 14:58:34 »
Thank you for the feedback. These are some good ideas. I am going to keep the \| mod color as I personally love having that in mod color for that cradled alpha look. But I think you're right in that I could get away with dropping the 00 key.

I will absolutely take a look at adding R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn as I am a 75% lover myself. Not sure how I missed that.

as for the legends, the final renders are in queue with an artist right now and they will be cleaned up to have control, super, ect.

I apologize for the confusion that the current renders are causing everyone right now. The polished versions are in the works and there will be a big overhaul to this thread once they are done that I feel very proud about and think you guys will like a lot. Thank you for continuing to check in while we wait for that update. It means quite a bit to me.

Alright, great. Just to make sure we're on the same page, I was talking talking about the mod-colored R1 1u \|, not the R2 1.5u one. The latter should stay in the kit of course, but the R1 1u isn't needed because if you're using split Backspace and want a mod-colored cap in the top-right corner, you're going to use `~ (at least that's what most people do).



Is R3 1.75u Control also something you're going to add (Caps replacement for HHKB users)?

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« Reply #73 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 16:39:22 »
Thank you for the feedback. These are some good ideas. I am going to keep the \| mod color as I personally love having that in mod color for that cradled alpha look. But I think you're right in that I could get away with dropping the 00 key.

I will absolutely take a look at adding R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn as I am a 75% lover myself. Not sure how I missed that.

as for the legends, the final renders are in queue with an artist right now and they will be cleaned up to have control, super, ect.

I apologize for the confusion that the current renders are causing everyone right now. The polished versions are in the works and there will be a big overhaul to this thread once they are done that I feel very proud about and think you guys will like a lot. Thank you for continuing to check in while we wait for that update. It means quite a bit to me.

Alright, great. Just to make sure we're on the same page, I was talking talking about the mod-colored R1 1u \|, not the R2 1.5u one. The latter should stay in the kit of course, but the R1 1u isn't needed because if you're using split Backspace and want a mod-colored cap in the top-right corner, you're going to use `~ (at least that's what most people do).

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Is R3 1.75u Control also something you're going to add (Caps replacement for HHKB users)?

Ah I see. Yeah you make a good point. I will probably take that out then unless a majority want that in (sounds like most people wont). I would like to keep the kits as condensed as possible to make the price accessible while still offering as much support as possible. As heads up, this goes for the novelties as well. I have taken out a few of the ones that felt "redundant" and left just a few to make it easier for people to get that one or 2 novelties that they want without paying a small fortune for just a few keys. I think most people would like to just accent their keyboard with novelties instead of having one for every slot. I will be working with my render artist as well to discuss further possible changes to the base kit as they have a lot of experience with kitting.  Thank you for your valuable feedback.

And yes I will add that control key for the HHKB users out there. Shouldn't be a problem. I may end up putting a KLE up with the To-Date changes until those final renders come

Also the Won key will also be in the Hangul kit. I will go ahead and update the IC with a KLE that represents that I think
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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | Desk Mats and Kit Changes [Update: 2/8/20]
« Reply #74 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 16:53:39 »
Suggestion for desk mat: A minimal black background with some concentric circles of different thickness in your color palette to indicate ripples from raindrops.

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« Reply #75 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 17:01:31 »
Thank you OP! Yeah, the KLE not showing that key threw me off a lot Haha.

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« Reply #76 on: Sun, 26 April 2020, 17:28:02 »
Suggestion for desk mat: A minimal black background with some concentric circles of different thickness in your color palette to indicate ripples from raindrops.

I think you are right on that. The streetlight and concrete ones, based on the google form, were very popular. Not sure if I will be able to run a third but if I can I will certainly mock up this idea and run it as I had thought about it before. I think I will just use the bridges for the box art as they weren't super popular at all as desk mats.

Thank you OP! Yeah, the KLE not showing that key threw me off a lot Haha.

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I updated the KLE on the page. That is what I intend to add. Thank you.
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If we are on the topic of deskmats, I really hope you keep streetlights. Digging that along with the entire set. I am glad that this is moving along, definitely in on day 1.

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I really really like this set.

But those colors are going to be extremely hard to match in plastic. Especially in Pantone since GMK only does RAL (european standard).

Also as much as I love those novelties, it won't be possible to make them the way they look now.
GMK has a limit on how fine lines are allowed to be and those are definitely too detailed.
You have to keep in mind that the legend has to be CNC machined into a metal mold.
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Keep coming back to check up and look at this set... My gf is especially looking forward to it!!
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Literally my favorite color!



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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | UPDATE: Vendors, Renders and Kits [5/25/20]
« Reply #81 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 17:15:49 »
Thank you all for the continued support. I have just launched a large update on the thread that I hope you will all enjoy. I will continue working on this and get you guys info on collaborations as soon as they are finalized. Thank you.

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | UPDATE: Vendors, Renders and Kits [5/25/20]
« Reply #82 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 17:38:35 »
glad to see this is happening. ETA on the GB? July - Sept?

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | UPDATE: Vendors, Renders and Kits [5/25/20]
« Reply #83 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 18:52:19 »
Double checking to make sure I'm not just blind but this kit doesn't have a 1U shift in any of it's kits correct? Not a big deal since I can just use a novelty key in place of it either way. Excited for the GB and US vendor announcement.
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« Reply #84 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 18:56:01 »
Double checking to make sure I'm not just blind but this kit doesn't have a 1U spacebar in any of it's kits correct? Not a big deal since I can just use a novelty key in place of it either way. Excited for the GB and US vendor announcement.

that's correct. There is no 1U spacebar.

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« Reply #85 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 18:58:07 »
Sorry, I spaced out and typed "spacebar" instead of "shift", didn't edit my comment on time :/ Assuming the same goes for that. Probably going to be the first keycap set I buy besides the one I got with my board in the first place though, great work on this.

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« Reply #86 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 19:01:10 »
Sorry, I spaced out and typed "spacebar" instead of "shift", didn't edit my comment on time :/ Assuming the same goes for that. Probably going to be the first keycap set I buy besides the one I got with my board in the first place though, great work on this.

Oh no worries lol. Yeah no 1U shift either but you could use the 1U Fn key from the base kit or the 1U umbrella from the novelties.

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« Reply #87 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 19:52:11 »
Definitely into this!  Would be nice to have a Canadian vendor like Deskhero as well!

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« Reply #88 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 20:01:28 »
Very interested. Looks real good.

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« Reply #89 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 20:30:13 »
Very cool. glad theres no excessive kits.

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« Reply #90 on: Mon, 25 May 2020, 20:43:01 »
Gonna be tracking this one!

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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | UPDATE: Vendors, Renders and Kits [5/25/20]
« Reply #91 on: Wed, 27 May 2020, 18:02:06 »
Is it just me or did the colors completely change from the previous renders?
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Re: [IC] GMK Rainy Day | UPDATE: Vendors, Renders and Kits [5/25/20]
« Reply #92 on: Wed, 27 May 2020, 18:33:09 »
Is it just me or did the colors completely change from the previous renders?

Same exact Pantones were used in both render versions. Admittedly, the first service was very "budget" and lacked more robust lighting. They also had a darker background which can make a big difference but comparing them side by side and taking into account lighting, they are pretty much the same.

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« Reply #93 on: Wed, 27 May 2020, 18:48:03 »
I have uploaded the Pantone chips that I have to the thread as well to compare to the renders. Note that the picture was taken with a phone in direct natural lighting. The colors in the palette are using the Pantone-provided HEX codes from their website.

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« Reply #94 on: Wed, 27 May 2020, 19:33:17 »
as someone who did not like this when the IC launched, revisiting it now today i think it's a fantastic set!

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« Reply #95 on: Fri, 29 May 2020, 08:26:55 »
The colors are great  :thumb:, but the novelties really need some work.

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« Reply #96 on: Fri, 29 May 2020, 09:48:36 »
Oh my god I want this

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« Reply #97 on: Fri, 29 May 2020, 09:49:28 »
DC for Oceania vendor pls!

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« Reply #98 on: Mon, 01 June 2020, 18:46:53 »
love it

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« Reply #99 on: Wed, 03 June 2020, 19:44:39 »
Love it! Well we get Canada vendor?