[url=https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=115486.0][img height=120]https://i.imgur.com/v2EJ1jW.jpg[/img][/url]Hi, some feedback bout the base kit:
_ There isn't a mod color key for "~`", please add it.
_ Please add a R3 "\|" so your base kit can cover both US and UK ISO.
_ There isn't alpha color space-bar in base kit, please consider changing mod color bar to alpha ones since people prefer alpha and accent space bars than mod color ones.
_ There is also problem with alpha legend color, I suggest using accent color for alpha legends for visibility.
we need more architecture referenced sets :3
cryllic renders seem to not be uploaded
there should be a deskmat that references the line work of the novelties— the blocky abstract render is whatever
i I think some mono legends could look great.we need more architecture referenced sets :3
cryllic renders seem to not be uploaded
there should be a deskmat that references the line work of the novelties— the blocky abstract render is whatever
That's a TBA, I forgot to add it, thank you!
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Everyone who wants to “design” keycaps needs to read this
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
Socialist modernism kit does look a bit like another genre
the entire Strutkur kit needs work, the bottom row novelties are totally uninteresting, especially the ones of blocks in perspective
Just a side note that biip has a Brutalist set incoming. Not exactly sure if it is an April Fool's prank, but it is also called Brutalist.I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
it’s not called brutalist. it’s called PBT Raw. And it’s referencing an entirely different brutalism than OP’sJust a side note that biip has a Brutalist set incoming. Not exactly sure if it is an April Fool's prank, but it is also called Brutalist.I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
How long did it take you to type that out on a 40?I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
I really wish you would commit to one copypasta instead of using multiple copypastas at one time without ever coming up with an original one. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing pastas at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a funny and original pasta. Adding only reserved and not even having an uwu are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a copypasta
I am usually not a fan of having multiple pastas for a single IC. I especially have a problem with you saying that pasta #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second reserved? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more upvotes.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first original copypasta. Throwing pastas at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper formatting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some reddit gold. The last thing I will say is this: This copypasta is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with reserved, uwu, and puddsy for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it being posted.
At the next keycon I will throw down $20 that I can type faster than you on a QAZ while you use whatever you want.How long did it take you to type that out on a 40?I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
I really wish you would commit to one copypasta instead of using multiple copypastas at one time without ever coming up with an original one. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing pastas at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a funny and original pasta. Adding only reserved and not even having an uwu are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a copypasta
I am usually not a fan of having multiple pastas for a single IC. I especially have a problem with you saying that pasta #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second reserved? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more upvotes.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first original copypasta. Throwing pastas at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper formatting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some reddit gold. The last thing I will say is this: This copypasta is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with reserved, uwu, and puddsy for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it being posted.
Just a side note that biip has a Brutalist set incoming. Not exactly sure if it is an April Fool's prank, but it is also called Brutalist.I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
My comment wasn't super clear, I apologize.Just a side note that biip has a Brutalist set incoming. Not exactly sure if it is an April Fool's prank, but it is also called Brutalist.I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
Regardless of whether or not that's an April Fools joke, this set is more true to brutalism as a concept, so I don't think Biip has any rightful claim to that name.
My comment wasn't super clear, I apologize.Just a side note that biip has a Brutalist set incoming. Not exactly sure if it is an April Fool's prank, but it is also called Brutalist.I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.Interesting. Doesn't seem like OP's four ongoing ICs have gone into GB yet.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
If you are serious about making things in this community, I would suggest that you take your time and make something that you really love that doesn't exist yet. That's the best way to come up with your first set. Throwing IC's at the wall and not really taking the time to learn proper kitting seems like you're trying to get lucky and make some money. The last thing I will say is this: This set is nothing new. Our community has been saturated with beige, black, and grey keysets for years. To me, this doesn't stand out enough to me to justify it running.
^ highly recommend you take that advice OP ^^
Focus on one or two very good concepts rather than do the shotgun approach. The community will respond more positively towards that passion too :).
We are very committed to this set (as can be seen from the design/renders we think), and would like to change and improve it as much as we can!
Regardless of whether or not that's an April Fools joke, this set is more true to brutalism as a concept, so I don't think Biip has any rightful claim to that name.
I didn't mean to say that because both biip and OP are working on a "brutalist" set that they shouldn't step on each other's toes. In fact I'm saying both could check each other's out on the different interpretations of brutalist.
(Although I did initially think biip did name it Brutalist, most likely from the big typography in the promotion poster)
GLWIC OP.
As an archviz artist I'm definitely interested. I do think it needs more work to really capture brutalism but nice start
Most of those novelties don’t seem possible due to line thickness. Might wanna check that
I think the deskmat should be spread out a bit more, so the design goes to the edge. The design being centered means the keyboard will cover most of it.
this is really disappointing for a few reasonsHey! First, thanks for this "brutal" feedback, haha.
1. given the entire range of concrete greys between white and black, it's a huge miss to use such low-contrast greys for the alphas in particular, but the entire set just isn't very strong, which is ironic considering brutalism is about really strong, bold aesthetic choices, and yours are extremely subdued.
2. you post a bad keyset IC about every month to month and a half. maybe focus on just one and do it well?
3. arches are super non-brutalist. your graphic for this features a building that isn't brutalist (some kind of geometric monument valley-style monochrome thingy?). i don't think you know what brutalism is. you should google it or do some research before just crapping out a new poorly thought-out keyset.
Love the SoMo novelties! Can't wait :D
I love the colors, kitting for my use case damn I even like the novelties which is quite rare.
We need more triangles like this one
That's one hell of a base kit. Nicest IC with grey keycaps so far.
I really wish you would commit to one set instead of running multiple IC's at one time without ever running a group buy. It seems like you're just going to keep throwing sets at the wall till something sticks. It also doesn't seem like you're really in touch with what the community wants/what's expected of a standard base kit. Adding only accent color split spacebars and not even having an alpha colored spacebar are two glaring examples that show you don't really understand how to properly make a kit.
I am usually not a fan of having multiple deskmats for a keyset. I especially have a problem with you saying that deskmat #2 is "tba". How do you even know that you want a second deskmat? I would say the only reason as of now is that you want more money.
Love it!
yep this is it. digging it a lot. hope you stick to this, GL!
Wonderful tones all around! Use of the theme seems well executed :)
The novelties are my favourite part, though I can't help but feel as if the deskmat could have used a similar style to match the rest a bit more.
No options for 1.5 novelties? :-/
GB date announced!!!! Also:You'll have a lot of competitions in June.
15/04 - GB date announced, vendor list, 1.5 novelties added
mono cyrillic or riot
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just me? or when will the form be available?
This post has been interesting to see people get opinionated about historically and theoretically accurate Brutalist aesthetics, while every other week a new GMK set about the most surface-level, reductive, and essentialist understanding of East Asian culture gets funneled along with little fuss.
I'm a fan of both the colorway and especially the novelties. Though it might seem like an incongruent suggestion, I'd like to see renders with more board colors. I think this set would look great on beige, for starters (see the KBDfans D60 Lite, currently in GB, for example), which wouldn't be much of a departure from brutalist gray. But it would look great in almost any color, and owners of boards of various colors is a bigger market. Another color that would be appropriate is blue—architecture, including brutalist architecture, commonly appears surrounded by sky.
This post has been interesting to see people get opinionated about historically and theoretically accurate Brutalist aesthetics, while every other week a new GMK set about the most surface-level, reductive, and essentialist understanding of East Asian culture gets funneled along with little fuss.
This post has been interesting to see people get opinionated about historically and theoretically accurate Brutalist aesthetics, while every other week a new GMK set about the most surface-level, reductive, and essentialist understanding of East Asian culture gets funneled along with little fuss.
The difference for me is that I know a bit about Brutalist architecture and very little about Asian culture, so I don't feel confident criticizing those sets. But you are right that this is a bad look and I will try to stay less quiet when I have a bad feeling about one of those sets.
That said, I see that some of the criticism of this set was taken to heart and that's great. The colors look good for me, but the design does not represent what I find fascinating about Brutalism. Good luck with the IC!
I feel that Latin+Cyrillic alphas for the base kit go against the whole theme of minimalistic, concrete architecture. Either only Latin or only Cyrillic, a less crowded alpha would better fit the theme and novelties.
I feel that Latin+Cyrillic alphas for the base kit go against the whole theme of minimalistic, concrete architecture. Either only Latin or only Cyrillic, a less crowded alpha would better fit the theme and novelties.
I feel that Latin+Cyrillic alphas for the base kit go against the whole theme of minimalistic, concrete architecture. Either only Latin or only Cyrillic, a less crowded alpha would better fit the theme and novelties.
on the one hand yes, cuck the normies and death to sublegends in general
but on the other hand meh, so long as when the axe falls it doesn't land on mono legends im happy
ideally alphas should be separated from mods and people can pick, but im guessing there is some bs gmk logistics reason why this dosent happen
i move to change manu to someone who has no issue with not doing a "base kit".
assuming thats not on the table:
normies like 60%+ and cant touch type so always want latin on their alphas, so it would make sense if cutting sublegends to put latin in the base and cyrillic as alt
also i dont want to have to buy the base to get cyrillic alphas to use with a 40s kit, i know selfish but so is gmk kitting imo... again consider not gmk for manu.
Cool kit. Can you consider an SEA vendor like ILumkb or Monokei? Thanks.
Are you sure you can vend the set? Last time I checked GMK was not accepting new vendors.
Are you sure you can vend the set? Last time I checked GMK was not accepting new vendors.
Are you sure you can vend the set? Last time I checked GMK was not accepting new vendors.
The hold on new vendors was until "Mid-2021".
Seems like Captus may be able to get in as a vendor there and for this to be the first set run through them.
The novelties are awesome!
names like Mies Van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier.
First off, I’m going to apologise. Done.names like Mies Van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier.
All Bauhaus architects not one true Brutalist amongst them. And not much work between them that would fall into that architectural mode, more homework needed. Allow me to recommend Modern Architecture Since 1900 by William Curtis as a good starter.
Kahn, the-team-that-worked-on-the-Barbican*, Ando, even Asplund would have been a better headline if your aim was to produce a Brutalist line-up. And Asplund could hardly considered to be brutal at all!
And yes, I love Chapel de Ronchamp as much as the next architectural graduate, it has a grace, solemnity, majesty, weight, permanence, lightness, humour, which you just have to go there to experience. A truly profound architectural experience that is beyond description – you’ve either been there, or you haven’t. However, even if I were to allow you Corbie as a Brutalist (which I am not) then it is about the furthest of his works from Brutalism that you could get: Those curved, swooping roof plains, the randomly sized and located window punctuations, the periscopic clestory windows. And don’t get me wrong, I’d have argued just as heavily (though differently) if you’d picked Unity for your mouse mat, it’s multi story and it’s concrete, but it’s still a long throw from being Brutalist. The Chapel de Ronchamp mouse mat could (should!) be white and beautiful and alive with colours, so many of the windows are bright sheets of glass (my personal favourite and probably everyone else’s is "la mer") it’s a thing of beauty, but it is not Brutalist.
And to the guy who said arches aren’t brutalist, Khan says otherwise – Exeter library springs immediately to mind and plenty of others besides that I’d have to look up. There is no single thing that makes or breaks Brutalism
Like most architectural modes, it’s easy to point at a Brutalist building and say simply and clearly "that building is Brutalist" (or say hi-tech to hi-tech, post-modern to post-modern, tudor to tudor, etcetera ad nauseum, reductio absurdum, ad infinitum, si hoc non est uti sic erit rubiginosa**) but sorting an “ingredient list” of brutalism is difficult. You’ve obviously jumped straight to concrete as the material choice de rigueur, but what about the brick of Khan, and Alto? Can timber be Brutal, despite its intrinsic warmth and softness (?) generally no, but its imprint is found on shuttering throughout the world forever moulded into concrete façades, the ghost of timber past as it were. And what about the antonyms, non-Brutal concrete architecture, there’s plenty out there. An unflinching adherence to a simple structural grid is another common “got’ya” used to point out Brutalist architecture, but this is also (and especially) true of industrial revolution factories, mass housing anywhere and more besides. What I’m trying to say here (likely quite ineffectually and slightly verbosely [though I could go on at length {and no, I haven't yet}]) is that there is a feel to Brutalism, a sense that something either is, or is not Brutalist.
Your palate is semi-Brutalist.
Your mouse-mats are not Brutalist.
The design of your novelty keycaps is not Brutalist.
Your collaboration aluminium keycaps are not Brutalist.***
Brutal score : 2/10 must try harder!
You've got some concrete tones and the word Brutalist, but that's all. Wanting a thing to have some intrinsic quality does not bestow that quality upon it you have to work at it, so go pick some daisy's ****
*I’m not as keyed up on my architectural history as I once was and refuse to google it… Though the Barbican sink is a masterpiece, I recommend you google that… crying shame Twyford don’t make it any more, would specify in so many projects
**I did have to look up that last one
***I'd hate to have to design one that were, as mass / massiveness is something else that goes hand in glove with Brutalism. Though having said that, I know there are "concrete" products for the production of jewellery, perhaps experimenting with one of those might bear fruit?
****I did apologise
First off, I’m going to apologise. Done.This IC is mostly about keycaps dude. He's not building a house.names like Mies Van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier.
All Bauhaus architects not one true Brutalist amongst them. And not much work between them that would fall into that architectural mode, more homework needed. Allow me to recommend Modern Architecture Since 1900 by William Curtis as a good starter.
Kahn, the-team-that-worked-on-the-Barbican*, Ando, even Asplund would have been a better headline if your aim was to produce a Brutalist line-up. And Asplund could hardly considered to be brutal at all!
And yes, I love Chapel de Ronchamp as much as the next architectural graduate, it has a grace, solemnity, majesty, weight, permanence, lightness, humour, which you just have to go there to experience. A truly profound architectural experience that is beyond description – you’ve either been there, or you haven’t. However, even if I were to allow you Corbie as a Brutalist (which I am not) then it is about the furthest of his works from Brutalism that you could get: Those curved, swooping roof plains, the randomly sized and located window punctuations, the periscopic clestory windows. And don’t get me wrong, I’d have argued just as heavily (though differently) if you’d picked Unity for your mouse mat, it’s multi story and it’s concrete, but it’s still a long throw from being Brutalist. The Chapel de Ronchamp mouse mat could (should!) be white and beautiful and alive with colours, so many of the windows are bright sheets of glass (my personal favourite and probably everyone else’s is "la mer") it’s a thing of beauty, but it is not Brutalist.
And to the guy who said arches aren’t brutalist, Khan says otherwise – Exeter library springs immediately to mind and plenty of others besides that I’d have to look up. There is no single thing that makes or breaks Brutalism
Like most architectural modes, it’s easy to point at a Brutalist building and say simply and clearly "that building is Brutalist" (or say hi-tech to hi-tech, post-modern to post-modern, tudor to tudor, etcetera ad nauseum, reductio absurdum, ad infinitum, si hoc non est uti sic erit rubiginosa**) but sorting an “ingredient list” of brutalism is difficult. You’ve obviously jumped straight to concrete as the material choice de rigueur, but what about the brick of Khan, and Alto? Can timber be Brutal, despite its intrinsic warmth and softness (?) generally no, but its imprint is found on shuttering throughout the world forever moulded into concrete façades, the ghost of timber past as it were. And what about the antonyms, non-Brutal concrete architecture, there’s plenty out there. An unflinching adherence to a simple structural grid is another common “got’ya” used to point out Brutalist architecture, but this is also (and especially) true of industrial revolution factories, mass housing anywhere and more besides. What I’m trying to say here (likely quite ineffectually and slightly verbosely [though I could go on at length {and no, I haven't yet}]) is that there is a feel to Brutalism, a sense that something either is, or is not Brutalist.
Your palate is semi-Brutalist.
Your mouse-mats are not Brutalist.
The design of your novelty keycaps is not Brutalist.
Your collaboration aluminium keycaps are not Brutalist.***
Brutal score : 2/10 must try harder!
You've got some concrete tones and the word Brutalist, but that's all. Wanting a thing to have some intrinsic quality does not bestow that quality upon it you have to work at it, so go pick some daisy's ****
*I’m not as keyed up on my architectural history as I once was and refuse to google it… Though the Barbican sink is a masterpiece, I recommend you google that… crying shame Twyford don’t make it any more, would specify in so many projects
**I did have to look up that last one
***I'd hate to have to design one that were, as mass / massiveness is something else that goes hand in glove with Brutalism. Though having said that, I know there are "concrete" products for the production of jewellery, perhaps experimenting with one of those might bear fruit?
****I did apologise
How the hell does Cannonkeys sleep on this set???? They go hard on these aesthetics!!!!
Base KitShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/5k00V2r.jpg)
Extra SpacebarsShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/dlHcJZY.jpg)
Cyrillic Alphas KitShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/2YSYfp8.jpg)
NorDeUk International KitShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Kdcs07V.jpg)
Hey Guys!
Big update. Yes, the set is definitely still alive and well! We have decided to switch manufacturers from GMK to ePBT and also add KBDfans as an international vendor along with it. Because of this, we have also made considerable changes to the color palette, re-rendered everything and face-lifted the IC. Otherwise, the set remained the same. Our new GB date is December. Let us know if you have any sort of feedback on the current direction!
FAQ: The main reason for switching to ePBT sublimation manu is mostly our novelty designs inherently lacking compatibility with the latest GMK standards. We have tried to reform them to comply with their guidelines multiple times during the course of several months but we have decided that further distorting our novelty concepts will do no good for our vision of the set, or its aesthetics. Hope most of you will consider this a positive development!
Changelog
19/09 - Manufacturer change, color change, face-lift, new GB date
NorDeUk International KitShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Kdcs07V.jpg)
- You can remove the R4 1u <> key as it's already included in base.
- Like above, the R4 1u \¦ key should be changed to \|.
Thank you for the feedback!
Changelog:
15/10: -Updated Ergo and 40s.
Thank you for the feedback!
Changelog:
15/10: -Updated Ergo and 40s.
Superb! I really like that the ergo kit uses all unique words now for side mods! :chefkiss:
Actually just found out about this set and I really like the ergo kit. The compatibility is very nice.
The only "complaints" I think of are no accent and I need to get base kits to get the alpha.
Still, it's miles better than a lot of other ergo kits.
(...)Imagine gatekeeping brutalism.
Brutal score : 2/10 must try harder!
You've got some concrete tones and the word Brutalist, but that's all. Wanting a thing to have some intrinsic quality does not bestow that quality upon it you have to work at it, so go pick some daisy's ****
(...)Imagine gatekeeping brutalism.
Brutal score : 2/10 must try harder!
You've got some concrete tones and the word Brutalist, but that's all. Wanting a thing to have some intrinsic quality does not bestow that quality upon it you have to work at it, so go pick some daisy's ****
In any case, will the artisan keycaps have the color that you see in the photos, or will it be darker/more like the render? I like the raw look it has in the photos, but I understand that you might want to match it more with the rest of the keyset.
what is the material and finish for the level artisan? alu ? brass? pvd? polished? anodized?