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Looks great, but it is kinda similar to laser..
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Looks great, but it is kinda similar to laser..
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I'm gonna have to agree. In both theme and colors :/
Looks great, but it is kinda similar to laser..
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Looks great, but it is kinda similar to laser..
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I'd probably change up the mod legend color could possibly run into some contrast issues.Good point!
There are some of us out there who liked violet tendencies and gmk dark's lack of contrast on the mods. You'd mentioned you'd picked Pantones-did you list them?
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sweet idea. I think the general colorscheme is cool but not executed particularly well with how you have everything atm. the alphas seem too "loud" compared to the mods, which are super subdued. maybe upping their contrast to mirror the alphas would help.
Diggin the colorway here. I like how loud the alphas are.
Probably the least important aspect of this IC... the proposed name of your set is a mouthful and seems to have little to do with your neon sign sentiments. Perhaps something like GMK Neonpunk or GMK Neon Dystopia or GMK Neon-Noir just to name a few ideas. I honestly expected more of a grayscale with a name like “GMK Technological Dystopia.”
GL with the IC!
Diggin the colorway here. I like how loud the alphas are.
Probably the least important aspect of this IC... the proposed name of your set is a mouthful and seems to have little to do with your neon sign sentiments. Perhaps something like GMK Neonpunk or GMK Neon Dystopia or GMK Neon-Noir just to name a few ideas. I honestly expected more of a grayscale with a name like “GMK Technological Dystopia.”
GL with the IC!
Interesting aspect:
The idea behind the name is, basically rebuilding a theme like in Blade Runner, a civilization which have developed their technology in a bad way, where it basically led to a sort of Dystopian Future.
The reason why i didn't pick Cyberpunk or something similar is simply because of the fact, that i didn't want to use a name which is popular and therefore block it for a potential more skilled designer than me. Well this is my first ever keycap set i designed and therefore i still have too much to learn to block such a name.
But interesting idea, i will definetly think about changing the name.
Deskmat says Night Runner purple edition
Deskmat says Night Runner purple edition
I see I wasn't the only one that thought that. ;D
I like the theme. It's really like mitolet alphas with laser mods :p
The name is a bit of a mouthful though, imo
Diggin the colorway here. I like how loud the alphas are.
Probably the least important aspect of this IC... the proposed name of your set is a mouthful and seems to have little to do with your neon sign sentiments. Perhaps something like GMK Neonpunk or GMK Neon Dystopia or GMK Neon-Noir just to name a few ideas. I honestly expected more of a grayscale with a name like “GMK Technological Dystopia.”
GL with the IC!
Diggin the colorway here. I like how loud the alphas are.
Probably the least important aspect of this IC... the proposed name of your set is a mouthful and seems to have little to do with your neon sign sentiments. Perhaps something like GMK Neonpunk or GMK Neon Dystopia or GMK Neon-Noir just to name a few ideas. I honestly expected more of a grayscale with a name like “GMK Technological Dystopia.”
GL with the IC!
Interesting aspect:
The idea behind the name is, basically rebuilding a theme like in Blade Runner, a civilization which have developed their technology in a bad way, where it basically led to a sort of Dystopian Future.
The reason why i didn't pick Cyberpunk or something similar is simply because of the fact, that i didn't want to use a name which is popular and therefore block it for a potential more skilled designer than me. Well this is my first ever keycap set i designed and therefore i still have too much to learn to block such a name.
But interesting idea, i will definetly think about changing the name.
I totally get the idea behind your theme. That’s why you can buy DSA 2049 on pimykeyboard right now. It is blade runner inspired. And also uses a more grayscale tone to convey that idea. Your colorway and neon sign idea goes beyond something as culturally relevant as Blade Runner though. Anyways, just my hot take on this. But I firmly believe having a catchy and memorable name is important for sets (looking at you pooped in the pool ;D)
I didn’t suggest “cyberpunk” because it’s rather cliche in my opinion. We can totally let someone else use that :p
GMK Laserwave? Vaporlaser?
i like the theme, and think there is a lot of people that would like this keyset, but i would advice you to get a RAL catalog to look into colors, even if the colors are not final, or dont look like the real thing or render, they give us a good idea of the color and many designers have stated that color differs with every plastic batch.
I dig the idea, but agree that you should put in the work to massage the colors and make sure it’s doable. As for the title: maybe something like “Neon Skyline” or “Neon Dusk” would be simpler but still clear?
I dig the idea, but agree that you should put in the work to massage the colors and make sure it’s doable. As for the title: maybe something like “Neon Skyline” or “Neon Dusk” would be simpler but still clear?
Hmm i like my alternative name "Neon City" / "Neon Cities" more, as they're more representative than your suggestions; none the less i do appreciate it!
Also, yes i will try and play a bit around with the mods, i take the feedback i received very serious and therefore i will try what i can to get it to my liking as well as your liking.
I dig the idea, but agree that you should put in the work to massage the colors and make sure it’s doable. As for the title: maybe something like “Neon Skyline” or “Neon Dusk” would be simpler but still clear?
Hmm i like my alternative name "Neon City" / "Neon Cities" more, as they're more representative than your suggestions; none the less i do appreciate it!
Also, yes i will try and play a bit around with the mods, i take the feedback i received very serious and therefore i will try what i can to get it to my liking as well as your liking.
GMK Neon City sounds dope. Go with that.
My last suggestion is to spend a solid week with your colors, come up a few different combos that highlight what you’re after, then share those with us or allow us to vote on them. Getting up close and personal with color codes will help a ton too. Specifically, as previously stated, I think the mods need the most attention to better match the contrast that appears to exist with the alphas. I also think there is too much competing purple/pink right now. Maybe try using the alpha green color as the accent color instead? If you insist on using 4 different colors, make it really count!
I like where you’re headed with this set and am excited to see what you come up with!
Deskmat says Night Runner purple edition
I see I wasn't the only one that thought that. ;D
Oof. Night runner hasn’t been shipped yet has it? This set is just different enough in colors, but there are some striking similarities to the deskpad.
It’s still night interestchecker right now
If keycaps were anime characters, this looks like would be Night Runner's first enemy/ rival/ eventual ally. I love the colors, I hope this GB is successful!
Aww hell I got it flipped with nightshade (which I’m also looking forward to)
Thank you!!
I am not sure with green, as this would go against the initial idea i had in my mind. I am strictly limited to:
- Pink
- Purple
- Turquoise / Teal
That's the initial idea, but i am sure i will get a combination, which complements every other part from the set even better.
For the name... i will be waiting until the poll hits a certain fixed point on votes for the name, whatever is most voted until the threshold has been hit, i will go with it.
Thank you guys, again, so much for your support! It is lovely to see, that so many people are actually interested and helpful in terms of feedback. :)
Hiragana looking good but would love to see Katakana renders.
Would you consider Zhuyin?
inspired by some taihao setShow Image(https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/products/large_DKSA108-USPDZZZOU_3.jpg)
inspired by some taihao setShow Image(https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/products/large_DKSA108-USPDZZZOU_3.jpg)
A neon purple/pink Rama "X" cap would look perfect with this set. Do you think you'll have any artisan collaborations for this set?
That deskmat is great, any updates on whether or not it is happening?
I'm glad to see you're still working on this.
keep working my man! this is awesome. :thumb: :thumb:
Love it WANT IT.
Interested to join. Would like to see the sublegend in the base kit.
ne updates avail?
Any news on this set?
I'm still interested in the set but I wanted to ask if there's a possibility of an alternate modifier kit having the same color scheme of the alphas?
Any news on this set?I'm still interested in the set but I wanted to ask if there's a possibility of an alternate modifier kit having the same color scheme of the alphas?
I am very sorry for not responding earlier, I have been recently very busy with real life.. but what I can tell you is, that I hopefully will post a major update in September...
Super > Win.
Super > Win.
Super > Win.
+1
Any update with this? Also MiTo just released a deskmat that looks really similar to yours, I’m kinda wondering if he stole the idea from you as usually he doesn’t use buildings and your desk mat render was getting a lot of love. Idk either way this set looks amazing and I hope you’re still working on it !
I wasn't a big fan of Desk mat for this set, so i cobbled together a few of my own if anyone's wants the pics. There are several websites that will make you a custom desk pad for like 40$. You just upload them the pic, and they'll ship it to you (i've used the website "inked gaming" myself, and was very happy with results).I do want these to be my deskmat so much, those are incredible. Wish I could have those with highres quality. The problem is what shop could be able to print these pics with precise colors, I couldn't find.
Anywho, i just found these images online (mostly wallpapers) and just resized them to the correct ascpect (35x16) and edited some, i have a few more if anyone wants me to post them.
I wasn't a big fan of Desk mat for this set, so i cobbled together a few of my own if anyone's wants the pics. There are several websites that will make you a custom desk pad for like 40$. You just upload them the pic, and they'll ship it to you (i've used the website "inked gaming" myself, and was very happy with results).I do want these to be my deskmat so much, those are incredible. Wish I could have those with highres quality. The problem is what shop could be able to print these pics with precise colors, I couldn't find.
Anywho, i just found these images online (mostly wallpapers) and just resized them to the correct ascpect (35x16) and edited some, i have a few more if anyone wants me to post them.
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Maybe some common neon signs would be a cool idea for novelty keys? Moon symbols and English? The only English ones i can think of though are "open," "closed," and the only cool one:That girl silhouette outside strip clubs that's blinks, making it look like she's dancing. Are there common Japanese/Chinese/Korean neon signs that would work?
I realize it's probably too late for any of this, but..Maybe some common neon signs would be a cool idea for novelty keys? Moon symbols and English? The only English ones i can think of though are "open," "closed," and the only cool one:That girl silhouette outside strip clubs that's blinks, making it look like she's dancing. Are there common Japanese/Chinese/Korean neon signs that would work?
As you have already triggered the bump, i thought i may also give an update.
My personal stuff is so far almost done, i successfully moved.
The renders are finalized, the kitting is also done (unless there is really a huge uprising in a specific kit, there will only be 3 kits!)
So stay tuned, i hope i can create the update in about a week.
I realize it's probably too late for any of this, but..Maybe some common neon signs would be a cool idea for novelty keys? Moon symbols and English? The only English ones i can think of though are "open," "closed," and the only cool one:That girl silhouette outside strip clubs that's blinks, making it look like she's dancing. Are there common Japanese/Chinese/Korean neon signs that would work?
As you have already triggered the bump, i thought i may also give an update.
My personal stuff is so far almost done, i successfully moved.
The renders are finalized, the kitting is also done (unless there is really a huge uprising in a specific kit, there will only be 3 kits!)
So stay tuned, i hope i can create the update in about a week.
Any chance on making the alphas separate from the modifiers, so i don't have to buy the entire "base" kit when I'm only going to be using the Katakana/hiragana sublegend alphas..?
(and an all modifier (blue) color F-row would be pretty cool, i don't know why people think alternating the color of the f-row clusters looks good.)
New update is now there!
Kitting is done, yes only 3 kits.
NorDeUk is not happening because the Katakana Monolegends have full support for iso (mixed with the Base Kit!)
40s / Ortho is also not happening, but frequently used keys are part of the novelties kit!!
Katakana Monolegends have seperate spacebars to support mixing! I am sure many of you might like the alpha design but not so much the full kit, so mixing is done easily and efficiently with the katakana kit!
I hope i can somewhat revive the hype. :)
New update is now there!
Kitting is done, yes only 3 kits.
NorDeUk is not happening because the Katakana Monolegends have full support for iso (mixed with the Base Kit!)
40s / Ortho is also not happening, but frequently used keys are part of the novelties kit!!
Katakana Monolegends have seperate spacebars to support mixing! I am sure many of you might like the alpha design but not so much the full kit, so mixing is done easily and efficiently with the katakana kit!
I hope i can somewhat revive the hype. :)
Nice update, and I like the Katakana Monolegends! :thumb:
Although, it would be nice for us 40s users not to have to buy the full base kit! This would be possible with a slightly larges novelties kit?
New update is now there!
Kitting is done, yes only 3 kits.
NorDeUk is not happening because the Katakana Monolegends have full support for iso (mixed with the Base Kit!)
40s / Ortho is also not happening, but frequently used keys are part of the novelties kit!!
Katakana Monolegends have seperate spacebars to support mixing! I am sure many of you might like the alpha design but not so much the full kit, so mixing is done easily and efficiently with the katakana kit!
I hope i can somewhat revive the hype. :)
Nice update, and I like the Katakana Monolegends! :thumb:
Although, it would be nice for us 40s users not to have to buy the full base kit! This would be possible with a slightly larges novelties kit?
Which 40s keys are missing?
I believe u can buy Katakana Monos + Novelties and you should be covered with 40s... i think..
Base kit:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Loj1bMU.png)
Katakana Monolegends:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/BkVjlJ9.png)
Hi there! I have a few suggestions for your kits:Base kit:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Loj1bMU.png)
- Change 1.25u Code keys to Super for consistency.
- Add a second R4 1u Alt key. Without it, the 1.5u Super keys can't really be used.
- Alternatively, if you don't want to add the second Alt, change the 1u Super keys to Code. That way, 2× 1u Code and 2× 1.5u Super can be used together to cover Mac and OG HHKB bottom rows. But this is likely the less preferable option for most people; it's probably better to just add the second Alt.
- Change the R4 1u \| ISO key to <> in order to avoid duplicate keys. See here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90706.msg2894820#msg2894820) for more details.
- If you don't want to offer a separate spacebars kit (which I would recommend), consider including 2.75u, 2.25u and 2u spacekeys in base. See GMK Tea Witch (https://i.imgur.com/IoW8tKS.jpg)'s base kit for an example.
- However, seeing as your base kit is already pretty large, offering a separate spacebars kit is likely the better option. It would also allow you to offer accent-colored 6.25u and 7u spacebars.
Katakana Monolegends:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/BkVjlJ9.png)
- This kit is missing a R1 1u ー key. This character is a Japanese prolonged sound mark. See here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108641.msg2966683#msg2966683) for more details. Also, here are two (https://i.imgur.com/IcUMGMo.jpg) examples (https://i.imgur.com/qV8rgiP.jpg) of kits that have this key (the same character is used in both hiragana and katakana).
- To go further on the topic of kana legends, the R4 1u ム key should be changed to ロ. Again, this is for correctness and compatibility with actual layouts that are used for typing Japanese.
- I recommend including a second Tab key in this kit. That way buyers will be able to cover two keyboards if they buy base + katakana (provided they use slightly different layouts). This is a common inclusion in alt alphas kits such as this one.
Again, I recommend adding a spacebars kit to this set. Split spacebar setups, as well as Alice and other boards that use small spacekeys, have become very popular in the community. Also, people like having the option of spicing up their setup with accent bars. For these reasons, spacebars kits always do well in GBs.
See here (https://i.imgur.com/xIcpyEs.png) for suggestions on which keys you can include in this kit. Beside those, you'll also want to include a B key for Alice support.
I'm still super excited for this set. Hopefully it all comes to fruition!
I'm still super excited for this set. Hopefully it all comes to fruition!
There will be, I will have some great news in a couple of Weeks I guess.
With that I also want to reassure that this project is NOT dead. It's worked on and I also have almost all of the Vendors set yet!
I'm still super excited for this set. Hopefully it all comes to fruition!
There will be, I will have some great news in a couple of Weeks I guess.
With that I also want to reassure that this project is NOT dead. It's worked on and I also have almost all of the Vendors set yet!
Is there going to be an issue with that "sunset" novelty? Apparently, GMK has the utterly stupid idea that it some how belongs to Laser.... or that Laser is to be the only neon/cyberpunk/80's set they do...
So it sounds like GMK really is so incompetent and stupid as to think that novelty somehow belongs to Laser/mito? What bunch of morons. I really don't want to give those fools any more of my money. And i am VERY close to starting an anti GMK crusade over this BS.I'm still super excited for this set. Hopefully it all comes to fruition!
There will be, I will have some great news in a couple of Weeks I guess.
With that I also want to reassure that this project is NOT dead. It's worked on and I also have almost all of the Vendors set yet!
Is there going to be an issue with that "sunset" novelty? Apparently, GMK has the utterly stupid idea that it some how belongs to Laser.... or that Laser is to be the only neon/cyberpunk/80's set they do...
Stuff like that is what's being worked on. So unfortunately I cannot say anything to that matter yet.
So it sounds like GMK really is so incompetent and stupid as to think that novelty somehow belongs to Laser/mito? What bunch of morons. I really don't want to give those fools any more of my money. And i am VERY close to starting an anti GMK crusade over this BS.As soon as I noticed the setting sun mod I suspected this kind of BS was going on.
Mito needs to do the right thing, and tell GMK he has no claim over that symbol what so ever. WTF is going on here?
Yup, it almost seems like someone is telling them to specifically not run any sets similar to Laser... hmmmm. But I'm sure, given how open and transparent GMK has been, we can totally trust that is not the case.....So it sounds like GMK really is so incompetent and stupid as to think that novelty somehow belongs to Laser/mito? What bunch of morons. I really don't want to give those fools any more of my money. And i am VERY close to starting an anti GMK crusade over this BS.As soon as I noticed the setting sun mod I suspected this kind of BS was going on.
Mito needs to do the right thing, and tell GMK he has no claim over that symbol what so ever. WTF is going on here?
I wasn't let down it seems.
Imagine pulling this BS after manufacturing sets with the literal IP in their name.
Soooooo ready for this!
How can I prepare for when the GB drops? This will be my first ever that I join in on (if we get there, hopefully!)