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[IC] GMK CYL Highlight (Hi Leicht) | Poll to decide modifier legend preference
Bobatype:
--- Quote from: culain on Wed, 19 February 2025, 15:16:35 ---Oh good lord I want this in my life! I want this so badly! Amazing set, bravo!
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--- Quote from: bobbynoee on Sat, 22 February 2025, 17:12:05 ---Super excited for this one!!!
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<3
--- Quote from: kein_mark on Tue, 25 February 2025, 03:44:11 ---Super excited as well! Do you have an idea about the timeline of this project?
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Rough timeline is late Q2 or early Q3.
--- Quote from: cryoverkiltmilk on Tue, 18 February 2025, 17:13:54 ---Yeah, I like this.
Like it even more if there was ortho support.
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Going to be honest that it's frankly quite difficult to do ortho/40s specific child kits in the current market. It's not likely without strong vendor support. I can potentially provide some physical layout coverage for 1u modifiers by covering for double macro column (XT-layout) in the add-on or novelty kit. It's an approach I'm trying in the Art Deco novelty kit for GMK Black and Gold, a groupbuy I'm currently I'm running at the moment.
Due to this set having a more varied pattern of colors, it's a little bit harder to predict how this would look on an ortho board though.
--- Quote from: örange_stone on Thu, 27 February 2025, 20:24:23 ---Wow, this set is so unique. Probably too many colors for me, but I would use it as a highlight for my WOB set and put it together. I think they will create a cool effect together. :p
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Yeah I think you could definitely remix some of these caps with WoB for a unique look.
I've been informed by GMK that samples should be arriving in the next week or so :)
Regarding the novelty kit, I'll include the R1 Sticky Note, R1 'Hi' and R4 'cool S' (in both 1u and 1.25u), but for the other novelties, I'm still figuring it out.
- ? More sticky notes on R1 in each color; or doing them as relegendables and uv-printing the sticky note graphic under the relegendable cap
- ? 'Esc' on R1 with all letters in the same font style as cool S
- Perhaps I'll continue to lean into the doodle aesthetic to keep it fun, like a variety of emoji style expressions for each row. Or just some random doodles like stars, arrows, scribbles etc.
- Still not sure yet what to do for Enter novelty keys... perhaps 'Highlight' in outline bubble style font, or a scribble or something... open to suggestions/ideas
mr_foggy:
icon only mods was better
Bobatype:
--- Quote from: mr_foggy on Wed, 19 March 2025, 16:19:13 ---icon only mods was better
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I hear you. I typically prefer my modifier legends icon style (it varies based on overall design/theme ofc), as it makes it look less 'busy', so I'm open to switching back to it (after all, the bottom row and nav-keys are still 'text' only). I note that GMK Handarbeit and GMK Panels had icon legends, whilst DCS Windbreaker had Icon+Text legends.
Conceptually, I felt that 'text-only' modifiers fit the theme best, but it's actually my least preferred option based off renders done thus far.
This is an old base kit render with the icon modifiers:
I'll try and do some quick renders with icon legends for visualisation comparison.
With the silly/fun novelties I have in mind, I'm feeling that icon legends will perhaps fit better overall.
FoxandFoundry:
--- Quote from: mr_foggy on Wed, 19 March 2025, 16:19:13 ---icon only mods was better
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I disagree. The classic Icon + Text is superior.
Edit: After staring at the set for a while, I could go either way. Perhaps there should be a vote?
Thompywhompy:
I prefer text + icon or text only. I think that fits more into the theme
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