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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: Mawnki on Sun, 16 August 2020, 19:43:42
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Hi all!
This is the GMK Rin!
The colors were inspired by my 7 year old shorkie, so naturally I had to name it after her. I would like to be completely set on a color scheme before transitioning to more detailed renders and custom novelty keys, so please share your input!
Any and all criticism is welcome!
Thank you!
EDIT: Thank you for the feedback! I will be doing a bit more research in order to provide a more fleshed out interest check. Thanks again!
Since some were asking, here she is!
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the combination of my fav colors!
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Any dog pics?
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I like it
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Another first post IC, where's the copypasta...
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I like it too! This IC needs some work. I’m sure you’ll get some helpful feedback from others. Good start will be to look at what others have done. But if you’re serious and put in the work I think this will be a very successful set! Looks great! Good luck!
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The fact that you are using hex colors tells me you didn't do your research.
The fact that you don't have any kits tells me you didn't do your research.
Please do your research
I'm pretty sure there is a subforum on here that can provide early stage feedback (Keyboard Keycaps), and the Keycap Designers Discord. Good luck on your journey.
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love the theme and colors, but this IC is incomplete. I'd join the keycap designers discord to get help on your next steps, good luck! Heres an invite: https://discord.gg/CYhUqZb
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don't think i have to echo the obvious but fwiw i really like the look of this set. will definitely be interested when it gets fleshed out :thumb:
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my 7 year old shorkie
Mandatory dog tax ..
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Yeah, definitely do more research. Keep trying out stuff, ask designers and people who are already know how to do things out for advice, etc...
You'll gain more credibility this way and at the end of the day will be able to deliver a better product.
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This IC just got watched, colors combination is fantastic :thumb:
But as others have pointed out, info about the IC is lacking. Don't get discouraged though, I believe this one is a winner after all the refinements.
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Listen to that Dazon guy ;)
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that's my FRIEND let's GO mawnki, it's lookin hella nice :cool:
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Any dog pics?
No dog, no buy.
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Where's the dog, dog?
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I like the colors, very warm and cozy, nice job
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:-X
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Waiting for IC. Looks good ;)
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This is a great looking concept. The IC is not quite there yet, but you’ve got something here. Hit up the nice folks on the keycap designers discord for some tips and guidance. Find RALs for your colors, work on your kits. With a little bit of effort, I’m certain this could make it to GB. When it does, I’ll 100% be joining. Seems like a lot of other people are feeling the same. GLWIC!
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I love it, I want it.
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This colors really, really have potential.
I appreciate the hustle and desire to capitalize on zeitgeist while you can.
That being said, early ICs are simply not the way to go about publishing a set concept. A bad early IC is way worse than a late, fleshed out IC. ICs are all about impressions and the impression this IC leaves upon me is very poor. You're looking for positive reception as confirmation for renders? You're not going to find it with this low quality of an IC.
It's clear that you're fairly new to the community. You made a GH account to post this thread. This is a 60% base kit. That's something you majorly flesh out before you even have colors in a lot of cases. Your colors are web colors, meaning you're oblivious to the IC process and GMK production as a whole, things you can easily find out more about by visitng the trove of old GB and IC threads, or even uniqey's website. This comes off as a cash grab from an inexperienced community member, which, to be honest, I'm not ragging on, but I'm definitely not about it. Take some time in the hobby to be part of the community. Be a little more active. Find out what works, what's good, why it works, why it's good, and talk with more types of folks to engage in that exchange. That's what it's really about. While the "i see guy make thing, i can make thing too!" mentality certainly has driven a lot of cool stuff, this is not one of those cases.
Renders went from being a nice to have in ICs to nearly a need to have. It shows you have some level of personal commitment to the set that you would even pay for mockups our of your own pocket before anything is official. To not have renders and to just show off a set of KLEs, is definitely not a good look, and the KLEs do a very poor job of showing the colors that you want to show, or maybe they do a really good job, but to me they look like blanks. I'm not trying to bog you down or take shots at an easy target, rarely anything ever deserves that. If you're truly invested in making this set happen beyond a text-post and a barely visible KLE render, you need to make a very good impression, so that vendors who see your IC will want to work with ya.
Many people will not buy into the concept if the IC is not good from the get-go. You can sell any concept to anyone as long as the beginning impressions are good enough.
If you're intent on making this happen (and this would have to be very soon, before more eyes can see this and get their first impressions, which, in their current state would result in the set being written off extremely quickly) then you can:
1. Flesh out those layouts.
2. Get some renders.
3. Pick colors that aren't web colors, it's 2020. We have resources to help design GMK sets. GMK has resources to help design GMK sets. Use google, guy.
4. Goals, MOQs, prior contact to GMK show vendors that you're willing to do work beyond "hur dur look at color now shoulder it all for me," which, even if a vendor wouldn't take you up on, they would like to see.
5. Give more of a ****. Going into a project half-assed (you could be fully on board, but this post does certainly not show that) only makes me believe in the project less. If you don't believe in your project enough to give a detailed, commited sales pitch, why should any vendor, or even why should the community believe in it? Dipping your toes into the pool is simply not an option when everyone else who's making successful sets is hopping in headfirst.
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Colors seem pretty good so far, definitely should include more details. Has potential - but what are some of the other kits? Novelties?
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Came for the Vocaloid. Stayed for the doggo.