GMK Prepress - Launching July 15, 2020
Idea: Process Printing, Pre-print Process, CMYK Separation
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This set is based on printing process that use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black color (CMYK) as a standard recipe that is utilized in many types of printing machinery to attain diverse variation of colors in print industry. The process of prepress stage involves digital artwork being transferred to negative films for each CMYK colors and undergo several procedures until they are ready to be printed to papers or other media. Many of the text modifier legends are related to prepress and print process terms that many graphic designers or those who work in press industry are familiar with, instilled into this keycap set with mixture of CMYK accents and contrasting child kits that will visually enhance the overall looks of your keyboard.
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Vendors
US: Kono Store
EU: MyKeyboards.eu
Oceania: Daily Clack
Asia: zFrontier
Finalized kits; Price Updated per July 7, 2020
Base Kit
Price: $149.99
- Backspace text legend is now "Correction" instead of "Unpublished"
- Added several compatibility modifiers
- 2.00 and 1.50 shift (Mount) key removed (sorry, @rondg.), added 2.25 shift for 660 styled layout compatibility
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Separation
Price: $49.99
Colored modifiers as an exclamation to CMY colors as seen in the first concept of the keyset. This is the way to go if you dig the initial concepts.
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Poster Alphas
Price: $69.99
Kit that consists alternate colorway for R1 to R3 numbers/symbols and alphas and two rows of numpad
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Novelties
Price: 59.99
Prepress icon novelties kit.
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Tradition
Price: 34.99
**NEW KIT!** Bottom row modifiers' alternate color kit. This kit is suggested by Huey/Manofinterests (thanks, Huey!), and I, with many other people will surely appreciate these 'traditional' accents put on this set! Contains 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50 modifiers (Cut, Art text legend) as well as 2.75, 2.25 and 1.75 and 1.25 shift (Mount) keys, plus 1.00 Fn key.
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Overruns
Price: $29.99
This spacebars kit includes some extra 6.25 spacebar colors (grey, cyan, yellow), along with 6.00 HHKB/styled layout as well as split bars. Sorry to say I have to cut 40s support on this set.
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Render on M011Y
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Render on Satisfaction75
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Kits/s75/M011Y renders by Abec13
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January 2020 Render by Kingk22 *these render may contain key/legends that are not the latest/finalized*
Austin keyboard
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TGR Jane V2 keyboard
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Previous Kit Version & Renders on the next post
Support if you like this set!
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IC Timestamp/To-do's
12/12 : Start IC post for GMK P12EP12ESS -done
12/13 : Gather IC responses via form -done
12/21 : Provide 3D Renders, adding more compability to the core kit
01/02 : Update on Extras/Child Sets, working on other renders
01/06 : Renders for Extras Sets, and 65% keyboard (KOYU)
01/20 : Contacting vendors
01/? : Work on Deskmat Arts, Packaging Cover Arts
03/20 : Preparing to publish major changes
06/20 : Prepping/Finalizing kits
07/07 : Price quotation received, GB date set at July 15
08/07 : Asia Vendor added
15/07 : Launching of GMK Prepress!
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Old Renders
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Prepress with Poster extras on RAMAWorks KOYU Milk:
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Old Core Set
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Old Child Sets
Poster
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Overruns
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Novelties
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Below is the comparison between GMK CMYK Modifiers and the Pantone Color Chips:
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Other yellow keycaps:
(https://i.imgur.com/xz1nvPI.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/dVcsZLe.jpg)
My personal evaluation (please take it lightly):
- Cyan and Magenta both far different from GMK's CMYK
- Pantone Yellow C is slightly brighter(?) compared to GMK CMYK's Yellow, but the density(?) of color is slightly lesser, IMO will a lil' bit look less striking compared to GMK's Yellow.
Note: All the (?)s means that I don't have the perfect word(s) to describe it 99,99% accurate.
Meanwhile, here's my initial design of the desk mat:
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Hope you guys like it!
Show Image
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I see some issues and have some suggestions regarding the base kit:
- There's a duplicate 1.75u Shift key. One of them should be changed to an extra 2.25u Shift (used in 66-key layouts).
- There's a 1.5u Shift key. I'm assuming this isn't intentional and that it's supposed to be a 1.25u Shift for ISO.
- The other ISO keys, as it currently stands, are inconsistent. If you're going for baseline ISO support, I suggest removing R3 #~, R4 \| and adding a R4 <> instead. That way you get basic ISO support (ISO enter, 1.25u Shift, R3 \|, R4 <>) with no duplicate legends.
- Add R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn to help cover popular 65%/75% right column options. Most GMK sets nowadays have these keys.
- I think one stepped R3 1.75u key is enough since both of them have novelty legends. Stepped Process, for example, could be used for both Caps Lock and Control. I suggest keeping that key and removing stepped Upper↲Case, especially since the latter is the only two-line legend in the set.
- This is down to personal preference, but I suggest using 1u Scroll instead of 1u Lock.
- I presume one set of F, J, 5 is supposed to be barred and the other scooped. In the current render most of them look like regular, flat 1u keys.
Love the color way, particularly with the neon fade kit. Any chance for 40% support on this?
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/YcBkaER.jpg)
This is old render with old (Pantone) colors,
don't have any new renders yet with the new (RAL) colors :)
I hadn't seen the 1.25 shift added to the base kit. Any chance you could add 1.25 enter key on this? it's pretty crucial for a good amount of 40%ers.
Also, an extra B (maybe alternate color?) would be fantastic for Alice-likes or other similar layouts.
Thanks!
Hi, a bit of update: Slight delay on revealing all the final kits' renders.
Meanwhile, a render - w/ few novelties and Yellow Enter Artisan Keycap (probably be an individual key made w/ aluminium(?))
on blue case TGR Jane v2
(https://i.imgur.com/UQ7vC5h.jpg)
Hi guys,
I can't show you much at this moment but here goes the render of poster alphas:
(https://i.imgur.com/PcRnw9U.jpg)
Still in process of finalizing the kit before asking manufacturer for kit price quotation (by vendor), will post all the newest kit renders and a new keyboard render hopefully soon!