EVIL AI is a red on gray keycap set with custom modifier icons and complete default modifier novelties.
It draws inspiration from dot matrix screens and from a TV series involving an AI-made-psychologist, as well as my spite toward AI-generated assets being used for commercial products, including keycap sets. While artificial intelligence does make life easy, at what point do we start blurring our ethics as a compromise for comfort?
All artworks, assets, and designs used in this keycap set's production are made by humans. (https://i.imgur.com/gWxITM6.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/bvVfn68.png)(https://i.imgur.com/RZyAOXN.png)
Base kit, Novelty kit, and NorDe kit. Thank you to hali, dededecline, nopunin10did, and bub for the kitting help!
Screens may reflect the gray temperature differently, but it is a cool shade of gray - specifically considered 'very light purple' by Pantone.
GROUP BUYS:
Deskmat pricing is estimated at $25. This will be available as a group buy with a turnaround time of 2-3 months.
HIBI collaboration pricing is at $50 for the Escape, $50 for the Enter, and $125 for the June keyboard kit (including PCB and plate) -- these will be available as a group buy with a turnaround time of 3-6 months.
The date for the group buy launch will be along with the launch of the in-stock products.
Photos(https://i.imgur.com/M4ILaNF.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/TdnWfDY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/lXCs1JW.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/wtal3B9.jpg)
Photos courtesy of Milkyway, on an Angry Miao Cyberboard.
Due to the last-minute addition of side-legends for the Escape and tilde keys, they are not present in the scene renders.
Have some scene renders.More
(https://i.imgur.com/py3MgMb.jpg)
EVIL AI on hali's NYAWICE
(https://i.imgur.com/SbEv4h6.png)
EVIL AI on Ella's unnamed board
(https://i.imgur.com/2GH1GQD.jpg)
EVIL AI on Meletrix' ZOOM 65 EE
(https://imgur.com/EYwRjM9.gif)
EVIL AI on various boards, under light and shadow
See MORE for individual renders of the boards in the same scene.More
(https://i.imgur.com/gKWS97r.png)
EVIL AI on hali's Seijun, e-white coating,
red anodized aluminum plate
(https://i.imgur.com/FQoMeyu.png)
EVIL AI on Bachoo's Ouroboros, black anodized aluminum
(https://i.imgur.com/XEMzOh4.png)
EVIL AI on Meletrix' ZOOM 65 EE, e-white coating
(https://i.imgur.com/cScijNm.png)
EVIL AI on hali's Nyawice, pink anodized aluminum,
red anodized aluminum plate
(https://i.imgur.com/Aq31jqt.png)
EVIL AI on Liv's RF, red dyed polycarbonate
with a silver aluminum plate
(https://i.imgur.com/BXVMNVM.png)
EVIL AI on the Sera XT (co-designed with dayluxy),
clear polycarbonate with a red PCB
Included on the XT column are GMK WS1, GR1, CB, 2B, and CR for comparison.
There will be one deskmat. I will update immediately if the second deskmat is feasible for the group-buy.The deskmats will be purchaseable in a group buy format on the in-stock launch.
(https://i.imgur.com/M5iVQU8.jpg)
WATCHERS deskmatOLD RENDERS
More
(https://i.imgur.com/Z9OM1xr.jpg)
WATCHERS deskmat
(https://imgur.com/mD7sYOz.gif)
SECRETS deskmat*
*the SECRETS deskmat is still pending. There is a chance that it will not make it to group-buy.
Color samples.
(https://i.imgur.com/2yWxiSp.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/1P4lZCH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qmPuib2.jpg)
Pantone values have been removed from the images. These photos were taken under neutral light, and I have observed the keycaps under different lights already.
Note that I specifically asked for a cooler gray variant of the Pantone in the photo, and that the red keycaps are not as blindingly vibrant as the camera makes it out to be. The gray is very receptive to lighting changes.
COLLABORATIONSHIBIAn escape, enter, and June keyboard collaboration will launch with the in-stock launch of the keycaps. The HIBI collaborations will be a group buy.
Now available at:
DIVINIKEY (https://divinikey.com/products/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-accessories)
ASHKEEBS (https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-acc/)
KEYGEM (https://keygem.com/products/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-accessories-group-buy)
(https://i.imgur.com/Tjd9H79.gif) (https://i.imgur.com/p7Xo9tY.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/URlfcDX.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/O2otlcx.jpg)
DEAGA Bean and Miru in EVIL AI colors is planned.
NORKRAFFLE HERE (https://www.instagram.com/p/CxsU17nvqX9/)
(https://i.imgur.com/RwBDhrx.png)
VENDORS (KEYCAPS)This list will be updated when each vendor's pre-order page goes live.
Each hyperlink should direct you to the pre-order page if not the vendor's website.
IN-STOCK - MILKYWAY (https://mwkeys.com/products/in-stock-mw-evil-ai?variant=46743073784107) - CN / INTL
IN-STOCK - QWERTYQOP (https://qwertyqop.com/products/mw-evil-ai) - SEA
IN-STOCK - DIVINIKEY (https://divinikey.com/products/mw-evil-ai-keycap-set-dye-sub-pbt) - US
LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER - KEYGEM (https://keygem.com/products/mw-evil-ai-pre-order) - EUROPE
LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER - CAFÉGE (https://cafege.com.au/products/pre-order-mw-evil-ai) - AUSTRALIA
LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER - PROTO[TYPIST] (https://prototypist.net/products/pre-order-mw-evil-ai) - UK
LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER - ASHKEEBS (https://ashkeebs.com/product/mw-evil-ai-keycaps/) - CANADA
LIVE FOR PRE-ORDER - ZION STUDIOS (https://zionstudios.ph/product/pre-order-milkyway-evil-ai/) - PHILIPPINES
SWAGKEYS (https://swagkeys.com) - KOREA
MECHALAND (https://mechaland.id/) - INDONESIA
VENDORS (DESKMATS AND HIBI)This list will be updated when each vendor's pre-order page goes live.
Each hyperlink should direct you to the pre-order page if not the vendor's website.
GROUP BUY LIVE DIVINIKEY (https://divinikey.com/products/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-accessories) - US
GROUP BUY LIVE - ASHKEEBS (https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-acc/) - CANADA
GROUP BUY LIVE - KEYGEM (https://keygem.com/products/mw-evil-ai-keyboard-accessories-group-buy) - EUROPE
QWERTYQOP (https://qwertyqop.com/) - SEA
CAFÉGE (https://cafege.com.au/) - AUSTRALIA
PROTO[TYPIST] (https://prototypist.net/) - UK
ZION STUDIOS (https://zionstudios.ph/) - PHILIPPINES
SWAGKEYS (https://swagkeys.com) - KOREA
MECHALAND (https://mechaland.id/) - INDONESIA
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