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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #100 on: Mon, 04 October 2021, 02:26:40 »
So any updates on this set? It seems finalized.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #101 on: Thu, 14 October 2021, 21:39:05 »
I mean its good set and well thought out, but I swear there is a set just like this, cant place it, also this doesnt seem to have anything to do with a fitness studio, the design just doesnt really match the theme. novs look great tho

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #102 on: Fri, 15 October 2021, 02:05:42 »
2 ANSI accents but no ISO accents in base. :(

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #103 on: Fri, 15 October 2021, 02:59:52 »
2 ANSI accents but no ISO accents in base. :(
Don't worry, I'll convince him to add the black accent for iso. The kitting is not finalized.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #104 on: Fri, 15 October 2021, 07:22:45 »
2 ANSI accents but no ISO accents in base. :(

We will be making more changes to it soon. The kitting is not finalized.
Adding a second ISO accent enter is not a problem.
I hope you like the overall set. Thanks for the feedback :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #105 on: Fri, 15 October 2021, 09:49:47 »
I don't know why everyone and their mom feels obligated to add weird forced novelties that nobody actually likes.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : COMPLETE REWORK (New Kits/Colors/ Novs)
« Reply #106 on: Fri, 15 October 2021, 10:11:31 »
I don't know why everyone and their mom feels obligated to add weird forced novelties that nobody actually likes.
Because there are people who actually like them.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits + Renders
« Reply #107 on: Tue, 15 March 2022, 13:17:40 »
Update :

1. Kitting
   a. The black accents were removed entirely. From what feedback we received, it did not add much flair to the kit. Similarly, the black novs were removed.
   b. People really seemed to like the pink alphas legends instead of the regular white ones. So we decided to bring it back.
   c. Accented and mod ISO Enters were introduced in the base set.
   d. 4 Key 40s support has been added to the base.
   e. We went back to the drawing board with the ansi enter novelty and created a new one. We also added a new R3 1.75 novelty.

2. With all these changes, all the renders were redone to reflect it.

3. Vendors:  We are really happy to announce that Mekibo is our US vendor.

Finally, I am thankful to everyone who has supported us and given us important feedback.
Please feel free to leave your feedback at IC FORM

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits + Renders
« Reply #108 on: Tue, 15 March 2022, 15:11:32 »
4 Key 40s support has been added to the base.
Well now I can't think of a reason to not buy this set. Looks like I'm going to go broke again this year.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits + Renders
« Reply #109 on: Wed, 16 March 2022, 15:55:19 »
4 Key 40s support has been added to the base.
Well now I can't think of a reason to not buy this set. Looks like I'm going to go broke again this year.

Thanks for the love!!  :-*

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits + Renders
« Reply #110 on: Fri, 18 March 2022, 17:38:31 »
4 Key 40s support has been added to the base.
Well now I can't think of a reason to not buy this set. Looks like I'm going to go broke again this year.

Thanks for the love!!  :-*
How about me  :'( :'(

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #111 on: Mon, 18 April 2022, 14:00:32 »
Adding Sublegends to the Alphas would be pre-cool. Please, i beg you <3

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #112 on: Mon, 18 April 2022, 21:58:48 »
Adding Sublegends to the Alphas would be pre-cool. Please, i beg you <3

I am a huge fan of sublegends but I dont think adding them in this set would be logical!
Thanks for the input and I really appreciate your feedback!

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #113 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 02:25:49 »
A minor change update has been made! I will update asap!
Hope that 40s users will appreciate it :)

GB to start soon!
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #114 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 08:04:46 »
dont think that I will join this tbh. not because the set looks bad or anything. GMK is the reason that stops me from joining. I like the set now but I dont know if I will like it in 3 years

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #115 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 08:31:03 »
I just wanted to note on the 4-key 40s:

3 key was invented to provide the highest possible coverage for 40s boards with the fewest keys. Many designers have turned 3 key into 4 key with R2 esc to offer accent keys to 40s users. If a 40s user wants a mod colored esc, they can simply use R2 End rather than Esc.

By forcing mod keys without accents in your 4 key 40s, not only do 40s users not get access to accents (which seems like an essential part of the colorway here) but you also have added a key that only serves the purpose of providing legend accuracy.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #116 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 09:16:04 »
I just wanted to note on the 4-key 40s:

3 key was invented to provide the highest possible coverage for 40s boards with the fewest keys. Many designers have turned 3 key into 4 key with R2 esc to offer accent keys to 40s users. If a 40s user wants a mod colored esc, they can simply use R2 End rather than Esc.

By forcing mod keys without accents in your 4 key 40s, not only do 40s users not get access to accents (which seems like an essential part of the colorway here) but you also have added a key that only serves the purpose of providing legend accuracy.

And you are absolutely correct.
This was the exact update I was talking about! We changed the base kit and updated it with accents for 40s.
I hope that now the base kit is much much more accurate and attractable to the 40s community!
Cheers!

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #117 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 10:50:35 »
Night sakura  or GMK Booba or  whatever     they all look the same now
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #118 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 10:52:43 »
Night sakura  or GMK Booba or  whatever     they all look the same now

Yeah cherry profile keycaps :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #119 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 11:05:35 »
I just wanted to note on the 4-key 40s:

3 key was invented to provide the highest possible coverage for 40s boards with the fewest keys. Many designers have turned 3 key into 4 key with R2 esc to offer accent keys to 40s users. If a 40s user wants a mod colored esc, they can simply use R2 End rather than Esc.

By forcing mod keys without accents in your 4 key 40s, not only do 40s users not get access to accents (which seems like an essential part of the colorway here) but you also have added a key that only serves the purpose of providing legend accuracy.

And you are absolutely correct.
This was the exact update I was talking about! We changed the base kit and updated it with accents for 40s.
I hope that now the base kit is much much more accurate and attractable to the 40s community!
Cheers!

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Fantastic, that's a great change.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : Updated Kits (4Key 40s in Base) + Renders
« Reply #120 on: Wed, 27 April 2022, 12:37:22 »
I just wanted to note on the 4-key 40s:

3 key was invented to provide the highest possible coverage for 40s boards with the fewest keys. Many designers have turned 3 key into 4 key with R2 esc to offer accent keys to 40s users. If a 40s user wants a mod colored esc, they can simply use R2 End rather than Esc.

By forcing mod keys without accents in your 4 key 40s, not only do 40s users not get access to accents (which seems like an essential part of the colorway here) but you also have added a key that only serves the purpose of providing legend accuracy.

And you are absolutely correct.
This was the exact update I was talking about! We changed the base kit and updated it with accents for 40s.
I hope that now the base kit is much much more accurate and attractable to the 40s community!
Cheers!

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Fantastic, that's a great change.

Great. Thanks :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 22nd May
« Reply #121 on: Mon, 02 May 2022, 06:58:41 »
Summer is almost upon us and what better time to get shred those extra pounds?  :p

We received quotes from GMK and are currently waiting on vendor pricing.

GB will start 23rd May.

Cheers!
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #122 on: Thu, 12 May 2022, 06:29:45 »

Hibi Metal Revealed!


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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #123 on: Thu, 12 May 2022, 07:34:11 »

Hibi Metal Revealed!

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What is it?

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #124 on: Thu, 12 May 2022, 11:05:01 »

Hibi Metal Revealed!

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What is it?

Looks like knurling you find on barbells or dumbbells.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #125 on: Thu, 12 May 2022, 11:47:28 »

Hibi Metal Revealed!

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What is it?

Looks like knurling you find on barbells or dumbbells.

Yes you are correct!! That was the goal of this  :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #126 on: Mon, 16 May 2022, 02:03:05 »
Cablemod cables revealed!

These will be available during the GB!




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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #127 on: Wed, 18 May 2022, 11:35:36 »
GB postponed for 2 months. Will start late July/early August!
Stay tuned for more updates! ;D
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #128 on: Mon, 20 June 2022, 15:24:20 »
GB postponed for 2 months. Will start late July/early August!
Stay tuned for more updates! ;D
so when will it go live exactly?

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB 23nd May | Deskmats and Hibi
« Reply #129 on: Mon, 20 June 2022, 23:51:27 »
GB postponed for 2 months. Will start late July/early August!
Stay tuned for more updates! ;D
so when will it go live exactly?

GB is scheduled to start on 24th July!

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #130 on: Tue, 21 June 2022, 16:34:29 »
what are the colors/pantones out of curiosity?

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #131 on: Wed, 22 June 2022, 01:20:42 »
what are the colors/pantones out of curiosity?
Alphas : RAL 260 60 15, Accents : RAL 350 90 10 , Mods RAL 260 30 10. :thumb:

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #132 on: Tue, 12 July 2022, 01:12:55 »
GB starts in 12 days

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #133 on: Tue, 19 July 2022, 01:42:08 »

GB starts in 5 days :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #134 on: Sun, 24 July 2022, 20:41:37 »
I’ve been watching this keycap set for a few months and keep being upset about having such mixed feelings about it.  As an avid keyboard hobbyist AND clearly a major fitness enthusiast & also a fitness professional, I so badly want to love this set because of the fitness theme as fitness is such a huge part of my life, but here are my honest thoughts…..and I’m sorry for not writing this sooner and hope I don’t upset or offend you in any way, as that’s not remotely my intention here at all.

On one hand I generally like the base colors, but on the other hand the pink accents throws me off a bit with the very feminine feel it adds as the accent color and for the numbers/letters.  It doesn’t make it a deal breaker per say, but for me personally it just doesn’t all quite work well together, and doesn’t really feel like it’s at all connected to a gym or fitness theme (this is just my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt).

Secondly (again personal opinion here), but the novelties are also incredibly feminine feeling to me, and not something I personally feel remotely compelled to buy, as they remind me of those old follow-along VHS fitness videos from the 80’s & 90’s that our Moms would watch on TV.  That’s especially disappointing for me as I’ve been waiting and hoping for a fitness themed keycap set to come out since I got into the hobby last year, as it combines my passion for and professional career in fitness with my love for the keyboard hobby. The color combo aside, the selling point that defines a niche theme set like this as a fitness theme comes down to the novelties as well as the artisans IMO, but unfortunately they just don’t work for me personally as it seems they’re geared towards a very different audience than your traditional fitness enthusiast like myself.  The artisan seems to be a major miss as well, as there were many fun fitness related things that could have been done there (I’m thinking something in the shape of a dumbbell, a 45 lb plate that loads onto a barbell, or something else that’s creative yet still is instantly recognizable as something fitness related).  I don’t personally see any connection to a fitness theme with the artisan, unless I’m missing something?  Is the grid pattern supposed to be mimicking the grip pattern on a barbell?  If it is, it’s not remotely obvious at first and just looks like a geometric pattern of sorts.

With all that said, I truly wish you all the best on this keycap set! Even though it upsets me to say that it’s not for me personally, I would love nothing more than to see this be a success for you!  I’m sure there are many out there who this set really speaks to and who will love it.  Good luck with the GB, and I’ll definitely share it with anyone I know who I feel would probably really like it.  :thumb:
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #135 on: Mon, 25 July 2022, 01:51:07 »
I’ve been watching this keycap set for a few months and keep being upset about having such mixed feelings about it.  As an avid keyboard hobbyist AND clearly a major fitness enthusiast & also a fitness professional, I so badly want to love this set because of the fitness theme as fitness is such a huge part of my life, but here are my honest thoughts…..and I’m sorry for not writing this sooner and hope I don’t upset or offend you in any way, as that’s not remotely my intention here at all.

On one hand I generally like the base colors, but on the other hand the pink accents throws me off a bit with the very feminine feel it adds as the accent color and for the numbers/letters.  It doesn’t make it a deal breaker per say, but for me personally it just doesn’t all quite work well together, and doesn’t really feel like it’s at all connected to a gym or fitness theme (this is just my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt).

Secondly (again personal opinion here), but the novelties are also incredibly feminine feeling to me, and not something I personally feel remotely compelled to buy, as they remind me of those old follow-along VHS fitness videos from the 80’s & 90’s that our Moms would watch on TV.  That’s especially disappointing for me as I’ve been waiting and hoping for a fitness themed keycap set to come out since I got into the hobby last year, as it combines my passion for and professional career in fitness with my love for the keyboard hobby. The color combo aside, the selling point that defines a niche theme set like this as a fitness theme comes down to the novelties as well as the artisans IMO, but unfortunately they just don’t work for me personally as it seems they’re geared towards a very different audience than your traditional fitness enthusiast like myself.  The artisan seems to be a major miss as well, as there were many fun fitness related things that could have been done there (I’m thinking something in the shape of a dumbbell, a 45 lb plate that loads onto a barbell, or something else that’s creative yet still is instantly recognizable as something fitness related).  I don’t personally see any connection to a fitness theme with the artisan, unless I’m missing something?  Is the grid pattern supposed to be mimicking the grip pattern on a barbell?  If it is, it’s not remotely obvious at first and just looks like a geometric pattern of sorts.

With all that said, I truly wish you all the best on this keycap set! Even though it upsets me to say that it’s not for me personally, I would love nothing more than to see this be a success for you!  I’m sure there are many out there who this set really speaks to and who will love it.  Good luck with the GB, and I’ll definitely share it with anyone I know who I feel would probably really like it.  :thumb:


Thanks for the kind words and sharing your point of view.
There is no point addressing anything you have mentioned right now but I will try to put some stuff into perspective.
The pink accent was chosen because it fit the theme well and not for really adding any feminine tough to the set. Personally I like pink and wear them as well. Its more of a preference.

Regarding the novelties, we did 2-3 iterations based on the interest check form to come to this final conclusion. Almost all major novelties were redone based on the suggestions from the form.
But do understand, this theme is quite niche and very hard to pull off atleast from the artwork point of view. There are so many relatable things and only a few slots to put them on. So there is always a chance that there will be things that dont make it.

The Hibi artisan represents the knurls/ grips on the bars and dumbbells.

Again thanks for the words, I hope I could provide some perspective.

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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #136 on: Mon, 25 July 2022, 08:54:58 »
I’ve been watching this keycap set for a few months and keep being upset about having such mixed feelings about it.  As an avid keyboard hobbyist AND clearly a major fitness enthusiast & also a fitness professional, I so badly want to love this set because of the fitness theme as fitness is such a huge part of my life, but here are my honest thoughts…..and I’m sorry for not writing this sooner and hope I don’t upset or offend you in any way, as that’s not remotely my intention here at all.

On one hand I generally like the base colors, but on the other hand the pink accents throws me off a bit with the very feminine feel it adds as the accent color and for the numbers/letters.  It doesn’t make it a deal breaker per say, but for me personally it just doesn’t all quite work well together, and doesn’t really feel like it’s at all connected to a gym or fitness theme (this is just my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt).

Secondly (again personal opinion here), but the novelties are also incredibly feminine feeling to me, and not something I personally feel remotely compelled to buy, as they remind me of those old follow-along VHS fitness videos from the 80’s & 90’s that our Moms would watch on TV.  That’s especially disappointing for me as I’ve been waiting and hoping for a fitness themed keycap set to come out since I got into the hobby last year, as it combines my passion for and professional career in fitness with my love for the keyboard hobby. The color combo aside, the selling point that defines a niche theme set like this as a fitness theme comes down to the novelties as well as the artisans IMO, but unfortunately they just don’t work for me personally as it seems they’re geared towards a very different audience than your traditional fitness enthusiast like myself.  The artisan seems to be a major miss as well, as there were many fun fitness related things that could have been done there (I’m thinking something in the shape of a dumbbell, a 45 lb plate that loads onto a barbell, or something else that’s creative yet still is instantly recognizable as something fitness related).  I don’t personally see any connection to a fitness theme with the artisan, unless I’m missing something?  Is the grid pattern supposed to be mimicking the grip pattern on a barbell?  If it is, it’s not remotely obvious at first and just looks like a geometric pattern of sorts.

With all that said, I truly wish you all the best on this keycap set! Even though it upsets me to say that it’s not for me personally, I would love nothing more than to see this be a success for you!  I’m sure there are many out there who this set really speaks to and who will love it.  Good luck with the GB, and I’ll definitely share it with anyone I know who I feel would probably really like it.  :thumb:


Thanks for the kind words and sharing your point of view.
There is no point addressing anything you have mentioned right now but I will try to put some stuff into perspective.
The pink accent was chosen because it fit the theme well and not for really adding any feminine tough to the set. Personally I like pink and wear them as well. Its more of a preference.

Regarding the novelties, we did 2-3 iterations based on the interest check form to come to this final conclusion. Almost all major novelties were redone based on the suggestions from the form.
But do understand, this theme is quite niche and very hard to pull off atleast from the artwork point of view. There are so many relatable things and only a few slots to put them on. So there is always a chance that there will be things that dont make it.

The Hibi artisan represents the knurls/ grips on the bars and dumbbells.

Again thanks for the words, I hope I could provide some perspective.

Thank you for your kind reply, and I’m also glad you understood the positive way my comments were meant and didn’t get upset by anything I said (as that was not at all my intention). I can understand & appreciate that the fitness niche is not an easy one to pull off on keycaps as a theme, so I give you a lot of credit for taking on this project & following your own intuition in the design process.

I agree pink can complement blue well as a contrasting color, & isn’t necessarily just a feminine color. I just personally feel it looks a bit feminine in the case of this particular combo, especially when combined with many of the novelty key designs, but at the same time the colors do go well together. The color combo actually reminds me of a set I really like called Devoted, though that uses a lilac instead of pink).

I hope to see more fitness themed keycap sets in the future, as I’ve been waiting for a set like this to buy for some time. I also get why you went with the knurled grip on barbells as the artisan design & I’m sure it looks & feels even better in person, as photos don’t always do artisans justice.

Again, I really respect the amount of time and effort that clearly went into making this design, and I hope you didn’t take anything I said negatively, as I’m really rooting for you & this GB to be a success. Wishing you all the best, and I’m looking forward to seeing what other sets you design in the future! 💪
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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB starts 24th July
« Reply #137 on: Mon, 25 July 2022, 10:20:21 »
I’ve been watching this keycap set for a few months and keep being upset about having such mixed feelings about it.  As an avid keyboard hobbyist AND clearly a major fitness enthusiast & also a fitness professional, I so badly want to love this set because of the fitness theme as fitness is such a huge part of my life, but here are my honest thoughts…..and I’m sorry for not writing this sooner and hope I don’t upset or offend you in any way, as that’s not remotely my intention here at all.

On one hand I generally like the base colors, but on the other hand the pink accents throws me off a bit with the very feminine feel it adds as the accent color and for the numbers/letters.  It doesn’t make it a deal breaker per say, but for me personally it just doesn’t all quite work well together, and doesn’t really feel like it’s at all connected to a gym or fitness theme (this is just my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt).

Secondly (again personal opinion here), but the novelties are also incredibly feminine feeling to me, and not something I personally feel remotely compelled to buy, as they remind me of those old follow-along VHS fitness videos from the 80’s & 90’s that our Moms would watch on TV.  That’s especially disappointing for me as I’ve been waiting and hoping for a fitness themed keycap set to come out since I got into the hobby last year, as it combines my passion for and professional career in fitness with my love for the keyboard hobby. The color combo aside, the selling point that defines a niche theme set like this as a fitness theme comes down to the novelties as well as the artisans IMO, but unfortunately they just don’t work for me personally as it seems they’re geared towards a very different audience than your traditional fitness enthusiast like myself.  The artisan seems to be a major miss as well, as there were many fun fitness related things that could have been done there (I’m thinking something in the shape of a dumbbell, a 45 lb plate that loads onto a barbell, or something else that’s creative yet still is instantly recognizable as something fitness related).  I don’t personally see any connection to a fitness theme with the artisan, unless I’m missing something?  Is the grid pattern supposed to be mimicking the grip pattern on a barbell?  If it is, it’s not remotely obvious at first and just looks like a geometric pattern of sorts.

With all that said, I truly wish you all the best on this keycap set! Even though it upsets me to say that it’s not for me personally, I would love nothing more than to see this be a success for you!  I’m sure there are many out there who this set really speaks to and who will love it.  Good luck with the GB, and I’ll definitely share it with anyone I know who I feel would probably really like it.  :thumb:


Thanks for the kind words and sharing your point of view.
There is no point addressing anything you have mentioned right now but I will try to put some stuff into perspective.
The pink accent was chosen because it fit the theme well and not for really adding any feminine tough to the set. Personally I like pink and wear them as well. Its more of a preference.

Regarding the novelties, we did 2-3 iterations based on the interest check form to come to this final conclusion. Almost all major novelties were redone based on the suggestions from the form.
But do understand, this theme is quite niche and very hard to pull off atleast from the artwork point of view. There are so many relatable things and only a few slots to put them on. So there is always a chance that there will be things that dont make it.

The Hibi artisan represents the knurls/ grips on the bars and dumbbells.

Again thanks for the words, I hope I could provide some perspective.

Thank you for your kind reply, and I’m also glad you understood the positive way my comments were meant and didn’t get upset by anything I said (as that was not at all my intention). I can understand & appreciate that the fitness niche is not an easy one to pull off on keycaps as a theme, so I give you a lot of credit for taking on this project & following your own intuition in the design process.

As for pink, I agree that it can complement the blue well as a contrasting color, and I also have some pink shirts that I wear sometimes because it looks good & isn’t  necessarily just a feminine color. I personally feel it looks a bit feminine in the case of this particular keycap set, especially when combined with many of the novelty key designs, but at the same time I also think the pink can look very good with dark blue (the color combo actually reminds me of a set I really like called Devoted, though that uses a lilac instead of pink).

Like I mentioned, this is all purely my own personal opinion, which doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, and I hope you or someone else makes another fitness themed set in the future with a different feel to it, as I’ve really been waiting for a fitness themed set like this to buy & use on one of my keyboards. And I get why you went with the knurled grip on barbells as it makes perfect sense. I’m sure it’s even more obvious when seeing and feeling it in person, as photos don’t always do artisans justice.

Again, I really respect the amount of time and effort that clearly went into making this design, and I hope you didn’t take anything I said negatively, as I really am rooting for you and for this to be a successful set. Wishing you all the best, and I’m looking forward to seeing what other sets you design in the future! 💪

Thanks again for all the kind words and glad I could provide some perspective.


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Re: [IC] GMK Fitness Studio : GB LIVE 24th July - 24th August
« Reply #139 on: Fri, 29 July 2022, 03:10:09 »
I thought some things need to be clarified based on the fact that people commented/think that Fitness Studio is same as JTK Night Sakura.
Here is a closer comparison.



I hope that clears up any confusion.

Since the GB is live I will close this thread!