Author Topic: [IC] KAM Playground (Read 148282 times)

biip · « **Reply #200 on:** Fri, 12 March 2021, 04:53:37 »

Quote from: to1ne on Thu, 11 March 2021, 08:13:20

Quote from: balsa0 on Wed, 10 March 2021, 14:31:45
Oh yes please, add some programming stuff! I'd love to see this on a macropad!

Initially I was like: why? But that's actually not a bad idea.

I image icons for:
- debugging: run, break, step, next
- build, rebuild, execute, test
- (there must be more)

will do

still waiting for updates from the manufacturer.
At this point, I'm starting to also consider DSA.

ILikeShorts · « **Reply #201 on:** Fri, 12 March 2021, 11:32:29 »

I’d be out if it went DSA, sadly. Row 3 SA? I know nothing about how different key caps affect what can be done, legends wise, though.

vladimir108 · « **Reply #202 on:** Fri, 12 March 2021, 13:14:06 »

Quote from: biip on Fri, 12 March 2021, 04:53:37

Quote from: to1ne on Thu, 11 March 2021, 08:13:20
Quote from: balsa0 on Wed, 10 March 2021, 14:31:45
Oh yes please, add some programming stuff! I'd love to see this on a macropad!

Initially I was like: why? But that's actually not a bad idea.

I image icons for:
- debugging: run, break, step, next
- build, rebuild, execute, test
- (there must be more)

will do
still waiting for updates from the manufacturer.
At this point, I'm starting to also consider DSA.

Cool! Something for programmers ... and admins ;-)

Vibex · « **Reply #203 on:** Fri, 12 March 2021, 17:05:41 »

Quote from: biip on Fri, 12 March 2021, 04:53:37

At this point, I'm starting to also consider DSA.

I don't hate DSA, but it would definitely make me less excited for this set. Would still probably pick up a couple kits though.

Andrew_Debbie · « **Reply #204 on:** Mon, 15 March 2021, 10:42:29 »

Love it. I'm in if my wallet allows.

andred · « **Reply #205 on:** Mon, 15 March 2021, 19:45:58 »

Quote from: biip on Tue, 08 September 2020, 10:12:03

Quote from: Argan12345 on Tue, 08 September 2020, 10:03:35
Oh man freaking awesome do we have confirmation it's going to be slick glossy PBT KAM (a la KAM Starry Night) and not matte PBT KAM (a la KAM Wraith)?

I plan to order samples for both finishes.
I initially thought about going for glossy finish tho since it'd look more classy and modern (IMO)

Here's my two cents on glossy, based on my experience with KAM Little Pilot:

It looks nice, but sometimes the shine highlights imperfections in the plastic. This detail does not come across in renderings.
Typing on slippery keycaps is not as nice.
Glossy catches more light reflections, which can detract from the beautiful legends on this set.

Xury46 · « **Reply #206 on:** Wed, 31 March 2021, 05:14:34 »

I'm in love with this, I want them all!

RoyalOak88 · « **Reply #207 on:** Wed, 31 March 2021, 05:55:08 »

Very nice set!
Any possibility of International North/South kits?

LiTurk · « **Reply #208 on:** Sun, 04 April 2021, 16:02:48 »

I need this set asap

baobaozi · « **Reply #209 on:** Sun, 04 April 2021, 18:50:52 »

Any chance of a homing kit?

It looks cool though!

Volny · « **Reply #210 on:** Sat, 01 May 2021, 06:21:59 »

If you do a DSA version I'll be in for probably like 7+ kits

thicthock · « **Reply #211 on:** Sun, 02 May 2021, 01:52:08 »

Okay I need this in the gaming version.

Here I am thinking of buying even more sets.

jakk · « **Reply #212 on:** Sun, 02 May 2021, 20:33:21 »

love all of the novelties, would look super clean on a macro pad

hyphonetics · « **Reply #213 on:** Mon, 03 May 2021, 03:59:53 »

I think this is super neat! I'd definitely be interested in getting some of the add on keys for future macro pad builds

Jayhen · « **Reply #214 on:** Sat, 22 May 2021, 23:45:24 »

This set looks great! I love the idea of having a separate macro board filled with the extra keys and such. Definitely keeping an eye out on this!

Entity. · « **Reply #215 on:** Mon, 21 June 2021, 17:44:06 »

Cant wait to put this on my macro pad!

Visionaire · « **Reply #216 on:** Mon, 21 June 2021, 17:55:33 »

Very interested STILL

vladimir108 · « **Reply #217 on:** Tue, 22 June 2021, 02:37:56 »

What do you think about colab with RamaWorks and incl. their M6 to GB? They did a few times (GMK Dual shot 2, GMK Dandy, ...)

spikedsynapse · « **Reply #218 on:** Tue, 22 June 2021, 12:56:35 »

This is a great set. I can really tell how much work has been put into it!

memnarch1113 · « **Reply #219 on:** Tue, 22 June 2021, 18:31:04 »

I love it. Totally down for the novelties!!

Klackygears · « **Reply #220 on:** Sat, 26 June 2021, 14:47:52 »

This is such a great idea! I love it!

piit79 · « **Reply #221 on:** Wed, 30 June 2021, 04:20:15 »

This will be such a cool set to get... in the summer of 2022

Definitely in!

Scottw · « **Reply #222 on:** Tue, 13 July 2021, 18:18:05 »

Quote from: vladimir108 on Fri, 12 March 2021, 13:14:06

Quote from: biip on Fri, 12 March 2021, 04:53:37
Quote from: to1ne on Thu, 11 March 2021, 08:13:20
Quote from: balsa0 on Wed, 10 March 2021, 14:31:45
Oh yes please, add some programming stuff! I'd love to see this on a macropad!

Initially I was like: why? But that's actually not a bad idea.

I image icons for:
- debugging: run, break, step, next
- build, rebuild, execute, test
- (there must be more)

will do
still waiting for updates from the manufacturer.
At this point, I'm starting to also consider DSA.

Cool! Something for programmers ... and admins ;-)

i would love to see some vim navigation keys

Volny · « **Reply #223 on:** Sat, 17 July 2021, 05:03:01 »

Quote from: piit79 on Wed, 30 June 2021, 04:20:15

This will be such a cool set to get... in the summer of 2022 Definitely in!

ooh, do you think it'll be ready so soon? Goody!

sevenseacat · « **Reply #224 on:** Mon, 19 July 2021, 05:07:20 »

Quote from: Volny on Sat, 17 July 2021, 05:03:01

Quote from: piit79 on Wed, 30 June 2021, 04:20:15
This will be such a cool set to get... in the summer of 2022 Definitely in!
ooh, do you think it'll be ready so soon? Goody!

Maybe the GB will start by then lol

Voaraq · « **Reply #225 on:** Tue, 20 July 2021, 05:44:46 »

Fingers crossed the GB starts before I die.

msting · « **Reply #226 on:** Tue, 20 July 2021, 06:30:19 »

I don't want this to start until [if] Keyreative gets its sh*t together. I think Biip is wise to hold off for now.

biip · « **Reply #227 on:** Tue, 20 July 2021, 07:06:51 »

Quote from: Voaraq on Tue, 20 July 2021, 05:44:46

Fingers crossed the GB starts before I die.

Well, still waiting for the samples to be done.
Apparently, Keyreative is working on it atm.

Volny · « **Reply #228 on:** Wed, 21 July 2021, 05:24:33 »

Can you perhaps switch to a different manufacturer, like Signature Plastics?

tothendoftheline · « **Reply #229 on:** Thu, 29 July 2021, 10:47:41 »

I really like this! It's awesome to have a handful of vertical keys outside of the ergo kit — I have a Moonlander with only six vertical keys, and I always end up saying that I'll just put 1u keys on them because I'm not buying a full ergo kit.

39darkstriker93 · « **Reply #230 on:** Fri, 06 August 2021, 11:10:48 »

love thee colorways, fonts, novelties, all great.

But if only it was KAT profile instead of KAM... Can't do well in flat profiles

vladimir108 · « **Reply #231 on:** Fri, 06 August 2021, 11:48:24 »

Quote from: vladimir108 on Tue, 22 June 2021, 02:37:56

What do you think about colab with RamaWorks and incl. their M6 to GB? They did a few times (GMK Dual shot 2, GMK Dandy, ...)

Or https://treasuretypes.com/ ?

Volny · « **Reply #232 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 06:33:36 »

Quote from: 39darkstriker93 on Fri, 06 August 2021, 11:10:48

love thee colorways, fonts, novelties, all great.

But if only it was KAT profile instead of KAM... Can't do well in flat profiles

something like this pretty much has to be a uniform profile. Ok, the base kit could be KAT, but pretty as it is, the base kit is not what this is primarily about. It's about all the novelties for all the different programs and work flows. And everyone is going to use them differently. One person will put the Photoshop "brush" key on B, another will put it on the f row, another will put it on a macropad. Unless you make all the keys the same height, you're guaranteed to mess up the majority of people's conceptions for how to fit them in.

biip · « **Reply #233 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 12:15:22 »

Hey, I finally received the first batch of samples (featuring matte finish) and I'm actually super satisfied by the dye sub quality, the legends being clean and sharp.

Some colors need obviously some tweaking (especially the base color) but I can say without fear that the project will happen, and that I can finally start to work on the different updates and adjustments regarding the kitting of the set

New samples will be submitted soon.
I don't think I'll go for glossy finish though.

As usual, I keep you in touch. Thanks again for supporting this project <3

Please don't mind the quality of the pics below, I did not have the time to shoot with strobes etc.

lecorsair · « **Reply #234 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 12:58:06 »

So nice, definitely going to be a wallet burner for me - so many kits to grab - excite for the gb 👍

- A little sad about loss of glossy finish though. Personally, one of the draw about KAM was the glossy finish.

psxndc · « **Reply #235 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 13:24:59 »

Awesome. Biip, did you get any samples with homing bars? That’s the only area of concern for me (the haloing on KAM Wraith a was a bit a disappointment).

biip · « **Reply #236 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 13:26:11 »

Quote from: psxndc on Sat, 07 August 2021, 13:24:59

Awesome. Biip, did you get any samples with homing bars? That’s the only area of concern for me (the haloing on KAM Wraith a was a bit a disappointment).

I did receive those, with the hallo issue.
But the manufacturer confirmed me that they'll fix the mold

factoryofidols · « **Reply #237 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 16:31:07 »

Man matte finish is a real bummer.

KAM in shiny just looks so nice and unique and to me makes sets pop over the matte finish.

HungerMechanic · « **Reply #238 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 17:57:14 »

Quote from: biip on Sat, 07 August 2021, 12:15:22

Hey, I finally received the first batch of samples (featuring matte finish) and I'm actually super satisfied by the dye sub quality, the legends being clean and sharp.

Thanks so much for posting these. I think the photos are great for what they are.

From what I can tell, maybe it would be good to adjust some of the colours for better contrast. Especially the blues and maybe the green. Maybe go with slightly thicker legends?*

In any case, this is very interesting. Would be nice to see a few samples in glossy, should they later arrive, just to help.

*Then again, if the base colour becomes more gray as in the renders, I guess maybe the legend colours don't need to be adjusted much at all.

Volny · « **Reply #239 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 20:30:45 »

Matte finish seems sensible. Glossy would surely lower the readability of the legends. I'm still hoping for DSA though.

I'm a little worried about the red legends. They're weaker than the rest in terms of contrast and readability, yet they also seem to 'vibrate' a little, as red/blue combinations often do.

If you make the red darker, they'll be even less readable. If you lighten it while retaining saturation, they'll vibrate even more. If you lighten it while decreasing saturation, it'll no longer look red, but pink. I wonder if you'll end up having to decrease the saturation and brightness of the base blue a little.

By the way, the =/+ legend seems weighted a little too low perhaps.

HungerMechanic · « **Reply #240 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 23:19:22 »

I think the blue base colour of the keycap material is a bit off from what it's supposed to be, which is grayer/blacker/darker.

So I think we'd have to see the change in base material colour before fully assessing the legends.

Marichu · « **Reply #241 on:** Sat, 07 August 2021, 23:55:19 »

Big fan of the icons!

sevenseacat · « **Reply #242 on:** Sun, 08 August 2021, 00:44:02 »

Looking goooooooooooood. Agreed with other commenters about the base colour needing to be darker but you're all over that already so 👍

angelax · « **Reply #243 on:** Sun, 08 August 2021, 22:17:24 »

I actually love the matte finish. Makes me even more excited for this set!

CharlotteS · « **Reply #244 on:** Mon, 09 August 2021, 01:50:21 »

Beautiful.Great work!

radmedov · « **Reply #245 on:** Tue, 10 August 2021, 13:39:17 »

I'm in

pixelpusher · « **Reply #246 on:** Tue, 10 August 2021, 13:50:12 »

Will look amazing with the right color of blue base. Looking forward to updates.

xmobotx · « **Reply #247 on:** Thu, 12 August 2021, 04:45:20 »

totally in for a couple of them

craiga · « **Reply #248 on:** Wed, 18 August 2021, 12:04:31 »

I'm in for this.

purple_rw · « **Reply #249 on:** Thu, 19 August 2021, 00:01:36 »

I'm really glad that it will be matte finish. I'm in! I hope the base color will be much darker and much more greyish, like the renderings.

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Author Topic: [IC] KAM Playground (Read 148282 times)