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Title: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Fri, 22 January 2021, 12:57:24: "I made this in my garage" deskmat

Update #1: Wow this was more responses than we expected, we love hearing your feedback and seeing how many of you like our design! Thank you everyone for the support so far!! By popular demand, we've considered and now have decided to add a Dark Grey with Rainbow variation as well as adding the iconic purple in between the blue and red!

(https://i.imgur.com/uOIRr9M.png)

Introduction + Inspiration

Hello everyone!!
My name's Kevin and this is our debut deskmat design that we’re very proud to show off!
Inspired by the Apple Macintosh, we present the first interest check for the "I made this in my garage" Deskmat!

After having been in the mechanical keyboard hobby/community for a handful of years now, I’ve strayed away from flashy colors and loud designs. Over the past year or so, I’ve become more interested in simple designs and colors such as old school korean customs, beige keysets and elusive vintage dyesubs (let me find a cheap G81-3000SAV pls). So we thought what would be better to pair with those aesthetics than a classic beige deskmat inspired by one of the most successful computers of the 20th century!

As much as we love how it looks, we would love to hear what you guys have to say about the design!

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/MigseYj
New IC Form: https://forms.gle/cYapCfE6hUqX9iGv7

Specifications (so far):
900 x 400 x 4mm
Stitched edges
Rubber non-slip bottom
Vendors TBD depending on the success of IC

Thank you for supporting this project, hopefully, we can get this up and running as a group buy soon :)

Feel free to give our socials a follow for future updates and designs!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acme.types
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6G6dYjZu1hWGXxyzpQX7gg
Discord: https://discord.gg/xRPGSNCsQG
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: mustardgreens on Fri, 22 January 2021, 13:30:50: This is my style. Retro feel, commodore 64 and macintosh vibes. Will buy
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Fri, 22 January 2021, 14:00:40: Quote from: mustardgreens on Fri, 22 January 2021, 13:30:50
This is my style. Retro feel, commodore 64 and macintosh vibes. Will buy

Hey thanks! Those were the vibes we were going for! :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: napostrophe on Fri, 22 January 2021, 21:12:29: I really like this! It'll pair super well with Extended 2048!
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Sat, 23 January 2021, 14:42:19: Quote from: napostrophe on Fri, 22 January 2021, 21:12:29
I really like this! It'll pair super well with Extended 2048!

Thank you! Yes it will for sure, we were thinking how great this would look with XDA oblique!
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: xlSantos on Sun, 24 January 2021, 06:44:00: I really like it as well. Saw the reddit post then followed the IG I am in for this.
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 24 January 2021, 06:52:54: A throwback to the days when Apple was actually somewhat cool ... I love it!

Although perhaps maybe a bit more yellow than the computers actually were back in the day. ;)
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Sun, 24 January 2021, 15:39:11: Quote from: Findecanor on Sun, 24 January 2021, 06:52:54
A throwback to the days when Apple was actually somewhat cool ... I love it!

Although perhaps maybe a bit more yellow than the computers actually were back in the day. ;)

Thank you! Had to make the beige stand out a bit more haha, glad you like it!
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: York Chan on Mon, 25 January 2021, 00:51:21: Simple and beautiful, slash style can be added :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Mon, 25 January 2021, 13:30:37: Quote from: xlSantos on Sun, 24 January 2021, 06:44:00
I really like it as well. Saw the reddit post then followed the IG I am in for this.

Hey! Thanks so much, it really means a lot to us that we're getting the positive responses we're getting! Thanks for the follow :D
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: hammerbrotha on Wed, 03 February 2021, 23:00:25: Love the design. I'm in!
Title: Re: [IC] “i made this in my garage” Deskmat, an Apple Macintosh inspired design
Post by: kchlam on Sat, 06 March 2021, 15:05:58: Groupbuy thread is up!!
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=111457.0