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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: WhiteRice on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:40:30

Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: WhiteRice on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:40:30
As I am planning to replace the white alps on my Minitouch with blue alps; I figured that I would take the opportunity while it would be disassembled and paint it to jazz things up a bit.

So I've been toying around with some mock-ups in GIMP, and I was hoping that I could get some feedback and suggestions. All my concepts would involve painting the case the dying the keys.

That being said please forgive my photo editing skills.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/original.jpg)

So here is my current minitouch. The GH keys jazz it up a bit, but perhaps we can do more?

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/blackeys.jpg)

Black keys, nothing crazy but not particularly attractive either.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/italianred.jpg)

Now this was inspired by the Italian red Filco board, which I am smitten with. I'm not sure how I feel about it for a Minitouch though.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/darthmaul.jpg)

So reversing things around, reminds me of Darth Maul, meh.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/filcoredkeycaps.jpg)

So let's reduce the number of red keycaps. I actually like this one.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/minico.jpg)

lol silly minitouch, you are not a filco. Give those blue WASD back... they don't even fit

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/minitouchplus.jpg)

Wait when did this become a Minitouch plus?!

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/risingsunboard.jpg)

This was actually something I thought of while in bed. If someone could ever refine it and apply to a HHKB that would be a damn fine board. However for my keyboard this is incredibly unrealistic.

(http://zachwang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/snowwhite.jpg)

For the Mac people
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:44:26
Quote from: WhiteRice;219747

Wait when did this become a Minitouch plus?!


I actually like that one the best. I was thinking my Realforce would look cool with keys that color.
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: washuai on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:53:04
I like the blue black best.  Although, I really like how the geekhack space saver has that whole summer beach vibe with the green and shades of white/grey.  Reading your original post, I expected to see blue keys, with the geekhack keys still the same.
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:53:42
I like the first one the best =p

You should get some blue ALPs into that thing.
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: WhiteRice on Fri, 03 September 2010, 22:59:28
Quote from: EverythingIBM;219752
I like the first one the best =p

You should get some blue ALPs into that thing.
In the mail! Seller finally shipped today -_-, I purchased on Monday.
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: TexasFlood on Fri, 03 September 2010, 23:12:50
I like that black/grey/(white or light grey) one pretty well, but not sure I'd want to switch from what I have now.

Forgive the fuzzy picture, took it with a crappy cell phone.
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=11668)
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: WhiteRice on Fri, 03 September 2010, 23:16:08
Has anyone ever opened up a plus? Are the casings the same?
Title: Minitouch alt color concepts
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 08 September 2010, 23:23:25
(http://a.imageshack.us/img198/9318/img20100830223221.jpg)

The lettering is more visible in person