Post by: BeesKeys on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:49:23
(https://i.imgur.com/517A2kM.jpeg) (https://forms.gle/dp3fR5mPEQ6Ej2G46)
(https://i.imgur.com/J416vVd.jpeg) (https://forms.gle/dp3fR5mPEQ6Ej2G46)
Inspiration
Hippos
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/26/multimedia/24styles-moodeng-bite-bfmh/24styles-moodeng-bite-bfmh-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg)
Kitting
(https://i.imgur.com/w1RWDMe.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/fVDpfwZ.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qKI9CME.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/h7NICsQ.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/MlbCalY.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/Rhudjbw.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5zp9mmS.jpeg)
Renders
(https://i.imgur.com/fDmNBq3.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/6jEcLYK.jpeg)
Cake - HaytCo | Maja - Vulcan
(https://i.imgur.com/fPbUg9t.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/SZyQDzJ.jpeg)
Event Horizon - MVKB
Charity
25% of profits from the designers cut; myself and Cthalupa, will be donated to a wildlife preservation charity for pygmy hippos.
Fauna & Flora will be recipient for the donation.
They are doing work to protect pygmy hippos in Liberia in their native habitat ( https://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/save-pygmy-hippos/ ).
David Attenborough is one of their VPs and has been working with them for a long time, and they have a 93% on Charity Navigator ( https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/813967095 )
Vendors
US: CannonKeys
UK: ProtoTypist
EU: KeyGem
CN: Zfrontier
OCE: KeebzNCables
SEA: PantheonKeys
Thailand: Aiglatson Studio
CAN: DeskHero
KR: SwagKeys
(https://i.imgur.com/qgfKo49.png)
GB Date: 10th January 2025
(https://i.imgur.com/J416vVd.jpeg) (https://forms.gle/dp3fR5mPEQ6Ej2G46)
Special thanks
ImperfectLink for KRK - most of what we do would be much harder without him
Stella for the amazing novelty work
Moo Deng, because Moo Deng
Post by: BeesKeys on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:49:38
Updates:
- Updated kitting mistakes
- We're looking at Fauna & Flora as the recipient for the donation. They are doing work to protect pygmy hippos in Liberia in their native habitat ( https://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/save-pygmy-hippos/ ). David Attenborough is one of their VPs and has been working with them for a long time, and they have a 93% on Charity Navigator ( https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/813967095 )
We still need to do some research to make sure this is the right place to donate, but I'd say the chances are high it'll end up being the one.
- Kitting fix: amending 1.5u back to Backspace
- Confirming charity donation amount
- Updated renders to reflect colors better
- Vendors Finalised
- Pantone chip photos added
Post by: DirtyGingy on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:50:24
Post by: spikedsynapse on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:52:16
Post by: densus designs on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:56:09
Post by: VTX_ENGINE on Thu, 24 October 2024, 07:57:12
Post by: mr_foggy on Thu, 24 October 2024, 08:11:13
base and extensions pls
Post by: ZavaZ86 on Thu, 24 October 2024, 08:12:25
Post by: spikedsynapse on Thu, 24 October 2024, 08:31:12
Post by: KenGuru on Thu, 24 October 2024, 08:43:27
Good luck with the GB.
Post by: SpookyGC on Thu, 24 October 2024, 08:51:29
Post by: cthalupa on Thu, 24 October 2024, 09:50:02
Will some of the profits be donated to Moo Deng's zoo?
Beesley and I are currently discussing this. We favor donating to a wildlife foundation that explicitly tries to preserve pygmy hippo native habitats vs. the specific zoo, though - they've gotten a lot of donations already, including some fairly massive ones, and habitat protection is more important for the species on the whole.
Post by: Fraaaan on Thu, 24 October 2024, 09:50:28
Post by: hali on Thu, 24 October 2024, 09:53:29
For a community that is about aesthetics there sure are a lot of people that cannot tell the difference between colors.
it's different but at its core everything is the same
fran said the thing i wanted to say. i like moo deng. GLWIC
Post by: cthalupa on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:02:40
Post by: bowlkeyboards on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:23:03
Post by: Cobertt on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:28:05
Beesley and I are currently discussing this. We favor donating to a wildlife foundation that explicitly tries to preserve pygmy hippo native habitats vs. the specific zoo, though - they've gotten a lot of donations already, including some fairly massive ones, and habitat protection is more important for the species on the whole.
Great idea. Would definitely be in to support efforts like these.
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:33:08
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123626.msg3194635#msg3194635
400ish base kits sold, at the absolute most trusted USA vendor. Extension sells half, and that extension has novelties which is some people’s interest in it. Your MOQ is 250 for base because custom colors and 100 for child kits.
International kit sold…17? Maybe 18 kits. Vendors had to buy that to 50. Those kits are usually sold without profit. A UK kit is going to be hard to sell 50, and even harder because low MOQ kits are priced high.
With these constraints: what would base/novs/accents look like if this were all that ran? The accent kit as is will approach 40$. Are there keys that could be cut to get it to 30?
Neat design, I’d buy. But the market right now is pretty limited for GBs, and GMK child kit pricing is rough at low MOQ, and that’s gonna change kitting decisions.
Post by: cthalupa on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:39:39
We're looking at Fauna & Flora as the recipient for the donation. They are doing work to protect pygmy hippos in Liberia in their native habitat ( https://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/save-pygmy-hippos/ ). David Attenborough is one of their VPs and has been working with them for a long time, and they have a 93% on Charity Navigator ( https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/813967095 )
We still need to do some research to make sure this is the right place to donate, but I'd say the chances are high it'll end up being the one.
Post by: cthalupa on Thu, 24 October 2024, 10:49:57
I’d go take a look at blue alert’s recent sales graph with a focus on the amount sold prior to extras being purchased.Hi! Thanks for the interest in the design.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123626.msg3194635#msg3194635
400ish base kits sold, at the absolute most trusted USA vendor. Extension sells half, and that extension has novelties which is some people’s interest in it. Your MOQ is 250 for base because custom colors and 100 for child kits.
International kit sold…17? Maybe 18 kits. Vendors had to buy that to 50. Those kits are usually sold without profit. A UK kit is going to be hard to sell 50, and even harder because low MOQ kits are priced high.
With these constraints: what would base/novs/accents look like if this were all that ran? The accent kit as is will approach 40$. Are there keys that could be cut to get it to 30?
Neat design, I’d buy. But the market right now is pretty limited for GBs, and GMK child kit pricing is rough at low MOQ, and that’s gonna change kitting decisions.
Beesley and I have a decent amount of experience in designing keycaps, including GBs and GMK sets, and have a good network of vendors to work with. There are some special considerations we have around the International and UK ISO kits that should make them feasible, but we'll adjust if that ends up not being the case for whatever reason. This kitting is in-line with what we have had success with this year.
Pricing is going to depend on our discussions with vendors and GMK, and if anything seems to be a poor fit, we'll also look at any changes that need to be made.
Post by: Guuuf on Thu, 24 October 2024, 11:42:17
Post by: Kokaloo on Thu, 24 October 2024, 11:46:56
Post by: ivanh98 on Thu, 24 October 2024, 12:08:56
Post by: mr_foggy on Thu, 24 October 2024, 12:48:12
Another round of gmk bolivia and here I thought we were in 2024NK ruined R3 by adding those useless sublegends no one asked for. at least this one is getting IC'd (and looks better).
Post by: twitchytheinsideman on Thu, 24 October 2024, 14:38:02
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 24 October 2024, 18:19:55
So, it's not night Sakura?
(https://i.postimg.cc/y6wft2hw/Hippo-vs-Night-Sakura.png)
Post by: rowie on Thu, 24 October 2024, 19:17:01
So, it's not night Sakura?Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/y6wft2hw/Hippo-vs-Night-Sakura.png)
Can you please do one compared to SA Bliss with GMK Pono as well. Thanks
Post by: dvorcol on Thu, 24 October 2024, 20:29:03
So, it's not night Sakura?Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/y6wft2hw/Hippo-vs-Night-Sakura.png)
Can you please do one compared to SA Bliss with GMK Pono as well. Thanks
These three sets shared their color codes. Night Sakura did not.
(https://i.postimg.cc/q75CV484/Three-Set-Colors250111codes.png)
Edit 1/11/'25: corrected reversed Hippo color legends. Sorry for any confusion.
Post by: rowie on Thu, 24 October 2024, 21:11:43
This is really helpful! Thank youSo, it's not night Sakura?Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/y6wft2hw/Hippo-vs-Night-Sakura.png)
Can you please do one compared to SA Bliss with GMK Pono as well. Thanks
These three sets shared their color codes. Night Sakura did not.
Edit: revised to match Hippo's color pic. (https://i.imgur.com/dWjdNxk.jpeg)Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/Prk3Q4pW/Three-Set-Colors241024-Hippo-Chip.png)Show Image(http://)
Post by: Cringelord on Fri, 25 October 2024, 01:08:25
Post by: JQ27 on Fri, 25 October 2024, 06:58:11
I’d go take a look at blue alert’s recent sales graph with a focus on the amount sold prior to extras being purchased.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123626.msg3194635#msg3194635
400ish base kits sold, at the absolute most trusted USA vendor. Extension sells half, and that extension has novelties which is some people’s interest in it. Your MOQ is 250 for base because custom colors and 100 for child kits.
International kit sold…17? Maybe 18 kits. Vendors had to buy that to 50. Those kits are usually sold without profit. A UK kit is going to be hard to sell 50, and even harder because low MOQ kits are priced high.
With these constraints: what would base/novs/accents look like if this were all that ran? The accent kit as is will approach 40$. Are there keys that could be cut to get it to 30?
Neat design, I’d buy. But the market right now is pretty limited for GBs, and GMK child kit pricing is rough at low MOQ, and that’s gonna change kitting decisions.
It's worth noting that this International kit had the normal cheaper GMK kitting AND extra keys for the numrow. Which for a lot of users would mean they felt forced to pick up the alert row kit to 'make it feel worth it' which in doing so, pushed the overall price way out of peoples budgets. It was a reason why I skipped Blue Alert even though I often buy international kits.
Post by: utoy on Fri, 25 October 2024, 07:46:41
One request, Nipple homing keys please :)
Edit: I really appreciate the Charity drive for this project. Thank you!
Post by: ivanh98 on Fri, 25 October 2024, 17:44:03
Post by: kajahtaa on Fri, 25 October 2024, 19:09:59
GL w/ GB
Post by: FoxandFoundry on Fri, 25 October 2024, 21:48:17
Post by: lampmk on Mon, 28 October 2024, 13:46:39
Post by: xLeHoy on Mon, 28 October 2024, 18:08:35
GLWIC!
Post by: LMNPI on Mon, 28 October 2024, 18:49:48
Post by: cthalupa on Sat, 02 November 2024, 00:35:26
Set looks great, please consider 1.5u backspace as just Backspace, <- Back looks so odd.
Thanks!
And yeah this is an oversight, we also just did Backspace for the 1.5u on ZX. Will confirm with Beesley and we'll get that fixed.
The original post got updated, but just in case anyone missed it:
Beesley and I are taking 25% of the designer profit and donating it to the previously mentioned charity.
Post by: BeesKeys on Sun, 03 November 2024, 13:41:34
Post by: reidweb on Sun, 03 November 2024, 16:00:40
Post by: yuppie on Sun, 03 November 2024, 22:39:47
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 04 November 2024, 00:54:00
Love the meme but isn't this eerily similar to GMK Hooty?
(https://i.postimg.cc/50yqXjMF/Hippo-vs-Hooty.png)
Post by: vinhsanity on Fri, 08 November 2024, 02:18:15
Definitely just a difference in renders because both sets use GMK stock color 2B for the grey.Love the meme but isn't this eerily similar to GMK Hooty?Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/50yqXjMF/Hippo-vs-Hooty.png)
Post by: Narcolepsy on Fri, 08 November 2024, 13:01:24
Post by: Rassles on Sat, 09 November 2024, 23:22:05
Post by: Aomerro on Sun, 10 November 2024, 08:28:58
Post by: yuppie on Sun, 10 November 2024, 11:30:38
Love the meme but isn't this eerily similar to GMK Hooty?Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/50yqXjMF/Hippo-vs-Hooty.png)
Thanks for the side-by-side comparison. I actually like Hippo better!
Post by: BeesKeys on Wed, 20 November 2024, 02:00:40
Post by: BeesKeys on Thu, 21 November 2024, 05:55:18
Post by: HubertThemad on Thu, 21 November 2024, 18:15:55
Edit: Forgot to also commend you both on donating to a very nice charity!
Post by: BeesKeys on Sat, 11 January 2025, 10:59:11
Post by: dvorcol on Wed, 15 January 2025, 21:17:38
Group buy has been approved!