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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: lowpoly on Thu, 30 July 2009, 06:29:56

Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: lowpoly on Thu, 30 July 2009, 06:29:56
Just a design, I think:

(http://ignaciopilotto.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/08_brand_keyboard01_web.jpg)

Link: http://ignaciopilotto.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/brand-keyboard/
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: watduzhkstand4 on Thu, 30 July 2009, 07:13:44
no offense but I really don't see a point in the design of this thing =/

I think for the people that would even care about buying a quality keyboard would rather type the url (if lets say those keys were hotkeys) because getting there is half the fun =)
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: lowpoly on Thu, 30 July 2009, 07:35:35
It is not for quicker homepage access to Shell Oil.

The designer used brands that start with the same letter as the key they sit on. So Shell for S or zippo for Z. It is based on the thought that logos are easier recognized than letters because of the amount of exposure they have.
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: timw4mail on Thu, 30 July 2009, 07:39:51
Quote from: lowpoly;105544
It is not for quicker homepage access to Shell Oil.

The designer used brands that start with the same letter as the key they sit on. So Shell for S or zippo for Z. It is based on the thought that logos are easier recognized than letters because of the amount of exposure they have.

That sure would drive me nuts, if I had to actually look at the keys
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: lowpoly on Thu, 30 July 2009, 07:43:07
Ah you managed to quote my post before I could delete it. :smile:

In fact it is supposed to have that homepage access watduzhkstand4 mentioned, using the 'www' key.
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 30 July 2009, 09:21:23
No go - L-shaped Enter key.
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: JBert on Thu, 30 July 2009, 16:15:06
Hooray for keyboard obfuscation!
Title: The Brand Keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 30 July 2009, 20:00:30
That keyboard looks wierd. Personally, I prefer the QWERTY layout to the Amazon Wikipedia Ebay layout.

I like the enter key on it though. No accidentally hitting the \ key at the end of a line again.