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Title: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 10 March 2015, 10:16:06
Hello everyone. After the success of the two Fallout GB's, and to commemorate the release (not sure when) of the new Firefly Online cross-platform game, I have decided to try my hand at an initial novelty keycap venture into the 'Verse. First two ideas, better mockups coming soon, will be Malcolm Reynolds' signature sidearm and the Chinese characters that spell Serenity.

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g_ofn_ecqbo/VQJM1f1EgNI/AAAAAAAAANI/1KwBpP1Df3s/s512-no/path3999-2.png)
This is the basic gist of what I want to accomplish, but I have to tweak it to make it doubleshootable (the part I hate).

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Whether you are a Browncoat, Bounty Hunter, or Purple Belly, this is the time to share your ideas if you have any. I will be planning for future Series sets based on any and all ideas, so let them flow.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 10 March 2015, 10:25:23
Any ideas for colorways?  Will you try to match an existing set or make a standalone cap?  I will likely be interested in this.   :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 10 March 2015, 10:26:44
Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 10 March 2015, 10:25:23
Any ideas for colorways?  Will you try to match an existing set or make a standalone cap?  I will likely be interested in this.   :thumb:

Brown Keycap with White legend on the Mal Cap...

Yellow keycap with Orange Chinese for Serenity...
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: heedpantsnow on Tue, 10 March 2015, 15:07:37
Have you seen the previous IC's?  A lot of interest and discussion.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: Data on Tue, 10 March 2015, 15:19:20
#NOOICE!
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 10 March 2015, 15:21:55
Quote from: heedpantsnow on Tue, 10 March 2015, 15:07:37
Have you seen the previous IC's?  A lot of interest and discussion.

And I am trying gin up more with all the new members we have gained since my failed Group Buy...
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: Kaiser_Bill on Mon, 16 March 2015, 17:33:09
Sounds awesome. Seems like you could theoretically do a full keyset based on either of these color schemes though.
(http://i.imgur.com/K3PiQ2X.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ea5u9oK.jpg)
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:22:36
Glad to see your back on the horse  :thumb:

How about a Brown cap with a yellow-ish 'f' from the script 'firefly' from the TV title screen.

(http://www.mpharris.co.uk/firefly-logo.jpg)

I can do a mockup if it sounds interesting.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: dante on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:29:58
(https://optimalhumanmodulation.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/reavers.jpg)
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:43:22
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:22:36
Glad to see your back on the horse  :thumb:

How about a Brown cap with a yellow-ish 'f' from the script 'firefly' from the TV title screen.

Show Image
(http://www.mpharris.co.uk/firefly-logo.jpg)


I can do a mockup if it sounds interesting.
Cool idea
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Mon, 16 March 2015, 22:39:09
Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:43:22
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 16 March 2015, 21:22:36
Glad to see your back on the horse  :thumb:

How about a Brown cap with a yellow-ish 'f' from the script 'firefly' from the TV title screen.

Show Image
(http://www.mpharris.co.uk/firefly-logo.jpg)


I can do a mockup if it sounds interesting.
Cool idea

Here's a mockup...had to fatten the 'f' up a bit to meet the custom legend requirements.
[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: sethk_ on Mon, 16 March 2015, 22:44:30
What about canary yellow text on green for the alphas, and lime green on a shade of blue for the alphas.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: derezzed on Mon, 16 March 2015, 23:07:06
Quote from: Kaiser_Bill on Mon, 16 March 2015, 17:33:09
Sounds awesome. Seems like you could theoretically do a full keyset based on either of these color schemes though.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/ea5u9oK.jpg)


Put that thing away!  Do you want 20th Century Fox's lawyers to crush GeekHack? 

Seriously, though, when designing Firefly-inspired keycaps, you have to at least consider Jayne's hat.


What about a function key with the legend "YoSaffBridge"?

Or a backspace key with the legend "I'll be in my bunk"?

Maybe something with the Blue Sun logo would be nice.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 12:43:22
Quote from: derezzed on Mon, 16 March 2015, 23:07:06
Quote from: Kaiser_Bill on Mon, 16 March 2015, 17:33:09
Sounds awesome. Seems like you could theoretically do a full keyset based on either of these color schemes though.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/ea5u9oK.jpg)

Maybe something with the Blue Sun logo would be nice.

This has been done, and extremely difficult if not impossible to do in Doubleshot...
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: Sygaldry on Tue, 17 March 2015, 12:56:44
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 12:43:22
Quote from: derezzed on Mon, 16 March 2015, 23:07:06
Quote from: Kaiser_Bill on Mon, 16 March 2015, 17:33:09
Sounds awesome. Seems like you could theoretically do a full keyset based on either of these color schemes though.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/ea5u9oK.jpg)

Maybe something with the Blue Sun logo would be nice.

This has been done, and extremely difficult if not impossible to do in Doubleshot...
(http://i.imgur.com/mJWHLit.jpg)
 :cool:
My ex-keyboard
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:35:07
Stole this idea off a t-shirt I once saw. Don't remember the exact icons they had, but the idea is the same...colors TBD

[attachimg=1]

Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:46:15
Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:35:07
Stole this idea off a t-shirt I once saw. Don't remember the exact icons they had, but the idea is the same...colors TBD

(Attachment Link)

Color me clueless? Is it supposed to be Fire Key + Fly Key?
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:55:32
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:46:15
Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:35:07
Stole this idea off a t-shirt I once saw. Don't remember the exact icons they had, but the idea is the same...colors TBD

(Attachment Link)

Color me clueless? Is it supposed to be Fire Key + Fly Key?

Yes.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 15:50:40
Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:55:32
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:46:15
Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 13:35:07
Stole this idea off a t-shirt I once saw. Don't remember the exact icons they had, but the idea is the same...colors TBD

(Attachment Link)

Color me clueless? Is it supposed to be Fire Key + Fly Key?

Yes.

That will show them, Fox can't sue past that ambiguousness (it's a word, saith me)...rock on!
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: Data on Tue, 17 March 2015, 19:22:46
Ambiguity  :D

And yeah, that's pretty cryptic.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Tue, 17 March 2015, 21:56:30
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 17 March 2015, 15:50:40
That will show them, Fox can't sue past that ambiguousness (it's a word, saith me)...rock on!

I like it. Ambiguity has less pizazz.  ;)
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:34:34
Single Mockup added. It is very rudimentary, and needs very much prep but this is my current main idea...more to follow whenever I throw some time into it.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: engicoder on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:47:23
Quote from: 00zeRO on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:34:34
Single Mockup added. It is very rudimentary, and needs very much prep but this is my current main idea...more to follow whenever I throw some time into it.

I like the idea...getting that massaged into an acceptable vector image will be a *****.
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: 00zeRO on Thu, 19 March 2015, 12:46:27
Quote from: engicoder on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:47:23
Quote from: 00zeRO on Thu, 19 March 2015, 11:34:34
Single Mockup added. It is very rudimentary, and needs very much prep but this is my current main idea...more to follow whenever I throw some time into it.

I like the idea...getting that massaged into an acceptable vector image will be a *****.

Yes, but myself and Mogo will be doing our darndest
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: csnickba on Sat, 21 March 2015, 20:14:22
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 10 March 2015, 10:16:06
Hello everyone. After the success of the two Fallout GB's, and to commemorate the release (not sure when) of the new Firefly Online cross-platform game, I have decided to try my hand at an initial novelty keycap venture into the 'Verse. First two ideas, better mockups coming soon, will be Malcolm Reynolds' signature sidearm and the Chinese characters that spell Serenity.

Show Image
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g_ofn_ecqbo/VQJM1f1EgNI/AAAAAAAAANI/1KwBpP1Df3s/s512-no/path3999-2.png)

This is the basic gist of what I want to accomplish, but I have to tweak it to make it doubleshootable (the part I hate).

+      +      +


Whether you are a Browncoat, Bounty Hunter, or Purple Belly, this is the time to share your ideas if you have any. I will be planning for future Series sets based on any and all ideas, so let them flow.
This mockup looks really good man. Another cool cap could just show the ship Serenity with a brown background (browncoats).
Title: Re: [IC] Keep Flying: Firefly/Serenity-Inspired Novelty Cap(s) - Series I (SA Row 3)
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sun, 22 March 2015, 02:03:47
Shiny!

Not sure how i've missed this thread for like 10 days.

I'm always interested in anything FF.