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Title: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Fri, 07 October 2016, 16:38:52: Hey guys,
With my work on DSA Borealis being officially over, I thought I should start a new IC for another keyset idea I've been working on...

DSA Seafoam

Inspired by the colors of breaking waves, the alphas of Seafoam are a light blue with dark blue legends, the mods are a dark blue with light blue legends.
Additionally, there are two optional "Sea Glass" color addon packs.
The first of these packs is Blue and Mint Sea Glass.
The second is Pink and 'Salmon' Sea Glass.

Kits (WIP)

Base:
(http://i.imgur.com/0Vddm7m.png)

Sea Glass Color Pack 1:
(http://i.imgur.com/lxfk09Q.png)

Sea Glass Color Pack 2:
(http://i.imgur.com/Y9r54Ww.png)

Numpad:
(http://i.imgur.com/QN2berB.png)

Alternate Layout:
(http://i.imgur.com/ykPiTqw.png)

ISO:
(http://i.imgur.com/4zYguQQ.png)

Ergodox:
(http://i.imgur.com/zj4y76W.png)

Planck:
(http://i.imgur.com/JYyDZyB.png)

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Extra Renders:

(http://i.imgur.com/eLybB9m.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/t23C0sE.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ZJPTdEs.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/DqPA3Uk.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ottOIuW.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/lINopGT.jpg)

Thanks for checking this out :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Arhipio on Fri, 07 October 2016, 16:45:25: Love the color scheme especially the mint and blue modifiers :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Fri, 07 October 2016, 16:48:29: Really nice. I think if you had darker hint of blue for accents it would really pop

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: forevermadrigal on Fri, 07 October 2016, 17:49:44: Ugh, so nice. So calming.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Fri, 07 October 2016, 18:50:14: Quote from: sinetwo on Fri, 07 October 2016, 16:48:29
Really nice. I think if you had darker hint of blue for accents it would really pop

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Thanks, I tried a darker blue for the mods, and it looked nice, but it made the color addons seem out of place. If that makes any sense
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: switchnollie on Fri, 07 October 2016, 21:14:05: Very nice :)

Big fan of the glass colors ^-^
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Overchecken8 on Fri, 07 October 2016, 22:10:56: Looks really nice. Really liking the colors.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 07 October 2016, 23:21:32: Looks good. Just needs more legible legends.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Fri, 07 October 2016, 23:35:03: Quote from: jchan94 on Fri, 07 October 2016, 23:21:32
Looks good. Just needs more legible legends.

Thanks, appreciate the feedback.
Do you mean the whole set as a whole needs more legible legends? Or just the color addons?

I think the base should be legible enough, but I admit the addons could be tough to read.

If the whole thing should be more legible, I could replace the dark blue with an even darker, more full, blue, as suggested above.
That should fix any legibility issues, but might lose the faded colors of blue I was going for in the base
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 07 October 2016, 23:36:46: Base looks fine but can always be better. Really depends on what you're going for and what you want to achieve. I shouldn't sway you one way; it's your set after all. Make it how you envisioned it.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Weiss on Sat, 08 October 2016, 04:03:14: Looks really nice! Not the biggest fan of DSA myself, but if this hit market I don't think I'd be able to hold back on buying a set. :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: jebbra on Sat, 08 October 2016, 13:10:47: Oh this is so nice! I'm sad double-shotted keycaps from SP will suffer fromthe bad typesetting of their default mould. I hate SP's typesetting :'(
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Sat, 08 October 2016, 13:15:45: Thanks for the feedback guys,

Updated OP with some better, non-KLE, 2D renders
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Vigrith on Sat, 08 October 2016, 13:46:19: Quote from: Jmeferlater on Sat, 08 October 2016, 13:15:45
Thanks for the feedback guys,

Updated OP with some better, non-KLE, 2D renders

Loving the glass kits! I live right over the sea and have done so all my life, this is going to be a must have for sure even though I'm usually not a fan of blue on keyboards.

Something to look forward to once Borealis hits the (virtual) shelves!
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: evangs on Sat, 08 October 2016, 19:26:26: Love the subdued theme, it's similar to a set I've been playing around with. Would buy this.

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Hypocaffeinic on Sun, 09 October 2016, 00:38:27: Really nice, though I actually prefer the base Seafoam colourway more than the glass kits. There is so much cyan, turquoise, and similar going around right now that the base set palette are very refreshing.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Sun, 09 October 2016, 13:01:31: Quote from: Hypocaffeinic on Sun, 09 October 2016, 00:38:27
Really nice, though I actually prefer the base Seafoam colourway more than the glass kits. There is so much cyan, turquoise, and similar going around right now that the base set palette are very refreshing.
Thanks,
One of my original versions of this actually had the mint colors as part of the base set, but I decided to make the color addons for this exact reason.
The base looks nice on its own, but for those that like sets with more than just two colors, the addons exist. Hopefully this is the best compromise
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: jpec on Sun, 09 October 2016, 13:34:59: I'd like one... only if «CAPS LOCK» and left «CTRL» were respectively replaced by «CONTROL» and «FUN» (unix user here).
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Sun, 09 October 2016, 20:16:19: Quote from: jpec on Sun, 09 October 2016, 13:34:59
I'd like one... only if «CAPS LOCK» and left «CTRL» were respectively replaced by «CONTROL» and «FUN» (unix user here).

A swapping of caps lock and ctrl can definitely be done in one of the child kits
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Niomosy on Tue, 11 October 2016, 13:07:54: Very nice. Blue sea glass looks fantastic.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: MBD on Wed, 12 October 2016, 07:55:44: Very nice. Interested in these.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Fri, 28 October 2016, 05:05:58: Totally up for this if lightcycle doesn't get resurrected. Any ideas on dates for IC completion and GB etc?
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Fri, 28 October 2016, 08:14:54: Quote from: sinetwo on Fri, 28 October 2016, 05:05:58
Totally up for this if lightcycle doesn't get resurrected. Any ideas on dates for IC completion and GB etc?
I've been too busy lately to do any more work on this, so I don't have any dates in mind. I do really like this design though so once I get some free time I'll do more work on it

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: gandroider on Fri, 28 October 2016, 08:51:57: I'd love to see this on any white-colored keyboard. Looks extravagant!
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sitase on Sat, 29 October 2016, 04:25:45: I like the colors. Can we see blank alphas too?

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: catweewee on Sat, 29 October 2016, 04:32:04: I like this better than DSA Borealis!
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Sat, 29 October 2016, 05:02:37: Quote from: catweewee on Sat, 29 October 2016, 04:32:04
I like this better than DSA Borealis!
Agreed, I feel like I could just use this instead of meditating

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Sat, 29 October 2016, 16:04:46: Thanks guys, again once i get some free time from classes I'll work more on this. Thinking about adding one more sea glass color pack. Maybe a pink or an orange

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Totem on Sat, 29 October 2016, 16:05:39: Really nice set. I'd be in for sure.

Bottom render has the nicest colour scheme.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Unforgivable on Sat, 29 October 2016, 22:43:03: I love the theme. It would be an insta buy for me!
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Puddsy on Sun, 30 October 2016, 00:03:00: I actually quite like this one.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Mon, 31 October 2016, 17:08:28: Had a few free minutes to put together two new Sea Glass packs:

Pink Sea Glass:
(http://i.imgur.com/8j2KJnN.png)

Orange Sea Glass:
(http://i.imgur.com/6Sctxg6.png)

These use the colors RCR and RCU, respectively.

I really like these colors as well, but I'm worried having four different color packs might be too many. My original plan was just to have two different colors, but it's hard to pick which ones.
Let me know what you guys think.

Bonus group pic:
(http://i.imgur.com/UP9rfbL.jpg)
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: simonyunhe on Mon, 31 October 2016, 18:56:03: blue＆pink
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Vigrith on Mon, 31 October 2016, 18:58:19: Both right side colours are awesome, teal and salmon (ish?). Like the top right too, pink's alright, they're all cool but I feel the 2 right ones fit/look the best.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Niomosy on Mon, 31 October 2016, 23:14:16: Dig the blue/orange. The aqua green and pink aren't bad but not my first choice.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Tue, 01 November 2016, 02:01:56: I feel like I'm the outlier here. I prefer the 3d render of the blue sea grass. An option could be to have cheap modifiers on top of the base set I guess.

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: forevermadrigal on Tue, 01 November 2016, 02:56:03: That pink :p
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Arhipio on Tue, 01 November 2016, 11:07:28: I think all the colors look sick! Great job.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Thu, 17 November 2016, 07:40:33: Yo! any updates on this please? provided the price is right i'm very very interested in going for this :D
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: LXuelin on Mon, 21 November 2016, 09:24:36: Very nice, I think blue is batter.0w0
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Mon, 21 November 2016, 19:26:44: Hey guys, I've been a bit too busy to get any more work on this done, but I think I am gonna go with the original two color packs, Blue and Mint.

The next thing I wanna do is novelties, but I'm not really sure what designs I should make. I'm thinking just general ocean/beach/sailing themed but I'm not too sure.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: arcsay on Mon, 21 November 2016, 20:03:04: Can it be glow in the dark to match with Jelly Key's wrist rest https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest (https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest)?

With a possible Icon Modifier? http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 (http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: sinetwo on Tue, 22 November 2016, 02:45:02: For mods, how about a few caps with waves, inspired by this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: Jmeferlater on Tue, 22 November 2016, 20:15:34: Quote from: arcsay on Mon, 21 November 2016, 20:03:04
Can it be glow in the dark to match with Jelly Key's wrist rest https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest (https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest)?

With a possible Icon Modifier? http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 (http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)

I don't think glow in the dark fits this set very much.

Icon mods are a possibility, though I don't know how much of an interest there is.

Quote from: sinetwo on Tue, 22 November 2016, 02:45:02
For mods, how about a few caps with waves, inspired by this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa

Yeah I was definitely thinking a crashing wave would be perfect, but it might be hard to capture with just the legend color
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam
Post by: arcsay on Tue, 22 November 2016, 20:21:26: Quote from: Jmeferlater on Tue, 22 November 2016, 20:15:34
Quote from: arcsay on Mon, 21 November 2016, 20:03:04
Can it be glow in the dark to match with Jelly Key's wrist rest https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest (https://www.jellykey.com/artisan-wrist-rest/navigator-of-sea-wrist-rest)?

With a possible Icon Modifier? http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2 (http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ktpi93fl/products/215/images/822/iconmodifier__42512.1475783087.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)

I don't think glow in the dark fits this set very much.

Icon mods are a possibility, though I don't know how much of an interest there is.

Thanks for following up, hmm, what are your ideas for novelties?
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Wed, 21 December 2016, 14:34:13: Updated the OP with kits.
They are basically the same as Borealis, except for the Alternate Layout, in which I removed unnecessary keys.
Let me know if you have problems with the kits, they're still WIP.

I'm still struggling with novelties, and at this point I'm not sure if I'll even include some.
I tried making some on my own and they turned out okay, at best. Nothing that I was happy with.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: xZ3ROx on Wed, 21 December 2016, 20:58:18: Quote from: Jmeferlater on Fri, 07 October 2016, 16:38:52

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/lINopGT.jpg)

This right here. If it looks like this IRL, it would look gorgeous.

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: hanoipho on Thu, 22 December 2016, 12:37:16: Nice color! :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: bbmathlvr on Wed, 28 December 2016, 12:06:28: Nice looking set. I love the color packs for some extra customizability.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: bthezebra on Mon, 02 January 2017, 09:44:42: This looks awesome! Interested!

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Mon, 02 January 2017, 14:26:53: So I might be messing with this too much, but I decided to revisit an older suggestion and used a darker blue for the mods/alpha legends.
Here's what it looks like:

(http://i.imgur.com/wpOTM8C.png)

I think this looks good too, and it does improve readability, but I still think the theme is kinda lost here.
Let me know what you guys think.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: bthezebra on Mon, 02 January 2017, 16:22:14: I like the original mock up better.

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Tue, 03 January 2017, 22:26:09: Quote from: bthezebra on Mon, 02 January 2017, 16:22:14
I like the original mock up better.

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Agreed. I think I'll be sticking with the original
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: mbsurfer on Wed, 04 January 2017, 08:03:27: I personally prefer the base kit's colors over any of the alternative colors. The mint and blue alternative colors with white legends will probably not be legible enough. I saw in the /r/mk IC there was an updated render of those color packs with grey legends:

(http://i.imgur.com/lQkPg8p.png)

On their own, they don't really appeal to me personally, but they may look better with the rest of the kit in a render.

Interested in base/numpad for now!
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: OfTheWild on Wed, 04 January 2017, 12:14:22: I think its going to be quite reliant on the real life color combination... if either of those two accent colors are too far from pastel its not going to look good. That being said, if it comes out like the original render, its going to be beautiful. :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Thu, 05 January 2017, 19:29:59: I sent an email to SP today asking about the color combinations I've used and their readability.
I should hopefully get a reply soon, and if all is good then I'll revisit novelties next and then do whatever I can to try and get this to the buy phase.

However, if SP warns me against the current colors then I'll either change the colors to have more contrast, or, sadly, abandon the set and move on to another idea I have.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Jmeferlater on Mon, 16 January 2017, 12:09:03: I just posted an update on Reddit with more renders and novelties, which you can check out here:
More
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/5oc9l0/dsa_seafoam_renders_and_novelties/
if you want to see the full thing/contribute to any discussions over there.
I'll post the most relevant points below, though.

Quote
The more I look at the color packs, I'm starting to like the Pink and Orange less and less and will probably end up just using the Cyan and Mint, unless a lot of people say otherwise. So feel free to let me know what you think, positives and/or negatives.

As for the novelties, they're basically just traces of various relevant cliparts that I found, which is completely unimpressive, I know. Because of that, they aren't really something that I'm proud of. However, some of them look pretty good and fit the set well, so maybe it would just be better to include them anyways. Please let me know what you think, I haven't run these by anyone so idk how others feel about them.

As for the colors in general, I am leaning towards ordering samples from SP for each color combo so that I can get a real understanding of how the colors look. However, I want to wait to do this until I know that there is a vendor who would sell the set, given that the colors are all good.

For reference, check this imgur album for pictures of the renders and novelties: http://imgur.com/a/w1iXi
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: tlarose on Mon, 16 January 2017, 19:22:42: This set is my favorite, personally.

(http://i.imgur.com/DqPA3Uk.jpg)
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: mr scooty on Thu, 09 March 2017, 22:57:32: love the orange and green in these renders

http://imgur.com/a/w1iXi
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: mr scooty on Wed, 03 May 2017, 12:42:27: this set dead?
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: sinetwo on Fri, 19 May 2017, 17:55:17: Have you thought of going XDA? It'll be cheaper and quicker, as SP seems to have an enormous backlog

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Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: Niomosy on Fri, 19 May 2017, 21:46:56: Can XDA do doubleshot? I recall dyesub sets so far. Might just go MaxKeys SA or GMK as potential alternatives if they can match the colors.
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: sinetwo on Mon, 26 June 2017, 04:13:39: Yeah maxkeys could probably do this...
Title: Re: [IC] DSA Seafoam (Kits Added)
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 18 December 2017, 10:45:07: Sooo.... to necro this thread now. I see that this kit is going to be available for purchase on PMK starting December 20th?