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Offline Keyboard_Dad

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[IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« on: Fri, 03 April 2026, 18:55:26 »
GMK Zero Sugar




▌INTRODUCTION ▌

Hi, everyone! This is GMK Zero Sugar, my first keycap design. The set is inspired by my favorite zero sugar energy drink. As you can tell by the color scheme, it's designed off the white can that it comes in. And let's be honest, this is the best energy drink out there  :D



▌COLOR DESIGN ▌

I chose to go with the following colors:

Alpha colors — GMK WS1
Alpha legends — GMK Metallic ABS gray (RAL 9023) (this is the same legend color you see on GMK Hi!Viz)
Mod legends — Pantone 306 C

The white alphas reflect the color of the can, while the metallic legends nod to the aluminum material.

The subtle blue of the "Energy" lettering that is found on the can...this color is not prominent so that's why I went with just doing it on the mods



▌RENDERS ▌

Base Kit

Blue Accents on TGR Jane

White Accents on TGR Jane



▌DETAILS ▌

Vendors: TBD
Pricing: TBD - I'm trying to keep the price as low as I can. If there are caps within the base kit that you prefer not to be there to help lower cost, please let me know in the IC Form above.
Artisans: TBD but if you are a maker and interested in making artisans for this set, please feel free to message me on Instagram or Discord (keyboard_dad).




▌ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ▌

A huge thank you to:

• MikeyDigit for the renders and your patience!
• Bokehhbob, Shylocutus for the initial feedback and always having my back!
• Bowl and Maxvoltar for feedback and kitting guidance.
• Orin for helping every step of the way.
• The Dad Pad Discord server and the keyboard community for support and input!



▌STAY UPDATED ▌

I'll be posting updates as the project develops.

Join my Discord to stay up to date:
https://discord.gg/j6gETNkh9n



Feedback is greatly appreciated — thank you for taking a look!
« Last Edit: Thu, 09 April 2026, 17:42:04 by Keyboard_Dad »

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 10:35:34 »
Sold.

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 10:45:10 »
I’m in on this!!

Offline Natetypesfast

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 11:11:42 »
Love this set, I realized that I don't have many white sets, excited to jump on this.  I could do without the cherry novs but I'm not mad at them.  Other than that I love the kitting.  Hoping you get a fair quote from GMK :)

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 11:45:28 »
Hell yeah brother!

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 14:27:52 »
Sick. Glad to see this finally got posted. I’ll look forward to picking a set up.


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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 16:13:08 »
 :eek:let’s gooooo. This looks like a killer set. Ready to make it mine

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 16:49:11 »
lol i love the themeing, glwic

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 18:29:26 »
o this looks really nice! glwic!

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 06 April 2026, 23:40:55 »
love the unique theme and look for the set, i'm in.

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 00:18:27 »
Clean!

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 07:51:34 »
Sold!!!

Offline aseriesoftubes66

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 09:00:39 »
I'm in!  But PLEASE add Home or PgUp to R3!
« Last Edit: Tue, 07 April 2026, 10:22:13 by aseriesoftubes66 »

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 08 April 2026, 07:29:19 »
I'm in!  But PLEASE add Home or PgUp to R3!

Ngl this is the first time I have seen someone say this lol. Is there like a specific reason or did you mean a different Row?


Offline aseriesoftubes66

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 09 April 2026, 09:47:45 »
Ha ha!  No, I actually DID mean R3.  I am a long-time full-sized keyboard user, and Linux professional over years of IT and development. Also a recent convert to the 65% layout.  I use the Del key a lot...a lot. And from all my time with a full layout, Del has to be at R2.  After Del, the things I use most are Home and End. On the command line all day, and often running long commands that I need to edit to find exactly the right one, Home and End take me to the beginning and end of a line, respectively. A huge help. In the event of using a 65% board that wastes the top right R1 with a silly badge, I want Home to go somewhere. The best spot, IMO, is R3.  I use Home at layer0, with End at layer1.  When I can't use Home at R1, and a keycap doesn't exist for R3 (it almost never does, which sucks), I'll _take_ PgUp/PgDn at R3, but I don't use those nearly as much.  But my mild(?) OCD makes me want PgUp (which is hit and miss to be included at all, which also sucks) to be the key in that position, with PgDn at layer1.  Having PgDn there because PgUp wasn't included grates on me.  And while we're at it, I guess, I _really_ wish there was always a 1.5U R4 Fn key included. I prefer the Tsangan bottom row, and will use it whenever the PCB allows it. The left three keys in that row being Ctl, Super, and Alt, I really want the right 1.5U key to be Fn.  I don't need another Ctl or Alt, and again with the OCD thing, I don't want to use Super there since there's already a key labeled Super with a different function on the left. GMK has the mold for the 1.5U Fn key.  I really wish designers would incorporate that into their designs. And you might ask why I don't just use Fn right above the right arrow.  I will, if I have to, but I'd much rather have a dedicated End key there , rather than having End at layer1 of the Home key. And Fn is WAY more comfortable as the right key in a Tsangan bottom row.

So there you go.  All of this to keep my OCD-ishness at bay.  Ha ha!

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 09 April 2026, 17:03:02 »
Blue Mods on TGR Jane
White Mods on TGR Jane
Hello Dad!; both pictures are showing the Blue Mods, perhaps you meant Blue Accents?, also, any chance for an alternate Mods kit with Silver coloured legends, just as the Alphas, so we can have a full mono set?

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Re: [IC] GMK Zero Sugar
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 09 April 2026, 18:27:41 »
I'm in!  But PLEASE add Home or PgUp to R3!

Ngl this is the first time I have seen someone say this lol. Is there like a specific reason or did you mean a different Row?

Last year I was trying to figure out if typical Base kits would cover a layout I was planning. As expected, there's some variation between sets.

R3 Page Up was in all eleven, and R3 Home was in five.



"ANY" is the actual legend of an R1 keycap in some sets.