[IC] KAM ASTHA - GB LIVE

[Dazon]

© SEVENTH RESEARCH 2024
CLASSIFIED INTERNAL DOCUMENT


DATA

IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE, NOT TOO DISSIMILAR FROM OURS, THERE EXISTS THE PLANET {ASTHA}. TO LEARN ABOUT THEM, WE MUST COMMUNICATE. TO COMMUNICATE, WE MUST BE ABLE TO TYPE.

THIS KEYCAP SET IS A MANIFESTATION OF THE {ASTHAN} LANGUAGE, ADAPTED FOR SIMPLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

USE THEM WITH IMPORTANCE. GAIN THEIR WISDOM.

GB DATES: MAY 31ST - JULY 1ST
GB THREAD: GB THREAD/url]
PROFILE: KEYREATIVE KAM
MATERIAL: PBT DYE-SUBLIMATION
TEXTURE: MATTE
DISCORD: [url=https://discord.gg/eRKgRYS]DISCORD


KITS

BASE KIT - $79 USD



ASHAN BASE KIT - $79 USD



SPACEBARS KIT - $19 USD



ASTHAN ARTIFACTS KIT - $17 USD




DESKMAT - $20 USD




RENDERS



DD-40 - DEDEDECLINE


R******




SERENDIPITY - DEDEDECLINE




SP-111 - BLINDASSASSIN111




SAKA 68 - CMM.STUDIO





HIBI




SAMPLES

Waiting on color balanced photos of new samples


VENDORS

NA: CannonKeys
CA: Deskhero
EU: KeyGem
UK: ProtoTypist
OCE: KeebzNCables
CN: zFrontier
SEA: ilumkb
WORLDWIDE: Keyreative


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This set has been three years in the making. There are too many people to thank.
Dededecline & Hali, for endless kitting help <3
ZDC, for listening to my constant rants of lore and other irrelevant discussions <3
Alas, for answering countless questions <3
My community, for waiting this long for colorful keycaps <3
Many many more, I am sorry if I forgot you on this list <3
Adobe Illustrator, for corrupting this file 3 times, delaying this project for so long </3
You, for taking the time to look at this IC <3


SUPPORT WITH A SIGNATURE!

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[eg0t1st1k4l]

hip hip hooray

[dededecline]

I’m so happy to see this coming to life! GLWIC!!

[baekihyun]

lesgooo!! set looks lovely, I'm not a KAM user but would give it a shot for this colorway

[halocantkb]

my goat. glwic

[Woovie]

This goes hard and I want it

[hali]

kevin returns

[minicap]

So cool seeing this project back! Love the custom legends and colours, glwic ✨

[keepoto]

is KAM the flatter or taller profile? love the colours, gives me a dreamy tech feel

btw discord link seems to be down

edit: this feels overall very crystalline and i love it

[tactilesbad]

is KAM the flatter or taller profile?

kam is uniform, kat is sculpted

[twitchytheinsideman]

cute

[Dazon]

thank you all for the warm support!! im currently working on a few kitting changes, based on the interest check, and will post those soon!

is KAM the flatter or taller profile? love the colours, gives me a dreamy tech feel

btw discord link seems to be down

edit: this feels overall very crystalline and i love it

KAM is the flatter profile, and i have since (hopefully) fixed the discord link! ty

[Cylent]

This is custom legends and light mods w/ dark alphas done right. I'm in.

[giacombum]

The set Is great! Just because I'm curious, which keyboard is the 40 Alice tented in the render?

[Kokaloo]

gloss is boss
matte is tra-

[outerspace]

Needs a kit in pure Asthan, no funny English alphabet letters please!

[TheManicGeek]

Really vibing with this set!

[OJtheTiny]

After years of waiting kevin is finally real. So glad to see you push through and make it, congrats

[Dazon]

small updates, i've asked Keyreative for quotes on the current base kit, but due to CNY it might be a while before they get back to me. in addition to this, i am working on some potentially large kitting updates, due to a large interest in dedicated (not just physical) 40s support, and a decent interest in Asthan monolegend alphas.

thank you all so much again for your interest in the set, it means more to me than you can imagine

The set Is great! Just because I'm curious, which keyboard is the 40 Alice tented in the render?

thanks! that would be a project i am currently working on, its basically a tented Reviung, im still ironing out some things with that but considering the interest ive seen in it, it wont be too long before it sees the light of day

[niakulah]

If you have unscooped unbarred F and J, you get support for Dvorak, Colemak, etc.

[vhaarr]

If you have unscooped unbarred F and J, you get support for Dvorak, Colemak, etc.

Yes please, I dislike the scooped keys :-P Either please add barred F+J or unbarred+unscooped.

[DerBonk]

This is so exciting! Incredible work, love the 2 2x 2u and 2x 1u space bars! Keyreative has produced good quality recently, imo, so it's very exciting to see this in KAM. I feel like matte fits the set more, even though I do love glossy KAM.

[Dazon]

hello hello! sorry this update has taken so long, been busy with some behind-the-scenes stuff. today, i bring a major kitting overhaul, with the following changes:
1. based on major interest in the IC form, i have added an asthan-alpha base kit.
2. i have split out some of the mini bars from the base kits into their own dedicated spacebars kit, which allows for some more bars (2x1.5, 2x1.25) to be added. in addition, because there are fewer keys in the base kit, I have added a 1u shift and 1.75u enter to base.
3. i added non-homing f/j/5. their disinclusion was pretty much oversight on my part, lol
3. i have added the ASTHAN ARTIFACTS kit, complete with several icons in the asthan universe
as always, feedback is always appreciated, please let me know of any thoughts you have on this new kitting!! i have updated the ic form with some questions about the updated kitting, if there is vocal interest in any other updates i will for sure see how i can accomodate.
for those who want to know a bit more on why i made these choices, you can read on:

More

* i have opted not to include a latin-only alpha base kit because i dont feel it gets the point of "astha" across enough, and the language is one of the main things i would like to push in this set. also, the asthan-only alphas serve a sort of double purpose, in that they are agnostic and quite frankly have little connections to an actual language that they are able to cover international layouts and alternative (dvorak, colemak) layouts.
* while there were some vocal requests for more dedicated support for 40s, i have opted not to split out mods to give for a broader support for 40s simply because of how agnostic the current modifier legends are. the novelties kit should also hopefully add enough agnostic 1u, 1.25, and 1.5u keys to support ortho/more unique layouts. i do really love 40s and daily smolboards, but i hope that the agnostic nature of the legends and colors allow for people to fill up the mods with what they'd like, and with their own color combo at that!

thanks again for all the support, more soon

[keyreative]

Love it.

[sevenseacat]

oooo I quite like this!

[bluranerd]

very based set 

[DerBonk]

Kitting works well for me. As a smol board user, I did enjoy the dozens of small kits with many kat/kam sets. I would love a seperate alphas kit, so I can fill two boards with one base kit and one alphas kit. But I totally understand it is a pain for everyone else. Most important part are 2u space bars for my Chiffres. Praise be!

[keepoto]

dank af update bro

[vhaarr]

Have you considered a more monotone alt mod set?

[Dazon]

hey all, sorry if theres been any silence, im still working on a lot of stuff behind the scenes that i cant wait to share! i just wanna thank you all for the support again, especially with these kitting changes 

Have you considered a more monotone alt mod set?

I have considered offering at least an inverted modifier kit (reverse dye-sub black on color) but unfortunately it does not seem like there is enough interest in it as of now. i will still consider it as a potential option, but as of now its looking more like the current kits are what will be offered in the end. will still consider tho 

[vhaarr]

I have considered offering at least an inverted modifier kit (reverse dye-sub black on color) but unfortunately it does not seem like there is enough interest in it as of now. i will still consider it as a potential option, but as of now its looking more like the current kits are what will be offered in the end. will still consider tho 

Thank you, I just filled in the IC now I can't remember if I did it already :-P

I just think the set is kind of limited in the case colors it can be combined with when using so many colors but I could be wrong. What I really want here are the Asthan alphas, and then I can just use those with any other KAM set modifiers I guess.

[dvorcol]

Please consider changing to a scooped 5 for the numpad. Probably no need to have a non-scooped one also.

Also, adding two blank scooped alphas would make homing keys possible for all alternate layouts.

[Dazon]

i just added the deskmat design to the main post, i hope y'all like it, i bid anyone who wants to translate it a good luck, it shouldnt be too hard

thank you guys all for the support again, more very soon!!

I just think the set is kind of limited in the case colors it can be combined with when using so many colors but I could be wrong. What I really want here are the Asthan alphas, and then I can just use those with any other KAM set modifiers I guess.

completely understood; if there are any case colors youd like to see the set rendered on, i am more than happy to do so!

Please consider changing to a scooped 5 for the numpad. Probably no need to have a non-scooped one also.

Also, adding two blank scooped alphas would make homing keys possible for all alternate layouts.

there is a scooped 5 on the numpad, i just completely forgot to label it, lol. the point about blank scooped alphas is really interesting, i will consider adding it to the latin base kit; i dont think it would be too necessary in the asthan base kit (?)

[vhaarr]

I just think the set is kind of limited in the case colors it can be combined with when using so many colors but I could be wrong. What I really want here are the Asthan alphas, and then I can just use those with any other KAM set modifiers I guess.

completely understood; if there are any case colors youd like to see the set rendered on, i am more than happy to do so!

naaaah I'll just get the set and worry later LOL :-D

[DerBonk]

This is the way.

[outerspace]

Any chance to replace "MAINLAND ASTHA" with a different phrase, but in Asthan for a cleaner and more consistent look? I'm ready for the GB!

[Dazon]

Any chance to replace "MAINLAND ASTHA" with a different phrase, but in Asthan for a cleaner and more consistent look? I'm ready for the GB!

totally understand, i will consider changing it to something else but atm, its there for some minute lore-related reasons in the overall grand scheme of things
will consider tho! thank you for the interest ))

[Dazon]

hello all! today i bring a big announcement that Cannonkeys is secured as the US vendor!! im super excited about this, theres more coming soon about other regional vendors!!
thank you all again (i sound like a broken record) for the ongoing support

[hali]

good work dazom

[msting]

What's the timeline on Keyreative orders these days? It's been over 3 years since I bought a Keyreative set because I'd been burned on quality as well as ridiculous wait times.
Thanks!!

[msting]

Please consider changing to a scooped 5 for the numpad. Probably no need to have a non-scooped one also.

Also, adding two blank scooped alphas would make homing keys possible for all alternate layouts.

I second this!

[Thumb Key]

looks great.

[Dazon]

hey all! sorry for the lack of updates, things are still moving and im working on a collab or two behind the scenes!

small update today, i have updated the deskmat image in the IC to reveal the sample thats come in!

[bombay.duck]

Is Keyreative going to vendor through their store too? I hope they do - going to be the fastest option to receive the set

[Dazon]

KAM ASTHA GROUP BUY DATE

The day has finally come where i can announce the GROUP BUY DATE AND FULL VENDORS LIST FOR KAM ASTHA!!!!!! I have also gotten another round of color samples, and everything looks perfect

Group buy from MAY 31ST TO JULY 1ST

Kits and prices:
BASE KIT - $79 USD
LATIN BASE KIT - $79 USD
ARTIFACTS KIT - $17 USD
SPACEBARS KIT - $19 USD
DESKMAT - $20 USD

Vendors:
NA: CannonKeys
CA: Deskhero
EU: KeyGem
UK: ProtoTypist
OCE: KeebzNCables
CN: zFrontier
SEA: ilumkb

[DerBonk]

That's a great price, imo! Fantastic news. And so soon! I'm in all the way.

[Dazon]

small update! we've added keyreative as an additional vendor!

[Dazon]

im very excited to present the accompanying HIBI collaboration that will run alongside the set!

[switchlab.sg]

Looks amazing! GLWIC!

[Dazon]

GB IS LIVE!!! GB thread here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123074.msg3187474

ty for the support on the ic <3