Author Topic: [IC] GMK(?) Anushirvan - NordeUK with subs (Read 18678 times)

keepoto · « **on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 11:59:47 »

GMK(?) Anushirvan is inspired by ancient Persia. One of the monumental cultures and polities of the classical period that is perhaps less represented in the keeb world (yea we have GMK Sparta and Gladiator and tons of China-inspired stuff over at zFrontier). Persian culture, religion and aesthetics bears lasting influence to not only the Iranian plateau, Mesopotamia, but also impacts much of the wider Islamic world and beyond. Overall this has been a very fun project.

"Anushirvan" is the epithet of Shapur I, one of the greatest monarchs of Sassanian Persia. It means "the immortal soul" and encapsulates how I feel about one of the great cultures to ever exist.

Colour scheme is loosely inspired by the idea of dualism in Persian culture and religion, namely the struggle between light and darkness, as well as fire and water which are important symbols in ancient Persia.

Sublegends are Avestan - a middle Persian alphabet primarily utilised for the transcription of the Avesta.

IC Form | Discord

Kitting

Base Kit

The usual stuff - HHKB / Alice / Terminal ISO / basic 40s support. Included a few orange / blue accent keys, as well as some less usual accents (backspace and caps) for an overall more vibrant effect.

Novelties

The central theme of the novelties kit is fire - an important symbology in ancient Persia which carries a wide range of possible meanings, including, for example, purity, victory and sanctity.

Other novelties are inspired by the ancient empires of Persia (namely the war mask / cataphract novelties) as well as various Persian mythologies / folklores (for example the winged lion and the Simurgh - something similar to a phoenix).

Latin Alphas

A separate Latin base kit may be possible depending on reception and final manufacturer choice.

Spacebars

Numpad

NordeUK

Renders

TGR Jane v2 ME

Ayleen by Bina / Teahouse

Rikia by Caffeinated Studio

Vero by AKB Studio

Deskmat

In progress.

Vendors & Info

Manufacturer: GMK? TBD - would much prefer GMK if quote is right.
Profile / material: Cherry profile ABS doubleshot w/ UV print sublegends
GB date: TBD TBD

Vendors
TBD - please kindly contact me on discord (keepo87) if you are interested in becoming a vendor for this set.

Pricing
TBD depending on manufacturer and quote.

If you are interested in collaborations - please kindly contact me on discord (keepo87) as well!

My thanks to:
Nindroid13
Pensa73
zitres
Sylva
LeHoy
V1ko
Sylva (again)
others

xLeHoy · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 12:06:58 »

Really looking forward to it!

GLWIC

MartinThePolarBear · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 12:32:23 »

FINALLY a keycap set for my heritage! Definitely getting the Base, Novelties, Spacebars. As an Iranian, for once I'm not gonna do Latin Alphas

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twitchytheinsideman · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 13:09:45 »

glwic

AMZ · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 14:59:32 »

Definitely in!

Kansir · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 15:24:55 »

Please make GMK happen, count me in!

Natetypesfast · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 15:43:20 »

I dig this, I'm in. Love the kitting in the base.

IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 18:11:37 »

Have skulls, I’ll buy

The base color is very dark…purple? blue? Not a dealbreaker or anything just curious. Love the accent colors.

Neely_12 · « **Reply #8 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 20:18:06 »

Could there be an option for normal f row F5-F8? Set looks nice glwic

NihonCK · « **Reply #9 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 21:38:12 »

Colors looks very similar to pbtfans shakudo, you sure that wasn't your inspiration?

AMZ · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:07:25 »

GMK Please

lishan1988 · « **Reply #11 on:** Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:29:31 »

Looks very similar to PBTfans Shakudo https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0

MartinThePolarBear · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 00:24:05 »

Quote from: lishan1988 on Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:29:31

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Looks very similar to PBTfans Shakudo https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0

Did that set ever even happen? I vaguely remember it being in IC.

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lishan1988 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 01:26:24 »

Quote from: MartinThePolarBear on Mon, 01 July 2024, 00:24:05

Quote from: lishan1988 on Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:29:31
Show Image

Looks very similar to PBTfans Shakudo https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0
Did that set ever even happen? I vaguely remember it being in IC.

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Sad, seems like it is still in IC https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0#lastPost

lkkedward · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 03:01:37 »

Quite pretty. GLWIC

hzh0525 · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 05:06:53 »

Gonna get one for this theme~!

MartinThePolarBear · « **Reply #16 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 06:31:51 »

Quote from: lishan1988 on Mon, 01 July 2024, 01:26:24

Quote from: MartinThePolarBear on Mon, 01 July 2024, 00:24:05
Quote from: lishan1988 on Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:29:31
Show Image

Looks very similar to PBTfans Shakudo https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0
Did that set ever even happen? I vaguely remember it being in IC.

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Sad, seems like it is still in IC https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0#lastPost

Appears to be abandoned from the looks of it. Though I prefer this newer set for the added cyan and novelties.

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keepoto · « **Reply #17 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 08:12:37 »

Quote from: MartinThePolarBear on Sun, 30 June 2024, 12:32:23

FINALLY a keycap set for my heritage! Definitely getting the Base, Novelties, Spacebars. As an Iranian, for once I'm not gonna do Latin Alphas

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I'm glad you like it!

Quote from: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Sun, 30 June 2024, 18:11:37

Have skulls, I’ll buy

The base color is very dark…purple? blue? Not a dealbreaker or anything just curious. Love the accent colors.

It's a very dark purple - I have the colour chip but will need manu to match to it once that has been confirmed.

Quote from: Neely_12 on Sun, 30 June 2024, 20:18:06

Could there be an option for normal f row F5-F8? Set looks nice glwic

Good spot, I'll look into this

Quote from: NihonCK on Sun, 30 June 2024, 21:38:12

Colors looks very similar to pbtfans shakudo, you sure that wasn't your inspiration?

Quote from: lishan1988 on Sun, 30 June 2024, 22:29:31

Looks very similar to PBTfans Shakudo https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118363.0

I was not aware of this set when I worked on Anushirvan - I have shown the set to several friends (including designers / vendor reps etc) and none of them pointed this out; so I guess this is just coincidence. Believe that the inspiration of the colours have been explained in the IC and to some extent the juxtaposition / contrast between cyan and orange is just basic colour theory. There are differences between all of the colours which you could say to be subtle or apparent depending on your perspective.

Confident to say that I drew no inspiration from the above (and the above is a nice keyset)

Also thanks for the support everyone

DaaDaa · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 15:40:44 »

I am also Persian and love the idea but the set is shockingly sloppy. Pass

Rel!c · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 01 July 2024, 17:59:24 »

I did like this!

ggggggg · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 02 July 2024, 01:39:29 »

Quote from: DaaDaa on Mon, 01 July 2024, 15:40:44

I am also Persian and love the idea but the set is shockingly sloppy. Pass

Care to elaborate?

kentdo10 · « **Reply #21 on:** Wed, 03 July 2024, 02:20:13 »

Aiyoooo, cant wait to get a set

cthalupa · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 05 July 2024, 15:34:00 »

Quote from: DaaDaa on Mon, 01 July 2024, 15:40:44

I am also Persian and love the idea but the set is shockingly sloppy. Pass

What is sloppy about it? I'm not familiar enough with the alphabet or culture to understand if anything is inaccurate, but from a technical perspective, the set looks to be executed quite competently to my eye.

Re: Shakudo, if we don't let sets with similar colorways run there's not many sets left to make. Kitsune also did the dark base color, peach-ish legends, blue-ish sublegends. (Which to be clear, I think is totally fine - there are only so many colors to begin with, and there's fewer still combinations of colors that enough human beings find pleasing to make viable keyset colorways.)

Ipal Desse · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 16 July 2024, 09:30:04 »

PLEASE, do this set with KKB

Silverzhou · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 16 July 2024, 23:18:18 »

Quote from: Ipal Desse on Tue, 16 July 2024, 09:30:04

PLEASE, do this set with KKB

Based on past events, KKB is the least likely choice.

Aryamehr · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed, 17 July 2024, 19:47:04 »

This is a gorgeous set. I want in on it!

AMZ · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 17 July 2024, 23:31:49 »

If run GMK then Im in for all the kits!

keepoto · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 23 July 2024, 10:16:12 »

reserved

Guuuf · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 23 July 2024, 13:59:33 »

Instand buy, looks sick!

ZAND4 · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed, 31 July 2024, 15:55:35 »

In AF

örange_stone · « **Reply #30 on:** Sun, 04 August 2024, 01:01:15 »

Alhambra is a brilliant piece of work and looking forward to this new set!

And this time, GMK? Even more exciting to see the sample!

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ashendarien · « **Reply #31 on:** Sun, 04 August 2024, 01:27:18 »

Loooove this

keepoto · « **Reply #32 on:** Fri, 16 August 2024, 18:31:44 »

2024.08.17 changelog

Base Kit: non-accented F5-F8 and F13 in base

NordeUK Kit: revamped layout, now with sublegends!

AMZ · « **Reply #33 on:** Sun, 18 August 2024, 08:43:07 »

No Blue 1.5u backspace? or Blue Enter's.

Fluxius · « **Reply #34 on:** Sun, 18 August 2024, 09:12:13 »

I think an R2 1.5u Backslash/Pipe is missing in the Latin Alphas Kit.

An Angry Swan · « **Reply #35 on:** Sun, 18 August 2024, 10:29:29 »

Nice to see someone making the extra effort to add sub-legends to the int kit. Here's hoping it actually gets made

keepoto · « **Reply #36 on:** Sun, 18 August 2024, 11:39:25 »

Quote from: Fluxius on Sun, 18 August 2024, 09:12:13

I think an R2 1.5u Backslash/Pipe is missing in the Latin Alphas Kit.

you're absolutely right

Quote from: AMZ on Sun, 18 August 2024, 08:43:07

No Blue 1.5u backspace? or Blue Enter's.

cost issue, the kit already has a lot of keys, will consider if the quote is right

Quote from: An Angry Swan on Sun, 18 August 2024, 10:29:29

Nice to see someone making the extra effort to add sub-legends to the int kit. Here's hoping it actually gets made

nice pfp

WarlordGorguts · « **Reply #37 on:** Thu, 28 November 2024, 11:19:43 »

Any updates?
Set looks really great

kentdo10 · « **Reply #38 on:** Mon, 02 December 2024, 20:52:02 »

Anushirvan when mate?

IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES · « **Reply #39 on:** Wed, 04 December 2024, 21:41:12 »

Yeah I’m sad this died

keepoto · « **Reply #40 on:** Wed, 04 December 2024, 22:10:46 »

Quote from: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Wed, 04 December 2024, 21:41:12

Yeah I’m sad this died

hello

received GMK samples, currently obtaining samples from Keyreative (the KAP Midas effect is pretty cool so I wanted to check if sth similar would look nice)

IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES · « **Reply #41 on:** Thu, 05 December 2024, 15:29:40 »

It lives!

Glad to hear

WarlordGorguts · « **Reply #42 on:** Fri, 09 May 2025, 08:10:11 »

Any news?

keepoto · « **Reply #43 on:** Sat, 10 May 2025, 01:43:51 »

Quote from: WarlordGorguts on Fri, 09 May 2025, 08:10:11

Any news?

We are likely going with Keyreative - my friend will visit their factory next Monday to try to get the colours right, let's see how it goes

CandyKeys · « **Reply #44 on:** Sun, 11 May 2025, 17:59:41 »

We would also like to push this set onwards too, lets make sure the quality is good from the get-go.

aumz.work · « **Reply #45 on:** Mon, 12 May 2025, 22:57:20 »

waiting for the groupbuys

Metakeebs · « **Reply #46 on:** Thu, 15 May 2025, 09:42:21 »

INTERESTING

kentdo10 · « **Reply #47 on:** Tue, 20 May 2025, 20:58:58 »

gimme quick

LostInTyping · « **Reply #48 on:** Tue, 27 May 2025, 18:52:38 »

Really love the design and tho I definitely hope it stays with GMK. The KAP Midas effect is also available with GMK just as an FYI and while I think KAP has been stepping up their game recently, I still personally prefer GMK or KKB over KAP. It’s not a dealbreaker if it moves to KAP, but I’ll probably be far less inclined to pick it up. That said, it’s a fantastic design, and whatever direction you decide to take, I hope it sells well!

WarlordGorguts · « **Reply #49 on:** Mon, 02 June 2025, 06:39:03 »

Really hoping for GMK

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