[IC] GMK BKRE

[hongoo]

GMK BKRE
IC FORM：https://forms.gle/74oQn6ex2rb1kQYK9

Hello everyone, I'm hongoo. Today, I'm bringing you a new series of keycap designs - BKRE.

Prototype｜Extension
This set of BKRE prototype comes from the electrostatic capacitive keycaps equipped on Sony's professional editing console series BVE and BKE. Because it’s not a normal keyboard like the ansi-standard configuration common in custom keyboards, when some electrostatic capacitive players use the keycaps on this series of products, there will be a mix and match, and choose the keycaps on different products in this series to match with their common configuration keyboards. I was deeply attracted by the colors used in this series by Sony and tried to expand on the original colors and mix and match to come up with this set of keycaps.



Design｜Color

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to two friends @NNNNANSEN @Salonv9， who provided me with a lot of professional knowledge about editing console products and the electrostatic capacitive players during the design process, which provided me with a lot of references.
In fact, when I first made it, I also tried to extract the editing console products of other brands and series, and made it with the overall theme of the editing console, and I have to say that there are really a lot of interesting color combinations.

*This editing console keyboard from Da Vinci is also very distinctive and recognizable in terms of color differentation, but unfortunately it has not been used for various reasons.

As a color scheme for professional products to distinguish functions, in order to allow users to distinguish different function keys more quickly, I used several colors of different saturation and color series. Because the position of the keys in these colors on the prototype product was very different from the final mix and match effect, it was great that the the color combinations I chose were related to each other but clearly distinguished in the common configuration keyboards.


After confirming the approximate colors and expanding the partitions, it came to the font selection process. Since the foundry and the process to be used were not determined at the beginning of the project, I made the font according to my own thought, and the result was that three completely different font combinations were born.
● ORIGINAL: Completely restore the text and arrangement on the prototype, and redesign the font but retain the original style
● RE: A modern-style font that has been completely redesigned with only the color retained ( This font is derived from the new version of MU- set of keycaps. For details about this set of keycaps, please refer to the QQ group documents or the subsequent IC.)
● DAILY: The GMK font that everyone is most accustomed to, it was initially just an attempt I made to see a comparison between the new font and the regular one

*Although the GMK font was not included in the original plan, the unexpected fit eventually made me give up the new font that would require more effort and choose the GMK font to complete this design.

KIT｜Information
BASE PLUS KIT
Back to this set of keycaps, because the GMK font was finally chosen to match this design, although there was originally a plan to do thermal sublimation, but in the end I followed my heart and chose GMK to produce.

This base is based on the common GMK base, the biggest difference is that it directly includes novelties in the base. In terms of novelties, GMK's new UV printing process is used, which ensures clarity and color details, and also saves a lot of waiting time because there is no need to make a mold. For the same reason, without making a mold, the novelties was simply included in the base.


ORIGINAL-KIT
Lamp caps and special Spaces.


Knob｜Artisan
As part of the design, this time I also designed a set of matching Artisan, inspired by the common knob shapes on the editing console, I have chosen three different colors to meet everyone's matching needs.

The Artisan craftsmanship and colors may have some changes according to the later design progresses.

Others｜Rendering
The keyboard of the main picture is asked by many freiends. Because there was no suitable model rendering at that time, it was done temporarily, and the internal construction was not done and the feasibility of actual production was not considered, so there was no plan for production for the time being ( maybe I'll make one myself for play when I’m free ). More other products such as switches, novelties, and deskmats will be updated later. Then, as usual, there will be keyboard renders for your reference.




Vendor
TBD
*If you are interested, ping me over at here!

[Faraday]

I feel like its just missing too much personality without all the additional function text on each key. This would probably be better as a dyesub set, or maybe even fully uv printed GMK if it has to be with them.

[MartinThePolarBear]

Interesting, GLWIC