Deskthority custom key caps (poll)

bpiphany · 10 Jul 2012, 21:49

This might be a bit late... but you should just do #7 as separate 'D' and 'T' keys =)

(Or was that already suggested?)

hashbaz · 11 Jul 2012, 00:54

P.S. Do we have someone to do the SVG yet? I'm happy to help.

RougeRambo · 11 Jul 2012, 01:32

hashbaz wrote:P.S. Do we have someone to do the SVG yet? I'm happy to help.

The graphics? not yet.

mickd · 11 Jul 2012, 17:53

Option 7 is beautiful.. simple and effective. Ripster has his uses

Soarer · 11 Jul 2012, 18:55

mickd wrote:Option 7 is beautiful.. simple and effective. Ripster has his uses

If you want xbb's graphics photoshopped badly onto keycaps... he's your man!

RougeRambo · 11 Jul 2012, 19:20

Soarer wrote:
mickd wrote:Option 7 is beautiful.. simple and effective. Ripster has his uses
If you want xbb's graphics photoshopped badly onto keycaps... he's your man!

yeah, i believe it was xbb' idea, i put ripster as i was unsure and i knew he contributed to a degree.

Findecanor · 11 Jul 2012, 19:49

What is the difference between options 3 and 12 ?

ripster · 11 Jul 2012, 21:05

silat wrote:Nice work Ripster.

Thanks. But it's Ripster AND Xbb!

Xbb!

RougeRambo · 12 Jul 2012, 00:49

Thanks. But it's Ripster AND Xbb!

Xbb!]

ah brilliant didnt want anything to kick off because i had credited someone wrong, especially with you ;')
Great design both of you!

webwit · 12 Jul 2012, 00:58

Well done all, and also credits to sixty, because it's kind of a logical derivative of his logo if you try to make something smaller. Who has or wants to take the lead here? A manufacturer must be picked, final design in SVG must be made (see above for offer), group buy started, money collected, etc. Depending on prices and demand, I think we should keep it simple at first and only do the most popular design in light/dark and dark/light. Unless it turns out to be real easy to do some other designs in demand as well (like 3 + 12, slightly different white spacing but that should be made into one design).

Ascaii · 12 Jul 2012, 01:02

I love the flipping desk picture...but I also want the space bar...meh!. Combine em?^^

As for the winning design...I like it as well. Are we going to try to have QWER keys make these? I would enjoy it as K series cap.

guilleguillaume · 12 Jul 2012, 01:57

Using those series to make the keys would be awesome.

I think it's actually pretty boring to use the standard one colour key with different lettering colour.

RC-1140 · 12 Jul 2012, 02:45

I would absolutely love if there was a PBT one. I really don't like ABS, so it would keep me from buying more of them.

kalrykh · 12 Jul 2012, 03:38

I vote for the webwit duck

TexasFlood · 12 Jul 2012, 03:53

kalrykh wrote:I vote for the webwit duck

Why not a whole duck set of keys? OK this might not be optimal, but the only duck font I found,

RougeRambo · 14 Jul 2012, 00:17

Sooooooooooooooo Where do we go from here.
we have 2 1x1 keycaps which have won

How do we go about putting these into production and distribution

Secondly do we do another poll/creation for those designs which were not 1x1 keycaps?

hashbaz · 14 Jul 2012, 00:35

RougeRambo wrote:Sooooooooooooooo Where do we go from here.
we have 2 1x1 keycaps which have won

How do we go about putting these into production and distribution

Secondly do we do another poll/creation for those designs which were not 1x1 keycaps?

For starters:
* Email Melissa at SP and get quotes for the key sizes you're interested in.
* Make an SVG of the winning legend(s) for use in production
* Figure out all your costs (supplies, shipping from SP to you, legend fees, etc.)
* Decide on a price structure.
* Put up a thread and take orders. On geekhack we've started using Google forms instead of PMs for recording orders. It works out nicely.

Djuzuh · 14 Jul 2012, 00:39

hashbaz wrote:
RougeRambo wrote:Sooooooooooooooo Where do we go from here.
we have 2 1x1 keycaps which have won

How do we go about putting these into production and distribution

Secondly do we do another poll/creation for those designs which were not 1x1 keycaps?
For starters:
* Email Melissa at SP and get quotes for the key sizes you're interested in.
* Make an SVG of the winning legend(s) for use in production
* Figure out all your costs (supplies, shipping from SP to you, legend fees, etc.)
* Decide on a price structure.
* Put up a thread and take orders. On geekhack we've started using Google forms instead of PMs for recording orders. It works out nicely.

Or Sleabo at qwerkeys

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Expecially since deskthority is EU based, so no custom come into play.

Acanthophis · 14 Jul 2012, 00:41

hashbaz wrote:* Email Sleabo at QWERKeys and get quotes for the key sizes you're interested in.

Fixed that for you.

guilleguillaume · 14 Jul 2012, 01:37

I'm actually tired of SP monopoly over keycaps. It's time for changing the key source

RC-1140 · 14 Jul 2012, 02:00

I'm tired of ABS, but I guess I made my point. Is anyone in contact with Imsto, and could ask for quotes on PBT DyeSubs?

Vax · 14 Jul 2012, 10:14

guilleguillaume wrote:I'm actually tired of SP monopoly over keycaps. It's time for changing the key source.

This pretty much. Quality of SP caps isn't really that great too. Let's give QWERKeys a chance. Also... B-Series!

RougeRambo · 14 Jul 2012, 13:36

im not really in the best position to do what will probably be a BIG group buy, who has experience and is willing?

RougeRambo · 17 Jul 2012, 12:34

Update - okay, i have been in contact with Ragnorock and he says he is happy to organize the group buy, could the winning designs (options 3 + 7) please post up an .SVG and post it in this thread as well as pm it to him.

Thanks.

webwit · 17 Jul 2012, 12:43

Can someone do it who is good in making SVGs?

Acanthophis · 17 Jul 2012, 12:48

I can't. Had to google SVG to know exactly what that is

Vax · 17 Jul 2012, 15:02

RougeRambo wrote:Update - okay, i have been in contact with Ragnorock and he says he is happy to organize the group buy, could the winning designs (options 3 + 7) please post up an .SVG and post it in this thread as well as pm it to him.

Okay so Ragnorock will do it via SP, right? If wen want quality caps from QWERKeys someone else has to organize it? Doesn't sound like the optimal solution to me

Acanthophis · 17 Jul 2012, 15:07

Rather give QWERKeys a try. If Rag needs a guy in Europe I can volunteer.
I have no GB expierence, though.

hashbaz · 17 Jul 2012, 18:47

I can do the SVG.

RougeRambo · 17 Jul 2012, 19:53

hashbaz wrote:I can do the SVG.

awesome, thanks

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As for group buy organization idm how its done, i was just trying to get the ball rolling, can we come to a consensus and get it started?

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