Help me refining the Midnight set

[matt3o]

This will (hopefully) be part of a soon to come set I'm working on since some time now. It will be released in a new way I can't talk about, but it will be soon revealed.

If you fancy it, please let me know what you think about it, and if you have suggestions please speak your mind.

Midnight set



Options



Custom keys

Spoiler:

Midnight-one set (a variant I don't like much, but people seem to go in division-by-zero if they don't have mods darker than alphas)

I don't think it will be a "huge" success, I'd be happy if it reaches the 50-100 tier. This will be ABS doubleshot and I'm still torn between DSA and DCS.

Please note that I'm still working on the beige/PBT/DSA set, that will start as soon as I receive the greenlight from SP.

[Muirium]

Ah, the Midnight Set. Naturally, just to be difficult, I much prefer Fog:



Midnight's nice, and if it's priced right I wouldn't even rule out sneaking in for one. But the PBT DSA beige set you're working on is the one I'm really after. It'll be the DSA to rule them all!

A natural addition to Midnight's special keys would be a bat. In fact, I'm getting all Halloween the more I think about it…

[matt3o]

yeah I thought about the bat (or the black cat) but I didn't want to make it too "halloween"

Re fog vs midnight I like the fog too but you know... people seemed to like midnight, so.

[scottc]

I think that a slightly less bold red colour would look better in the Option set.

I don't really know anything about actual possible keycap colours but from the options available in the keyboard-layout-editor selections, the Signature Plastics ABS RAC or RAS colour might work.

[Muirium]

RAS tastic:

I must admit I have a thing for red. RAS is Round 5's exact red colour, thanks to these Honeywell caps.

[matt3o]

good point. update coming in 3... 2...

[matt3o]

Instead of the 00:01 set I'll add a mods option

[Findecanor]

The crescent moon symbol could be confused with a Sleep key, for which a crescent moon (without stars) is often used.
A crescent moon with a star is also the motif on the flag of Turkey.

[matt3o]

Color chips. I'd actually like a slightly higher contrast between the two dark-blues. Can someone with the ABS color ring chime in?

The crescent moon symbol could be confused with a Sleep key, for which a crescent moon (without stars) is often used.
A crescent moon with a star is also the motif on the flag of Turkey.

Turkey's flag is very different. Good point about the "sleep" key, I don't see it as a show stopper, but if you have other ideas, please share!

[Muirium]

I wouldn't worry about the crescent moon. I'd put it on my sleep key, of course! And Turkey does have one of the best flags (unlike most our boring tricolours).

Color chips. I'd actually like a slightly higher contrast between the two dark-blues. Can someone with the ABS color ring chime in?

I took pictures of the entire ABS set when I had it. The blues are arranged by code right here:

All the rest are on the Round 5 colours thread.

If you fancy doing some OAS caps sometime, I could put them on my Ducky!

[matt3o]

I have very high quality well calibrated pictures for all color chips. Someone at GH did a really good job few months ago. But nothing is like having the chips in your hands. It would be great if someone with the color ring could put together the midnight colors and take a picture (GB + GEW + YBP + VCO).

It seems GEW and GB are really too close together. Wondering if there's another dark-blue combo we could use (note that they are rated as grays not blues)

[Vierax]

Muirium, my screen is not so well calibrated but your picture is really saturated in Red and the contrast is too much dark (gamma problem?).
Matt, who took the picture ? what's is its licence ? can I download it in reference ?

Calmdepths uses BFR, it stays a bit green. In a more blueish way BBI seems nice too but I don't think it will go with VCO. There is also BED, which is nearest from the greenest mod you posted this afternoon.
I think YBP legends on VCO caps may lacks contrast, something more reddish like OAS could improve that and stays readable on dark caps.

[Muirium]

I'll blame my camera overcompensating for the bluish Scottish winter days! The white paper background is a good pure white though, if anyone wants to balance the pictures themselves. But as Matt said, there's solid stats available on the entire set now that someone put them through a proper scanning.

[lcs]

Lots of interest!

Liked both variants and *really* liked those custom keys!

BTW, edox kit possible?

[Vierax]

I'll blame my camera overcompensating for the bluish Scottish winter days!

I think it's the same in all the Northern Oceanic Europe, especially our rainy lands
Sorry I just remember that I setted the brightness very low because of #FFFFFF websites as DT or WP

[Dubsgalore]

http://i.imgur.com/krN4VVF.png

I like that one, but without the red wasd. the enter is a very nice touch (y)

[matt3o]

Matt, who took the picture ? what's is its licence ? can I download it in reference ?

yes you can use it as a reference (but you can't say it is yours )

Calmdepths uses BFR, it stays a bit green. In a more blueish way BBI seems nice too but I don't think it will go with VCO. There is also BED, which is nearest from the greenest mod you posted this afternoon.
I think YBP legends on VCO caps may lacks contrast, something more reddish like OAS could improve that and stays readable on dark caps.

thanks a ton, I'll give it a shot and let you know.

Lots of interest!

Liked both variants and *really* liked those custom keys!

BTW, edox kit possible?

Cool, this should be available in January. Ergo dox? I dunno, maybe if there's interest.

http://i.imgur.com/krN4VVF.png

I like that one, but without the red wasd. the enter is a very nice touch (y)

WASD is optional of course

[matt3o]

I made some more tests with colors.

BFR is pretty desaturated (which is good for this GB) but it's almost purplish and doesn't go very well with VCO. BED is very nice but it's nothing special together with GB. The only alternative would be to go dark blue instead of dark cold-gray.

I thought VCO and YBP were too light to stay together, but the contrast is pretty good actually.

It would be incredibly useful if I could see GB + GEW + YBP + VCO in the same shot...

[Muirium]

Unfortunately, I don't have the set any more. (Just a quick loan.) I'm surprised you don't have a keeper, though, what with being a regular GB organiser now. I think it was $35 from SP. Might as well grab ABS and PBT, they'll both be useful!

[matt3o]

Unfortunately, I don't have the set any more. (Just a quick loan.) I'm surprised you don't have a keeper, though, what with being a regular GB organiser now. I think it was $35 from SP. Might as well grab ABS and PBT, they'll both be useful!

I have PBT. I'll get the ABS as well. It wasn't available last time I checked.

[Muirium]

My loaner (it's complicated…) arrived direct from SP a few weeks ago. So they should be good now. It did take a while to ship, though.

[matt3o]

My loaner (it's complicated…) arrived direct from SP a few weeks ago. So they should be good now. It did take a while to ship, though.

I know the shit. Unfortunately the project this set is bound to starts very soon and I'm a bit in a hurry.

[Muirium]

I think 7bit has a set. PM him to pose the appropriate chips for his new Nikon. If you show enough interest in his camera, he'll probably oblige!

[matt3o]

good tactic

[fireglow]

Looks gorgeous!

[matt3o]

Complete set. Hope I did everything right.

[Vierax]

Nice ! Phosphorescent caps is a really great idea

I think you forgot the AltGr legend for ISO.

[matt3o]

not a high priority I think, but if people need it... sure, why not.

still undecided about the profile, I would like to make this standard DCS, but they keep asking for SA... so...

[Muirium]

The PBT set you're working on is the SA. This one's too soon to Round 5. Three SA GBs is too much, and would ruin me besides!

[matt3o]

The PBT set you're working on is the SA.

DSA

This one's too soon to Round 5. Three SA GBs is too much, and would ruin me besides!

yep a lot of SA lately. we had enough.

midnight had to go DCS or DSA.