deskthority

This is just about the colors for the next spherical key cap group buy.

I don't have much time to concentrate on PCB-design, but I will run the Hyper group buy within the next year, so I will start another key caps group buy first.

Key caps will be only SP sphericals in one color scheme.

Yesterday, I got a good news:
SP has made tools for 2.25 and 2.75 units keys and everybody is free to use them, so we don't miss any key size anymore.

Even better, they have also made a double-shot tool for a J-shape (ISO) RETURN key.


I will offer replacements of the wrong-sized keys of Round 4 at a low price for all people who had these in their Round 4 orders.


Please suggest what you woukld like to have.

Dark grey/white

Green/white for non-alpha?

One guess: Honeywell!

Ooo lala!

Let me link the recent discussion about the vintage colorsets here:

http://deskthority.net/post125015.html#p125015

daybreak365 wrote:

Muirium wrote:Then enjoy the site's banner for the next half hour! Round 4 Sphericals: the Space Cadet homage set.

The Space Cadet has one of the most beautiful sets of keycaps I've ever seen.

I propose that Round 5 GB be a tribute to our favorite -- and/or the most (in)famous -- vintage keyboards:

• Space Cadet (same as R4 SPH set)
• Symbolics 3600
• Honeywell Terminal
• SAIL keyboard? The Space Cadet's West Coast cousin hasn't gotten much attention.
• One of the IBM beam spring sets such as the IBM 5251

Orange/yellow set from Hubble space telescope: http://jalopnik.com/this-hubble-space-t ... -470899448

Halvar wrote:Let me link the recent discussion about the vintage colorsets here:

http://deskthority.net/post125015.html#p125015

daybreak365 wrote:

Muirium wrote:Then enjoy the site's banner for the next half hour! Round 4 Sphericals: the Space Cadet homage set.

The Space Cadet has one of the most beautiful sets of keycaps I've ever seen.

I propose that Round 5 GB be a tribute to our favorite -- and/or the most (in)famous -- vintage keyboards:

• Space Cadet (same as R4 SPH set)
• Symbolics 3600
• Honeywell Terminal
• SAIL keyboard? The Space Cadet's West Coast cousin hasn't gotten much attention.
• One of the IBM beam spring sets such as the IBM 5251

Orange/yellow set from Hubble space telescope: http://jalopnik.com/this-hubble-space-t ... -470899448

Personally, I like both the grey Symbolics and the Honeywell color scheme.

I'll save you-know-who the bother:

Dirge set!

Muirium wrote:One guess: Honeywell!

Ooo lala!

Do you've got the SP color sample ring?

Muirium wrote:I'll save you-know-who the bother:

Dirge set!

LOL

He'll probably find away to post his pic anyway

7bit wrote:Do you've got the SP color sample ring?

Nope. Want to slip one into my Round 4 leftovers?

I'm in. But not sure about the color. My imaginative power is not the best.

/edit

space cadet and honeywell look really good

What about something like this:

Hmm. I like the white, but the contrast is not great. (Have you got any orange on white caps? Hint: it's a nightmare to read on websites.) Orange goes much better with black.

Here's a good one Matteo suggested a while ago:

Not very contrasty either, but subtle.

I'd vote for the dirge set,too!
But I don't like (tall) sphericals

Coffee & Cream similar to the Blaupunkt CEPT Decoder.

Coffee and cream, with tangerine. I think orange mods might sparkle with that one.

Honeywell looks mighty fine.

Tangerine chocolate looks great.

http://www.iheartwellness.com/?p=7681

APL Triple Shots......

Failing that dream of dreams I'm liking the Terry's idea (Chocolate Orange)

Nuclear Green?

oooooh i'm really looking forward to this. Are you going for DSA or SA?

My idea for a color scheme:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... roller.jpg

I like the honeywell aswell!

EDIT:
The more i look at the honeywell the more I must have that!

Muirium wrote:Hmm. I like the white, but the contrast is not great. (Have you got any orange on white caps? Hint: it's a nightmare to read on websites.) Orange goes much better with black.

Here's a good one Matteo suggested a while ago:

Not very contrasty either, but subtle.

i really liked this scheme as well..........

I would love coffee & cream, tall spherical keys. What would be a tentative price for TKL?

Must have Honeywell.

beltet wrote:My idea for a color scheme:


I like the honeywell aswell!

Aha, Honeywell == Nintendo. Same era in fact. And an authentic red Esc for once, too.

++Honeywell. Also, great news about the new molds!

Muirium wrote:Coffee and cream, with tangerine. I think orange mods might sparkle with that one.

Most definitely. We need something a little retro for the ones who still worship the original key-sets done a long time ago.

If it's edible looking then it's worth doing .

Muirium wrote:
Aha, Honeywell == Nintendo. Same era in fact. And an authentic red Esc for once, too.

Yeah! Thats nice! So we don't have to feel we are pimpin the keyboard to much

I'm so into this next group buy, get on with it already!

What about a "Nuclear Coffee" With the deep green above, the coffee and all legend in cream ? The harmony should be almost perfect, some plum or salmon can improve it (according to http://colorschemedesigner.com/ )

The greyish by Matteo is sober and classy

Like nuclear coffee idea.

Vierax wrote:The greyish by Matteo is sober and classy

True that guy is pure class. Nothing obnoxious or juvenile, hence his colour choice is really safe and will go with just about every keyboard that's been made.