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【IC】KAT Refined - GB starts tomorrow!

类型: IC
作者: MacSurfy
发布时间: 2020-05-31 18:11:33
更新时间: 2020-09-30 06:29:43
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=106725.0


Welcome to GMK KAT Refined
www.kat-refined.com


TX66 by TX Keyboard Inc
Pricing

Updates
6/1/2020
Launched IC
06/01/2020 - 08/01/2020
Removed all the old updates to keep the list clean
08/01/2020
Discord — Discord channel added on Mykeyboard.eu server over at https://discord.gg/GyDWwE2
09/01/2020
— General: Site is up and running! www.kat-refined.com
09/09/2020
— Renders: Added another Iron180 render with full WoB
— Renders: Updated all renders with the new legend/icon tweaks.
— General: Improved on a whole bunch of glyphs and their positions.
— General: Tweaked arrow, tail and legend on ISO enter and numpad enter.
— General: Added cap sizes in Kit renders.
— General: Added pricing.
Todo
— Wait for new samples.
— Ready for GB!
The theme? There is none.
Instead of grabbing colors from a random anime character, or taking inspiration from my kids breakfast cereal leftovers this set came from a deeper need that I have felt growing for quite some time.
If you know me, I have always favoured GMK sets before anything else. It’s what I always bought and it was the only type of keyset render commissions I would accept. There’s something about the look of the icons/legends that just sit right with me.
You’ll often hear people say GMK’s keycaps are the most premium out there. Which I tend to agree with. Sound is great and they look great but you will find many typographical/print errors. Not something I would expect on a premium product, but like most of you I am sort of used to them.
So what is it then?
I’ve been curious about the KAT profile ever since it was released. Heard good things about the typing experience and sound but I could just never get past the legends. As with most sculpted profiles the legends are really big, centered and seem less thought out than GMK/Cherry.
That being said, I get that some people love them. And that’s cool, I don’t want to step on designers toes but I am just not into that look at all. I thought that perhaps there are more people like me out there, who are annoyed with GMK icons/legends but can’t find a good alternative. Or people who are willing to try a more sculpted profile but just can’t see themselves using centered legends/icons.
This one is for you.
Renders

Kotai by Stewiedk97

TX66 by TX Keyboard Inc

Iron180 by Smith + Rune

Iron180 by Smith + Rune

Iron180 by Smith + Rune

Lodestone by Jae & Flex, FLX x Proto[Typist]

Iron165 by Smith + Rune

Iron165 by Smith + Rune

Candybar by TKC
Kits—BoW
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Kits—WoB
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Colors

Alphas and sublegends (Numrow numbers, Code and @ for instance) bleed a little bit too much for my liking. They have been adjusted and will receive the updated versions in the next batch. ETA uknown. Arrows came out looking really sharp (not talking about the rounded corners), a big improvement from GMK as you can see.
The white is pretty close to WS1 which I am happy with. KAT Milkshake is using the same white. I have ordered samples of another white just to see if I like that one more but for now I would say this is the one we are going with. WS2 is too pale/blue to go with e-white boards so I think that choice is not optimal. Black samples have also been ordered.
Vendors
— EU: Mykeyboard.eu
— US: TX Keyboards
— Canada: Deskhero.ca
— Asia: zFrontier
— Oceania: Daily Clack
— Ukraine\Russia\Belarus: Funkeys
— **SEA:**HEXKeyboards
Credits
— Mykeyboard.eu: For jumping on this project with no hesitation and having the best keyboard related store with great service. Europe is lucky to have you!
— Emir: For being a day-one supporter and helping me with the kits and innovating the GMK game
— Koen: For showing support and being an all around great guy!
— Jae: For looking over the kits and being such a great ambassador for the community
— Kwerdenker: For taking keyboard photos like it ain’t no thing. Also for looking over my kits. Much love!
— Konstantin: For all the help with the kits in my set, but also others.
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