类型: IC
作者:
bobasweatandtears
发布时间: 2021-02-25 08:27:51
更新时间:
2021-05-11 09:18:17
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=111411.0
Hello Geekhack!
This is an unnecessarily long interest
check for the Wave (Seigaiha) Deskmat Series. And no, its
not a repeating Wi-Fi symbol
.
Seigaiha (青海波) is a pattern of overlapping
concentric circles creating arches/scales, and it is a
historical motif that was used to illustrate seas and oceans
on maps in Japan and China. It represents the water and
waves, symbolic of power and resistance; and also surges of
good luck! It dates prior to the 8th century, and is a
traditional design (wagara) used to decorate Japanese
garments (such as the kimono), homeware and fashion
accessories.
Simple, but classy with a touch of
culture, this will complement many setups easily.
This design would look quite familiar to many, as you
would have seen variations of this pattern before as
deskmats for GMK Bento and GMK Masterpiece. I simply wish to
offer more colour variations and opportunities for users who
may have missed out on those Group Buys. I also did check
with their respective designers
Biip
and
Energieschleuder, who voiced no issues with me running my own
execution/colourways of the traditional Seigaiha design.
Price
and Vendors to be confirmed, but all major regions will
expect to be covered, and as it is afterall, a simple
design. I will aim to price it at the lower range of typical
deskmat price ranges.
As this pattern is over 1200 years old and in public
domain, I don’t claim ownership of Seigaiha. The sole
purpose of this GB is to simply offer this classic design in
multiple colourways, using a reputable deskmat manufacturer
via known vendor links, with a QC sample process, so it’s
all pain-free. This design was in fact originally meant for
KAT Great Wave, however due to an excessive number of desk mat options,
Ive decided to run it as a deskmat-only groupbuy. I also
wanted faster production (who wants a mat delivery tied to a
keycap set delivery date), and also have versatile mats to
complement other keycap sets (i.e. Blue for GMK Mizu/GMK
Striker/KAT Atlantis, Black for GMK Bleached/BoW sets
etc.).
Colourways
To keep it simple,
for the first round, we’re offering the 5 most
popular/requested colourways. If there’s future interest
another round, I could perhaps switch up some colourways to
alternates that missed cut (i.e. red/purple).
Black - Shike (時化) //Stormy Weather (at sea)
Dark Blue - Ai (藍) // Indigo
Green - Kaiso (海藻) //Seaweed
Lavender - Fuji (藤) //Wisteria
Gray - Hai (灰) //Ash
Old alternate colourways
More
Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー)
Medium Blue - Umi (海) //Ocean
Purple - Beni Imo (紅芋) //Purple sweet potato
Red - Chi (血) //Blood
Pink - Sakura (桜) //Cherry Blossom
Lightest Blue - Mizu (水) //Water
Cream - Nikko (日光) //Sunshine
IC Poll/Feedback Form
Specifications
900x400x4mm
Stitched Edging
Rubber non-slip
bottom
Vendors & Price
Region Vendor
Price US
Mechs&Co
$19 USD Canada
KumaMech
$25 CAD Europe
Keygem
18 EUR UK
Prototypist
£17 GBP inc VAT Oceania
Dailyclack
$27 AUD China
zFrontier
¥120 CNY SE Asia
iLumkb
$26 SGD Ukraine/BEL/RU
Funkeys
₴800 UAH Korea
Swagkeys
₩23,000 KRW
Timeline
Groupbuy
Period: 20th April 2021 - 18th May 2021
Turn-around:
~Q3 2021
Comparisons to Previous
The
GMK Bento deskmat
comes with Kanji for Bento in the bottom right corner. The
pattern also features much larger waves. The lines of the
wave are darker than the in-fill colour. The center of the
pattern has a circle. The
red
variant is also much lighter in colour too than the one
being offered here.
The
GMK Masterpiece ウェイブ desk mat
features a shade of blue that is not covered here, and the
pattern appears more geometrical with a thicker line
width.
Samples
Scroll down to bottom of this thread to see a comment
where I list more images. Apologies for potato quality
photos with my phone. The lavendar is actually not as light
as it is depicted in this photo. It’s a really nice shade
and has more colour to it whilst still remaining subtle and
gentle. I couldn’t just work out how to capture it sorry.
Also note that unlike the renders, I’ve decided to run with
the design overlapping the edge stitching as it makes sense
with a repeating pattern of waves to ‘overflow’. If you get
what I mean.
Stay Up to Date
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(/#wave-deskmats for updates)
via Email
Drop your email address in our feedback form if youd
like to be sent a quick message about the GB date, reminders
upon the commencement
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Other Socials
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Discord DMs: BobaSweatandTears/#1659
Thanks
- Biip (GMK Bento) and Energieschleuder (GMK Masterpiece) for being chill with me running this deskmat design
- Dudeship for renders with the Argyle
- Seoulcialite for use of Argyle keyboard model for renders
- Alpine Mech (formerly divinitydeskmats) for being chill with this being titled so similarly to their own deskmat design series
-
Elmo for model of GMMK Glorious Pro for render purpose
Stay wavy BobaSweatandTears
More
For making it to the end of an excessively long post
for a simple deskmat, here’s a teaser for other deskmats
planned for 2021:
Sol:
More
Umbra variant
Singularity:
More
As part of KAT Space Dust. May run separately in Q3