GMK Houhai is a keycap set inspired by nocturnal Beijing, blending ancient and futuristic elements with custom colors reflecting the city's vibrant nightscape. Set to release on August 1st, it's the first GMK set with complete Chinese legends, suitable for Cangjie and Pinyin typists.
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Community Feedback & Sentiment
Feedback Highlights
Positive (5)
"Community members are excited and supportive of the project."
"Many praised the unique design and cultural significance of the keycap set."
"Numerous compliments on the novelties and overall aesthetic."
"Support for the effort to incorporate Chinese characters into the set."
"Expressions of anticipation for purchasing the set and showing strong interest."
Negative (5)
"Concerns about the color contrast of red on black making legends hard to read."
"Criticism regarding the mix of simplified and traditional Chinese characters."
"Some members felt the project was overly complex with too many color variations."
"Worries about the potential high cost due to many new custom molds."
"Questions raised about certain legend choices and their cultural appropriateness."
Suggestions (5)
Consider offering traditional characters as an additional kit.
Make the Cangjie kit a full alphas kit to enhance usability.
Request for more renders to improve color visibility.
Ideas to simplify the number of colors in the mods kit.
Suggestions to include a numpad only with Chinese numerals.
Questions (5)
What's the anticipated pricing for the different kits?
Will there be a Discord for updates about the keyset?
Could the community get more renders to better visualize color contrasts?
Is there a possibility of having a version with only Chinese numeral legends?
What layout compatibility does the unique shift key support?
Duckeebs Analysis
The thread contains a high level of engagement with 109 comments and a strong emotional investment from the community. Sentiment is generally favorable with a majority of positive feedback, reflecting excitement and support for the project while some constructive criticism is present regarding design choices.
Project Specs
- Name
- GMK Houhai
- Release year
- -
- Profile
- Cherry
- Sculpted
- -
- Material
- ABS
- Layout Standard
- -
- Sub-Legends
- Cangjie
- Wall thickness
- -
- Legend method
- Double-shot
- Color palette
- Hazy dark grey, Fluorescent red, Cobalt, Aqua, Jade, Gold, White
- Shine through
- No
- Pudding style
- No