GMK fenglisu (鳳梨酥) | GB LIVE from April 8th to May 9th - KeyAtlas
Group BuyKeycaps
GMK fenglisu (鳳梨酥) | GB LIVE from April 8th to May 9th
geekhackauto-imported
0 followers0 bookmarks0 comments
Description
This set draws inspiration from a pre-pandemic excursion to Taiwan where we were enraptured by arguably its most widely recognised dessert, the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake (鳳梨酥 fèng lí sū; 王梨酥 ông lâi so). Fenglisu are delicate little treats with a crumbly pastry exterior that are filled with a sweet pineapple jam.
In the Hokkien dialect, ‘pineapple’ (鳳梨 ông-lâi) is a homophone for the phrase ‘prosperity come’ (旺來 ōng-lâi). As a symbol of good fortune and prosperity, we wanted to pay homage to this culinary icon in the form of a GMK keycap set.
The GB for GMK fenglisu is now LIVE and will run on all participating vendors from April 8th to May 9th. Expected delivery will be Q4 2023.
VENDORS Super excited to announce that we will be working with the following vendors for GMK fenglisu with Daily Clack as our lead vendor!
Links to sale pages will be updated as vendors go live.
VENDOR PRICING We are aware that pricing is a large contributing factor to whether or not a given GMK set is purchased and that this set does err on the more expensive side; however, given the recent struggles with sets reaching MOQs, we’ve had to adjust accordingly to increase our chances of a successful Group Buy.
Note: StacksKB will no longer be offering GMK fenglisu in GB.
KITS
Base Kit - 'Just a pineapple cake'
Note: we have updated our Base Kit, please check our updates section below for more details.
Key unit labels have been included for your convenience. u - unit s - stepped c - convex (spacebar) scpd - scooped homing barred - barred homing
Cangjie Sublegend Alphas Kit - 'Back to roots'
Note: we have updated our Alt Alphas Kit, please check our updates section below for more details.
A complete alphanumeric alphas kit with Cangjie Chinese sublegends with the inclusion of an additional tab key. One base kit and alternate alphanumeric alphas kit therefore provides support for those wishing to fill two keyboards; however, this means that one keyboard will utilise an alternate modifier layout (i.e. shorter right shift, split backspace, and Tsangan bottom row).
Novelty Kit - 'Is it snack time?’
Note: we have updated our Novelty Kit, please check our updates section below for more details.
A novelty kit with full macrocolumn and Tsangan support.
Spacebars Kit - ‘Do you have anymore?’
COLOURS
The colour palette we have chosen for GMK fenglisu uses two stock GMK colours (GMK CP and BR1). The browning of fenglisu is represented by GMK BR1 and provides legibility and contrast when paired with GMK CP. RAL 1017 Saffron Yellow modifiers signify fenglisu's flakey pastry and is complemented by RAL 2000 Yellow Orange accents that embodies the caramelised pineapple jam centre.
Whilst we have colour matched our renders, variations in colour may differ between monitors. For ease of comparison, we have therefore included a rendering of other GMK sets. Note: The colours utilised in this render of GMK Greg have been rearranged and are for demonstration purposes only. Further note: GMK Ki did not have an accent and have duplicated the modifiers in the render shown.
BOARD RENDERS
TGR Jane V2 by Yuktsi
Kits shown here include the Base and Novelty Kits in addition to our THOK Design collaboration cap. Rendered by eg0t1st1k4l#7777.
TGR Alice by Yuktsi
Kits shown here include the Base, Novelty, and Spacebar Kits. Rendered by eg0t1st1k4l#7777.
More
TGR 910 by Yuktsi
Kits shown here include Base, Cangjie Sublegend Alt Alphas, and Novelty Kits. Rendered by eg0t1st1k4l#7777.
More
CAKE HHKB Classic by Haytco
Kits Shown here include the Base, Cangjie Sublegend Alt Alphas, and Novelty Kits. Rendered by eg0t1st1k4l#7777.
More
Foundation by Protozoa
Kits shown here include Base and Novelty Kits in addition to our GMK fenglisu x HIBI Design Collaboration ‘Pineapple Cake’ Cap. Rendered by eg0t1st1k4l#7777.
Specific sales details to be announced at a later date.
The Fenglisu Teapot is an artisan keycap made in collaboration with GMK fenglisu. The keycap consists of the teapot and a removable lid to see all the yummy tea goodness inside! It's made for cherry mx stems and casted with 100% resin.
UPDATES 17th August 2021 - IC posted. 20th August 2021 - International vendors announced. 24th August 2021 - US and Indian vendor announced. 28th August 2021 - Group buy date set with a definitive GB date to be confirmed at a later date. 3rd September 2021 - Updated base and alt alphas kit. Given the strength of the ties between Taiwanese culture and fenglisu, we have decided to change our base kit from the inclusion of Cangjie sublegends to Zhuyin sublegends; additively, due to the large number of people that indicated an affinity towards Cangjie sublegends, we have also decided to also change our Alt Alphas kit from Cangjie monolegends to Cangjie sublengends. 24th September 2021 - Updated novelty kit. After some discussion, we felt that the connection between this set and Taiwanese culture could be further extended into the Novelty Kit. As such, we have now included a new R1 1u novelty, the national flower of Taiwan, the Plum Blossom. Further to this point, we have also included a new R4 1.25u novelty picturing a fenglisu that has been bitten into. 28th September 2021 - Updated IC post with some board renders. 1st October 2021 - Announcement of the first GMK fenglisu collaboration with Thok Design. 3rd October 2021 - Announcement of more GMK fenglisu collaborations. 12th October 2021 - Updated IC post with some more board renders and the announcement of additional collaborations. 12th October 2021 Rectified some legend inconsistencies in Base and Alt Alphas Kit. Also included additional 'scooped' labelling for the Base Kit. 8th January 2022 - Announcement of 3 HIBI x GMK fenglisu collaboration caps. 12th January 2022 - Updated IC post with TGR Jane V2 and Haytco Blockerless renders. 18th January 2022 - Updated Base Kit to include R3 PgUp and R4 PgDn (Keys that are commonly utilised in a 65% layout) and Foundation FRL TKL by Protozoa board renders. 19th January 2022 - Posted updated Novelty Kit that includes 2x R4 Plum Blossoms for full macro column and Tsangan support. 31st January 2022 - Posted deskmat designs. 5th February 2022 - Updated with selected deskmat designs and the announcement of an additional and that GB pricing is coming soon! 5th March 2022 - Announcement of GB dates, giveaway, and pricing. 11th March 2022 - Removal of StacksKB as a vendor due to low regional interest. 13th March 2022 - Announcement of custom cable collaboration with lpcables. 23rd March 2022 - Announcement of Asian Joy Co. as a collaboration with GMK fenglisu. More details to come later. 31st March 2022 - Announcement of Taurus Trades as a collaboration with GMK fenglisu. Sales details to come later. 7th April 2022 - Reveal of the GEEKKEEY collaboration with GMK fenglisu. Sales details to come later. 8th April 2022 - GB posted.
Our previous Base, Alt Alphas, and Novelty Kits can be viewed here.
More
TO DO Buy GMK fenglisu.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grundlemere for making the Cangjie legends available to those that want to utilise them. eg0t1st1k4l#7777 for the beautifully clean renders. nolsia for the cute novelty designs. summerqm for the 旺 and 鳳梨酥 novelty designs. @pheefs_a_n_d for the adorable signature banner and the desk mat designs. Riley and Xx_SaNaBaNaNa_xX for the super helpful guidance during the entire design process.
Please consider adding the following BBCode to your signature! Thank you for your support!
