KAT Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria (noun): a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream.
UPDATE: Prototypist has officially become the UK vendor for KAT Phantasmagoria!
We're also doing cable and artisan collaborations with BearCables and Asero Foundry!
Updated renders should be in the next couple of weeks or so, with thicker legends!
Hello keycap enthusiasts, my name is Allie Blair, and I’m very excited to present my first keycap design, KAT Phantasmagoria.
Phantasmagoria is a culmination of several ideas I’ve wanted to see implemented in keycap design since I joined this community six months ago, and after several months of designing and redesigning, I’m finally ready to show this project to all of you.
IC FORM HERE
About
Phantasmagoria features a white keycap base with a gradient passing through the legends, starting with an electric blue, passing through violet and ending in a pastel pink, giving the illusion of the full gradient being present in your mind’s eye.
The set has been designed from the bottom up to present a more reserved take on the gradient keycap set while maintaining a professional aesthetic.
One thing of note is that this board was designed in a way that will allow for the full gradient to be present, regardless of form factor.
This means that if you use smaller keyboards that you will still get the full experience of the design.
One of the core themes revolving around Phantasmagoria is the concept of things that you see in dreams. This set is heavily inspired by tarot cards and the occult.
While there will not be any obscene imagery, there will definitely be some more eerie novelties included in the icon novelty kit. More on that further down.
Set Details
I’m offering six alpha kits, three Latin sets, Hiragana, Katakana, and Hangul.
I’ve included separate Dvorak and Colemak kits so that those layout users can still have access to the full gradient as it is intended.
Latin Alphas
Hiragana Alphas
Katakana Alphas
Hangul Alphas
Colemak Alphas
Dvorak Alphas
If there is a language kit that you would like to see added to this set, please fill out the IC form located at the bottom of the page.
The Modifiers kits include full support for a majority of popular layouts, again designed to keep the gradient intact.
I’m offering both text and icon modifiers, but have elected to not offer Text + Icon modifiers at this time, as it would take away from the more minimal design of the set as a whole.
The 40s kit WILL cover ortholinear boards.
60s/TKL Text Mods
60s/TKL Icon Mods
40s Text Mods
40s Icons Mods
I have split the novelties into two separate categories: Text Novelties, and Icon Novelties. The text novelties will include a full text number pad, and a mono text number row, designed to match with the text modifiers.
Text Novelties
The Icon novelties are currently being finalized; however, I will have a list of the novelties in the IC form available.
If there are any additional novelty ideas that you have, please feel free to send those ideas to me.
The number pad kit is a separate kit in order to lower the cost of the modifier kits, as number pads are in less demand, especially with the popularity of smaller form factors.
Numpad Kit
The Spacebar kit will cover all of the spacebar layouts regardless of form factor. I’ve included 6.25u and 7u spacebars in the modifiers kits, so you will only need this kit for things like ortholinear boards and boards with split spacebars.
Spacebars Kit
The Accent kit will include all of the reverse dye sublimination keys. This kit will also potentially be including a gradient spacebar in 6.25 and 7u, however that will need to be prototyped before I am comfortable including it in the renders.
Accent Kit
I’ve also included a full UK Iso kit, also in line with the gradient.
UK Iso Kit
Blanks are something I am considering running in this set, however I wanted to get feedback from the community before including them directly. The blanks kits would include an Alpha kit, 60s and 40s modifiers, as well as Ergo modifiers.
Renders
Below are some board renders that give a clearer idea of the gradient and the optical illusion held within.
Note: These renders are not guaranteed to be completely accurate, as different monitors with different calibration settings will show colors differently.
All board renders were made by Ghost.
Iron 180 by Smith and Rune
Rama Koyu by Rama Works
Paragon75 by Artemis Design Studios
Vendors
US: Mechs and Co.
CA: Ashkeebs
EU: Mykeyboard
UK: Prototypist
CN: ZFrontier
SEA: ILUMKB
OCE: Riftkeys
Collaborations
Coiled Cable: Bearcables.com
Metal Artisan: Asero Foundry
To-Do List
Finalize Novelties
Additional Renders
Design Deskmats
Announce Artisan Collaborations
Announce Cable Collaborations
Acquire Manufacturer Quotes
Launch GB
Acknowledgements
There are so many people that I need to thank that I’m almost positive that I’m going to miss someone. First off, I’d like thank my renderer, Ghost, for working with me on such short notice. You are amazing.
I also want to shoutout the biggest hypemen of the set, Halo, ThickJimmy, Shiba1337, Koosha(Ram), Dworf, Hark, Quadrum, and Iinko. Your kind words and encouragement helped me when I was so close to dropping the set, there’s no way the set could’ve made it this far without all of you.
Jen, my novelty designer, I know it has seemed like we’ve been stuck in the same spot for a while now, but you’ve been a big help with the process and helping make sure I was designing the set for the right reasons.
And finally, I’d like to thank my loving partner for dealing with late nights and long hours of the design of this set. Love you. <3
Closing Thoughts
While this set has come very far in the past few months, it is still definitely in its preliminary stages at this point, and I am heavily relying on feedback from the community to help finalize the last few pieces of this puzzle.
If there are any comments, questions, or concerns about the set, please feel free to include them in the IC form, or comment in this thread, as I will be actively replying to as many comments as possible.
Thank you all for taking the time to look over my set, and I hope that you are as excited about owning this as I am about designing it.
IC FORM HERE
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