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Vany Alice - Whatever Studio x Wuque Studio

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IC Date: Janurary 21th, 2025

Hello again from your friends at Wuque Studio!

We are excited to introduce the next generation of Alice keyboards: the Vany Alice. Inspired by the beauty of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, the Vany Alice embodies delicate edges and captivating design. Crafted by Whatever Studio, this keyboard showcases intricate details and exceptional craftsmanship, enhancing your typing experience as you'd expect from Whatever Studio.

We can’t wait to share more about this project and the passion that drives its design and artistry.

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Design Inspiration

As always, we're thrilled to unveil the latest creation from Whatever Studio: the Vany Alice. Just as a butterfly elegantly spreads its wings, the renowned Alice layout separates its two halves, delivering an unparalleled typing experience. Enhancing this design inspiration is a split wrist rest, symbolizing the graceful unfolding of a butterfly's wings. This thoughtful addition not only elevates comfort but also perfectly complements the aesthetic of the keyboard, embodying the harmony of beauty and functionality. We can’t wait for you to experience the artistry and comfort of the Vany Alice!

Butterfly Badge Design

At the center, you'll find an exquisite butterfly badge that captivates the eye. Crafted from copper, this badge has undergone multiple processes to reflect the delicacy and elegance that inspired the board. The surrounding metal frame allows for customizable lighting, adding yet another layer of unique design.

Additionally, when Caps Lock is activated, a soft white light emanates from the edges, highlighting your keystrokes with a graceful glow. When inactive, the standard lighting effect you’ve chosen seamlessly integrates into the design, enhancing its visual charm and allowing the Vany Alice to shine in any setting. Every detail has been meticulously considered to create a keyboard that is as beautiful as it is functional.

Base Butterfly Design

Flipping the Vany Alice reveals a beautiful butterfly nestled in the center, showcasing the passion and inspiration that drove its creation. Crafted from black resin, white acrylic, inlaid stainless steel wings, and a pure copper body, this stunning centerpiece truly brings the design to life. The combination of white acrylic with an independent FPC base and side lighting creates an atmospheric experience, making it one of the key design elements of the Vany.

As if that weren’t enough to make the design truly unique, a delicate layer of gold has been applied to the middle stem, elevating the overall experience to new heights. This thoughtful detail adds a touch of luxury and refinement, ensuring that the Vany Alice stands out not just in performance, but in beauty as well. Every element has been carefully designed to inspire joy and delight with each keystroke.

Every detail done with intention

The raised tent design at the front and the clean lines at the back form a fuller, more defined butterfly silhouette. At the same time, the Vany retains the beloved floating concept first introduced with the Paper80, with the bottom butterfly gracefully hovering above the desktop. From specific angles, the light reflected off the wings dances onto the surface below, beautifully complementing the side lighting. This clever interplay of light and design adds depth and intrigue, further enhancing the elegance of the Vany Alice and inviting admiration from every perspective.

Purposeful Adjustment

While extraordinary aesthetics are our primary focus, it’s performance and comfort that truly transform a keyboard from good to great! In comparison to the conventional Alice layout, we’ve made subtle adjustments to the angles of the left and right halves, as well as the spacing between the switches, resulting in a more uniform key gap. Additionally, we’ve incorporated gap lighting at the keycap tilt junction, fostering a more harmonious and natural gap. This thoughtful design ensures that each keystroke feels fluid and intuitive, marrying beauty with functionality in perfect balance. The Vany Alice is not only a feast for the eyes but also a joy to use!

Choose a Style – With or Without the Logo

For those seeking a more minimalistic aesthetic with the Vany Alice, we offer the choice between a front that features the elegant logo or one that maintains a cleaner, logo-free appearance. Your feedback gathered during the interest check will ultimately shape the final design, ensuring that the Vany Alice resonates with your preferences. We value your input and are committed to creating a keyboard that not only fulfills your functional needs but also aligns with your personal style.

8 Color Options

Inspired by the stunning colors of the butterfly, we are excited to introduce our captivating color options for the Vany Alice. Featuring a glittery electrostatic finish alongside a more traditional anodized option, we’ve curated what we believe are eight exquisite versions. Just like the choice of the front logo, the final selection of colors will be determined by you through our interest check. Your voice in this process is invaluable, and we can’t wait to see which vibrant hues will take flight in the Vany Alice!

6 External Weight

We’re thrilled to offer three stunning color options in both PVD Mirror and PVD Matte finishes, resulting in a total of six exquisite choices as an optional feature. Each finish showcases the elegance of the Vany Alice, allowing you to personalize your keyboard in a way that truly reflects your style. Whether you prefer the sleek shine of the mirror or the refined look of the matte, the choice is yours to enhance your typing experience!

Wrist Rest

The Vany Alice tent design effectively alleviates hand fatigue that is often associated with conventional keyboard layouts. As mentioned earlier, we’ve meticulously fine-tuned the Alice layout to cultivate an even more natural typing experience. With long-term comfort at the forefront of our design, we’ve ensured that using the Vany Alice keeps your shoulders and wrists relaxed.

Through extensive prototyping, we discovered that a higher slope places increased pressure on the outer wrist against the desktop. To provide the most comfortable typing experience, the Vany Alice features an input angle of 6.5°. A shallower angle would raise the front height, which is why we designed a dedicated wrist rest that continues to draw inspiration from the beauty of the butterfly.

The full CNC split wrist rest pairs seamlessly with the Vany Alice, enhancing both comfort and aesthetics!

Additionally, to accommodate all users, we’re pleased to offer a wooden integrated wrist rest that maintains the same input experience at a more accessible price point, ensuring everyone can enjoy the beauty and comfort of the Vany Alice.

Layout Design

In terms of layout practicality, we have preserved the arrow keys, enabling the placement of the 1.75u Shift key on their right side. Additionally, this versatile Shift key can also be positioned to the left of the "/" key, mirroring a traditional Alice layout, while the three lower arrow keys can be replaced with two 1.5u function keys for added customization. Furthermore, the left and right spacebars are interchangeable, allowing gamers to tailor the keyboard to their personal preferences when pressing the spacebar. This thoughtful design ensures that the Vany Alice meets the diverse needs of its users while maintaining an elegant and harmonious layout.

Dimensions

Mounting

The Vany Alice offers two mounting options, continuing our commitment to giving users the freedom to choose what suits them best. Users can select between the O-Ring and Silica Gel Particle Gasket designs. Additionally, the PCB is available in both a 1.2mm flex cut and a 1.6mm non-flex cut option, with plate materials including FR4, PC, or aluminum. Whether you prefer a softer or harder feel, the Vany Alice is designed to deliver a distinctive input experience, with final choices determined by user voting results. This ensures that every keyboard is tailored to your preferences, blending personalization with exceptional craftsmanship.

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Products information

●Layout: Alice
●Case Coating: Electrostatic coated/Anodized
●Top Case and Bottom Material: Aluminum
●Internal Weight: 316 stainless steel
●Mounting：O-Ring/Silica Gel Particle Gasket
●Typing Angle：6.5°
●Front Height: 23.8mm
●Tent front height: 30mm
●PCB Specifications: 1.2mm Flex-Cut/1.6 Non Flex-Cut
●ANSI support: Yes
●VIA support: Yes
●Keyboard weight: 2200g
●Wooden hand rest weight: 315g
●Aluminum hand rest weight: 460g*2
●Wooden hand rest size: 376mm*15.8mm/26.2mm
●Aluminum hand rest size: 140mm*93mm

●PCB

Default: 1.2mm flex cut PCB
Optional: 1.6mm non-flex cut PCB

●Plate：

Default: Non-flex cut ENIG finish FR4 Plate
Optional: Non-flex cut Alu Plate/Non-flex cut PC Plate

●Product Color Details

Anodized：

----------Mirror Butterfly Designs------------
Anodized Silver + Mirror PVD Blue
Anodized Gray Gold + Mirror PVD Gunmetal Gray
Anodized Blue + Mirror PVD Blue

----------Matte Butterfly Designs------------
Anodized Silver + Matte PVD Blue
Anodized Gray Gold + Matte PVD Gunmetal Gray
Anodized Blue + Matte PVD Blue

Electrostatic：

----------Mirror Butterfly Designs------------
E-Purple + Mirror PVD Purple
E-Blue + Mirror PVD Blue
E-White + Mirror PVD Gunmetal Gray
E-Black + Mirror PVD Gunmetal Gray
E-Pink + Mirror PVD Purple

----------Matte Butterfly Designs------------
Purple + Matte PVD Purple
Blue + Matte PVD Blue
White + Matte PVD Gunmetal Gray
Black + Matte PVD Gunmetal Gray
Pink + Matte PVD Purple

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