GMK City Pop Neue
This is a new set using Neue icon legends designed to invoke the style and glamour of the “Bubble” era in Japan.
IC Form
Designer Discord
Details
- ABS
- Doubleshot
- Featuring Neue Icons
- Novelties by Stellaidoscope
- Artisan in collaboration with MVKB, produced by Salvun
Inspiration
The inspiration came from when I was working on another set, Nadia and Woovie from SMK suggested I look into doing City Pop inspired novelties. I started building a vision board with different album covers and related art pieces. I thought it was too good to be novelties on another set, so I designed this set from scratch. After several rounds of feedback, I came to this color scheme and Neue legends. I used the Neue icons because I think they’re the best icon mods for cherry, and I believe icons fit the theme very well. As this design matured, I added cassette futurism elements and elements of 1980s car culture. I lived in Japan for a decade, and one of the more exciting subcultures I interacted with was the remnants of the Mid Nite Club and other street racers, which we decided as the inspiration for the ANSI enter novelty. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, and I look forward to your feedback.
Vendors
CN: ZFrontier
Kitting
Artisan
Done in collaboration with Max Voltar, to be produced by Salvun.
Deskmat
If demand is shown based on IC responses, I will commission a deskmat.
Special Thanks
Special thanks to Max Voltar for being so helpful as I developed this set. Many thanks to Seattle Mechanical Keyboards for constant constructive feedback, especially Woovie, Nadia, Seakoz, MisterLee, and Robort. Furthermore, I would to thank members of our keyboard design collective, including Piperaceae, Mori, Deadeye, and Nebulazy.
