[IC] GMK CYL City Pop Neue- Alt Alphas Updated


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.

Additional Rendors


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Really love seeing the Japanese City Pop album covers in the renders of the boards :slight_smile:

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While the theme and color combo isn’t my cup of tea, the artisan is fantastic! :heart_eyes:

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Based on responses, I will likely go forward with a daskmat.

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I have been in contact with an artist for a deskmat, Stellaidoscope, who did the novelties. I will proceed with the design once I have a vendor on board.
Here are some new renders

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Added alt alpha kit and updated renders.

Also, if you filled out the IC form previously, please fill it out again as I have updated it.

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Updated Alt Alpha kit and corresponding renders

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4/10/2025: Added Vendors

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