Designer Keyboard

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Story

I use keyboard quite a lot. I think I spend around 10 hours each day creating something and texting with friends. But the keyboard I use is not good enough. I always have wrist pain after whole day of work being a Designer. Therefore, I look around different keyboards and find out most of them are not stylist, not functional and too heavy. I want to design a beautiful, portable, productive and comfortable keyboard.

So this began the tale of Designer Keyboard.

Inspired by

Hardware

• 3dconnexion enterprise

• Ergodox

• Dactyl manuform

Firmware

• Wez split keyboard

• Sekigon Gonnoc - QMK

• Joric - QMK

Layout and Keymap

• implementsblog

Work Style

• 3dconnexion - Two-handed work style

Thanks so much!

Design Process

1. 3d mouse with two-handed work style

2. Numpad with two-handed work style

3. Ergodox with two-handed work style

4. Position of mouse and keyboard

5. No traveling study

6. Dactyl form study

7. Column and position of columns study

8. Row profile study

9. Thumb keys study

10. Overall form study

11. Keyboard structure study 

12. Wrist rest design

13. Pro Stand design

14. Circuit diagram and pcb design

15. Hot swap and spacing test

16. Connect parts between bottom and Pro Stand study

17. Switeches study

18. Bottom design

19. Battery study

20. Battery case and lid study

21. Bluetooth chip study

22. Case material study

23. Foot material study

24. Cost and supplier research

25. 3D printer study

26. Small batch production study