deskthority

Good question...I was under the impression that they would be more like decals/transfers because a striped logo like IBM's would just be too fiddly otherwise. Could you separate each letter of the stickers in your image?

Yes. I don't know if the D is that way because of cutting limitations, or because small parts like the inside of the D would be hard to transfer. Maybe sixty knows.

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: Almost. The gaps are too narrow

You have a point there, I wonder if it's necessary to get all the bars on the cherries.

Hey, your avatar would make a good badge for IBM keyboards that are missing their square logo.

Those extra lines in the "D" were added by the company that made the stickers, yeah. They were not on my original templates that I sent to them. I'm assuming that they did it because we did not meet the limitations of their machinery. Unfortunately all of the documentation is in Korean, so I didn't know

한국어 키보드 과학의 기본 언어입니다. 우리는 우리의 어리석은 영어를 편협한 것입니다.

Okay, so Google Translate still stinks…

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: Almost. The gaps are too narrow

With the Topre logo I noticed even lines don't look very great. I went with the smaller gaps for readability as this is what you otherwise get.

webwit wrote: How do pvc film stickers work? They have a transparent background? White? No background? [...] The IBM style logos would be hard with no background?

The sticker itself is for example blue (opaque). The stickers will be cut out on the sticker material, but only the sticker itself, not the 'base', background. Afterwards the sticker material, which is not needed, will be removed. Then i'll add a transfer film on top. Afterwards you can remove the base layer of the sticker material. Then you have the sticker itself and the transfer sticker material - and now you can put it wherever you want to. It's even possible to make more than one color. Sorry for my bad English explanation...

sixty wrote: Those extra lines in the "D" were added by the company that made the stickers, yeah. They were not on my original templates that I sent to them. I'm assuming that they did it because we did not meet the limitations of their machinery. Unfortunately all of the documentation is in Korean, so I didn't know

The D is maybe cut because you would loose the inner part of the D (like a stencil) - but i don't know if these are normal transfer stickers with 3 parts: bottom, sticker, transfer sticker?

In that case I want an IBM duck!

Where I can buy Cherry stickers like this one?

webwit wrote:

Thank you!

These particular ones were from a group buy on OTD (Korea) a couple of years ago, so you can't currently buy them.

Thank you. I am lucky as usual...
No hope to have a new group in Europe? Mmm... I don't think, Cherry is not very common here...

Hmm. I'd like to see some new stickers, particularly some PFU stickers like on the old HHKBs (pre topre days):


source: this beautiful imgur album


Edit: ha. didn't notice this was an older thread, and i posted exactly the same suggestion twice.

wait
i still want them

I just did some - maybe 2 or 3 test stickers - about a month ago, but unfortunately nothing more yet. I have too much sticker material, which should be used. Damn lazy me!

sth wrote: Hmm. I'd like to see some new stickers, particularly some PFU stickers like on the old HHKBs (pre topre days):

Hm, that seems to be really small! I don't know if this will work out.

I've also had the idea to make some keyboard silk-screen printed t-shirts. I did silk printing a lot in the past, and had my own workshop, which is now due to normal work and less time kind of abandoned. I also found out that ordering printed shirts (silk-screen printed) is easier and cheaper - but less fun. So what about some IBM T-Shirts? Maybe great for the modern keyboard hipster. I just used for now the IBM Model M patents, and i think i read that you can actual use graphics from patents, but it could be wrong.

I think the PFU stickers could be black printed on vinyl/some other clear plastic and die cut around the outline, leaving the clear/adhesive part intact on the triangle. less optimally, a simplified triangle could be used.

re: t shirts: i will be getting some screen printing equipment soon when i move into my new apartment. i can make a buckling spring print and do made-to-order shirts

Just bought some Cherry stickers. Hope they can jump the ocean safely...
Thanks to all!

So what about some IBM T-Shirts?

I´d buy one for sure! I like the top two!

and i think i read that you can actual use graphics from patents, but it could be wrong.

I´d check on that before you go into production.