"Keyboard 丨 New Gadgets" Dededecline × MW Voynich Manuscript Theme Keycaps

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Price: 500+ Double version letter area, mod area, personality area, personality space area

This is a quiet and creepy keycap

The manuscript is Yiyibushu, and the letters and letters mentioned in the book are unknown today. There are heaven, illusion and other objects in the hand, as well as strange ornaments, which are written in different texts, and no one knows what to say.

This set of keycaps is inspired by a mysterious manuscript - the "Voynich Manuscript", a "Book of Heaven" that has made countless cryptographers and code breakers thin hair and helpless.

The manuscript has captivated people from all corners of the globe, and it seems to have something for everyone, offering us a glimpse into its mysteries, but like the abyss, the gaze is mutual. It's just spying, and there's no room for further exploration.

I have always found the Voynich Manuscript to be a fascinating document. Regardless of its questioned authenticity, this document dates back to the 15th century and has long been a topic of discussion for its art, unknown origins, and cryptographic puzzle.

I have always been fascinated by the Voynich manuscript. Although the authenticity of this manuscript has been disputed, since the fifteenth century, the exploration of the art, origin and code of this heavenly book has never stopped.

The manuscript is really full of mystery, and this set of keycaps is inspired by the mysterious characters and pictures in the manuscript, and came into being.

In terms of characters, the most eye-catching thing this time is the font design of the manuscript. How to translate the Voynich manuscript has been the most concerned point in the past few hundred years, and in this process, the transliteration of the text is necessary in order to enter the research data into the computer for statistics. This is not a transcription, as the text of the manuscript cannot be read or translated at all.

The transliteration of the manuscript started from William Friedman in the 1940s to Glen Claston's complete transliteration of Voynich MS and the design of a transliteration alphabet, which he called Voynich 101, which is today's set of manuscripts The origin of the root design.

The author did not completely copy the root design, but integrated some of his own understanding of the manuscript, and optimized the character design for symmetry and aesthetics. It should always be remembered that the manuscript has never been translated and deciphered, and there are essentially no rules and constraints on the understanding of the manuscript.

Pure Voynich script

The reason for the purchase is very obvious, just like the mysterious color of the manuscript, the design of this set of keycaps is unique. Although it is a secondary creation of keycaps, its own ideas and sources of inspiration are rare.

However, the long construction period and the deviation between the color and the rendering make the purchase experience of this set of keycaps not good. In any case, the product and the rendering should match better. Although the effect in the rendering can be achieved through lighting, subjectively, I still feel that the rendering is different from the color card.

The color card provided by Mikovi, confirmed with the designer

I hope that in the future, the keycaps must provide accurate color expression when opening a group, which is very important.

color card color

I also hope that after this time Mikovy can sum up some experience to avoid some troubles in the future. Due to space limitations, I will not explain these issues here. I will write a dialogue with the manufacturer and the author when I have the opportunity.

The photo below taken by umm is the version I think is more accurate in color, and matches the color of the real thing in hand.

mmm filming

The real thing is more yellow than the rendering. Personally, I prefer the color of the real thing, which is more like a manuscript and feels old.

Lighting is also a very important part. Due to the color selection of this set of keycaps, it is greatly affected by the light.

shooting environment

sunlight during the day

In the cloudy environment, the color comparison chart Pure white, beige

Personality section:

The personalized pattern drawing of this keycap is recreated by selecting various plants and celestial bodies in the manuscript.

Almost all pages in the manuscript are illustrated, and the content is extremely rich, including astronomy, plants, cosmology, biology, medicine, recipes, etc.

The image is extracted from the manuscript, and then redrawn. At the same time, the color is also filled in, making the whole more vivid.

The significance of the research manuscript:

Whether it is the deciphering of the manuscript by cryptographers, or the peripheral products of the manuscript like this set of keycaps, people have been attracted by manuscripts for hundreds of years. The study of manuscripts is sometimes called "academic suicide". written in a discovered language; it may also be written in a code corresponding to a known language; or it may be a hoax written in a gibberish fake language. "Voynichologists" are optimistic and eager to explore. Perhaps for them, the ultimate secret hidden in the manuscript is exciting, but the happiness and excitement brought by the research itself is more important than the results.

If this set of keycaps arouses your curiosity about the manuscript, it may be the original purpose of the designer, which is far more important than the keycaps themselves.

rendering

It is recommended to match with a dark keyboard, green, coffee, red, and white are also good choices.

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