As I faithfully tap my fingers on the square panel in front of me to make words, I realize my own ignorance. Mechanical his keyboard is in my wheelhouse, but I’m not quite sure how it got to where it is now. There are hundreds of years of development behind these. From the first commercial typewriters in the 1800s to these amazing boards (opens in new tab) Of clacking switches and bright RGB lighting? Or a cursed AI typewriter? (opens in new tab)
Thankfully, this question helped keyboard geeks A really engaging story (opens in new tab)Wichary was recently already fully funded kick starter (opens in new tab) Turn the history of keyboards into a beautiful book. To make this project even better, the collection is called Shift Happens.
These two books delve into the stories behind typewriters and keyboards in every way possible. We’re not just talking about engineering and construction, but also the development of typing technology, and other related mountains of history. We promise to see DVORAK vs QWERTY, spies listening to your keystrokes, the people who built today’s keyboards, and more.
If you’re not very good at reading, there are also plenty of gorgeous photographs set to fill these books. It looks like it would make a great coffee table edition. In addition, there are four photos of him with a keyboard using Comic San.
Fonts are also a big passion for Wichary that will come to life on this Kickstarter. To keep the legibility and novelty on the same page, there are fonts made to resemble old newspapers. Back $5 on Kickstarter and you’ll get not only the Gorton font, but also what’s called a PDF sample.
For those skeptical of Kickstarter, this seems like a pretty safe bet. I still have some work to do to get the book published, but none of it seems too far-fetched. Endorsing things like books are usually a lot less uncertain than technology. If you’re not comfortable with slashing the full price of his over US$125 on his Kickstarter for the book, he can always purchase the $20 print edition.
For those who are already all over this book on keyboards, you can skip to the top layer called Ctrl+Alt+Shift Happens. This not only gives you two copies of both the full book and the booklet, but also some unique goodies, including custom-made keycaps.Gamecube style keycaps (opens in new tab) It has more speed.
Regardless of tier, we think this is a worthy Kickstarter for fans of keyboards, books, or both. The passion and knowledge that went into it is evident from what you can see on the Kickstarter page, including a full design rendering.Lots of other great stuff Official site (opens in new tab).
Shift Happens is scheduled to ship in October 2023 and could be a great Christmas gift for the nerd in your life. That’s me, I’m the geek in your life. buy me this book