Evolv is a 75% full isolation gasket keyboard, featuring a 4-key macro column, a joystick knob, and a design language inspired by the intersection between nature and humanity.

Design

Inspired by the intersection between nature and humanity, Evolv pushes generative algorithms to create a strikingly modern design rooted in traditional aesthetics. Subtle details such as the front lip and custom logo reinforce ideas of hand-crafted precision, while larger features like the joystick knob and the accentuated seam between the top and bottom cases push the board in a more contemporary direction.

From the back, Evolv is unmistakably unique. The tendrils blend seamlessly into the curves of the board, doing so without compromising critical functionality. The daughterboard and bottom gaskets are all firmly installed in beautifully machined pieces of billet metal, allowing Evolv to function without the tendrils present.

Evolv’s PCB ships with multiple layout options, supporting various preferences with a single universal plate.

Split Left Shift

+ Full or Split

Enter

+ ANSI Enter or ISO Enter

Mounting System

Inspired by boards like the J-series and the Kepler, Evolv sandwiches a plate between two near-continuous gaskets, creating a consistent typing experience that highlights the natural characteristics of your chosen switch.

The Bottom

Skipping on a separate weight, the entire bottom case of Evolv is machined from a single block of dense metal to create a resonance chamber, which when combined with the gaskets and carbon fiber plate, allows those deep thocky low notes we all love so much to shine through.

Tendrils

Interchangeable accent pieces magnetically mounted to the bottom of the board, the tendrils are Evolv’s new take on personalization. Clear and smoked options available during group buy depending on your chosen colorway. We plan to offer multiple colors and styles post delivery so that your Evolv can become uniquely yours.

The Joystick

No corner badges or logos; instead, Evolv features an evolution to the knob: the rotary joystick. With users able to assign macros to five unique positions plus a rotation, it packs more functionality than one can ask for in a small space.

PCB & Daughter Board

Designed by Gondolindrim, Evolv’s PCB is meant to be simple and elegant. RGB LEDs on the bottom of the PCB illuminate the tendrils from the top, further accentuating their design with a subtle glow. The through-line of traditionalism carries to the optional capslock LED, allowing a windowed cap to shine through when the key is active. The PCB is QMK and VIA compatible and connects via a JST cable to the latest version of the universal daughterboard, the C5. Both solderable and hotswap options will be available during GB.

Plate

Complementing the continuous gaskets, the unique properties of carbon fiber allow low frequency vibrations –in the form of bounce– to enhance an overall firm experience, all in pursuit of tactile & auditory perfection. 

Thank you <3

A Note from NathanAlphaMan:

“Evolv has been a three-year journey, one so many people have been involved in and would not have come to completion without. I cannot thank any of the following people enough:

The Archetype Team, Abec13, Armani, Bachoo, James AKB, LBaron, Ragan, Stef, Yangsta & most of all, the supporters of Evolv CE.”

Color Options

Final color choice options will be dependant on the outcome of this Interest Check