Meet GMK CYL Dino Jungle
As of three years ago my son has been really into dinosaurs. We’ve decorated his room, played with tons of toys, and even been to dinosaur exhibits. I’ve been wanting to make something for him for quite a while. So when the GMK Design Contest was announced I knew that I had to explore this idea. After showing him the set he asked me if he can have a Dino keyboard. Thus GMK CYL Dino Jungle was born.
The Design
I wanted something to really celebrate Dinosaurs, not as fossils but as living creatures. With every passing day new discoveries are made and new theories are born. Apparently now a T-Rex may have had feathers?! Crazy. So I went for a slightly more colorful approach, much like lizards and reptiles of the modern day. They aren’t all flat and grey like depicted in movies at times, they could’ve been vibrant and colorful versions of themselves, just like they are with my sons toys. So once again I’ve teamed up with the artist Seo to really bring these ideas to life. She did an amazing job on the artwork!
Novelties
Our idea for the novelties was to bring depth and a splash of color to the set. We made each dino a slightly different color and surrounded them with fun designs almost like they’re poking their heads out of a lush jungle. We also added a few adventurer themed novelties as a throwback to the explorers in some of our favorite dino films.
The Base Kit
The colors I chose needed to feel like a jungle. I tried so many different things but it didn’t feel “dino enough.” I landed on this lush green alpha color complimented and grounded by a deep brown mod color to bring balance to the set
