Keyboards for Builders
When building anything great, you always begin with the right tools. We're documenting our journey to build the worlds first Keyboard for Builders from scratch:
Why Make Keyboards for Builders?
More then ever, the world needs builders like you. This is why we're making keyboards for builders:
Become Irreplaceable
Stand out from the crowd by constantly translating your ideas, your taste & your unique outlook into things you create
Superior to any CV
Build a portfolio of work (products, code, audience, businesses) that stand as proof of your unique skills & qualities
Execution is your advantage
While others fear AI, you make it a multiplier for your creativity, strategic thinking & original thought only when you build
Know Thyself
There's no better way to understand your own limitations and hidden abilities then to challenge yourself building new things
Eliminate fear
Every page, tool, piece of art, chunk of code or video you ship, you build irrefutable confidence in your abilities & value
Build or be consumed
There's so much to distract us. Building focuses the mind on a single purpose so you can peacefully ignore the noise
What We're Currently Building
BuildBox Macropad
Coming SoonThey used to tell us "don't take shortcuts" ~ but with so much work to get done and things to build, we need all the shortcuts we can get!
The BuildBox macropad is the ultimate shortcut machine. We've packed in:
- ▶ 16 keys and up to 10 layers (160 total) of assignable shortcuts, macros and hotkeys to help you rip through your art, video, audio or productivity-focused tasks
- ▶ A large, bright high-definition screen showing you each key's function at all times
- ▶ Best-in-class programmable large scroll wheel for scrubbing through video, audio and design work, or for changing system settings like volume & brightness levels
- ▶ Our fast and powerful programming app that lets you change the functionality of any key in seconds, or select from a catalog of pre-built automations for 100s of applications that you can import or build upon.
- ▶ Comes with our favorite silent tactile switches (hot-swappable, of course), custom designed keycaps, 2 dedicated layer-switch buttons and full wireless + USB-C connectivity
The BuildBox macropad is nearly here, get signed up to learn when we launch & receive slightly-insane launch prices.
Follow InputZen Build.Log
We're committed to the idea of building InputZen in public. We figure that if we want to make keyboards that work excellently for builders, then we should show the challenges, failures and wins as we build a new keyboard company from the ground-up. Follow along to see our progress; good, bad & in-between!
Build.Log 2: Why Build A Macropad?
The most common question I get after explaining the BuildBox concept is 'why did you decide to build that?' — here's my once-and-for-all answer.
Build.Log 1: WTF is a Macropad?
Welcome to the very first InputZen Build.Log — meet the founder, the first product (the BuildBox macropad), and why we're building keyboards for builders.
Follow InputZen on YouTube
Over on our YouTube channel we're attempting to build the worlds first keyboard brand for builders using the idea of 'build in public' (basically the practice of creating a product out in the open; sharing your progress, wins, failures, and lessons in real time so you can keep your audience involved and interested, build trust with them, and turn feedback into momentum). Follow our progress on the InputZen YouTube channel, but you can also find the full videos, as well as text transcripts and further resources here...
Hi, I'm Lewis Q.
For a decade plus I've been building digital things. Websites, businesses, articles, code, videos, even some animations.
It became very clear that keyboards are a key tool (pardon the pun) for digital builders like me.
If I'm cutting down a large tree, I'm bringing a strong and dangerously-sharp axe. The right tools often determine the flow, the quality and the amount of output we produce from our work. So I went searching for the best keyboard to build digital works.
And that gets us here: publicly building keyboards that help you build more in your life and career, improve the things you're currently building, and offer a power-up in your fight against the procrastination and resistance demons.
If you want to build something great follow our public building process through the InputZen Build.Log or our YouTube Videos. Very soon our store will be live, & delicious discounts.