- The emblematic floppy disk is reborn as a storage case for today’s SD cards
- From 1.44 MB from Past to Terabbyte, the new bridges design erases in a creative way
- References of fun works of art aesthetics and retro computer
The floppy disks are undoubtedly a relic of the past, although they continue to resurface in unusual places – more recently, surface in the American penitentiary service, and an enterprising Youtuber decided to build a disk disc from zero.
If you are of a certain age, you will undoubtedly remember the feeling of slipping a floppy disk into a computer, hearing this silent click and while waiting as files charged little by little. This memory will come back with the SD card packaging inspired by the floppy disc, a concept of design created by the Indian industrial designer Ayushmaan Singh Jodha for Sandisk.
He takes the iconic 3.5 -inch floppy disk and reinvents it as another type of storage device – as a case for today’s SD cards.
From mega -typing to teraoctets
When a floppy disk has once held 1.44 MB, this design protects cards which now carry gigabytes or even teraoctets.
The idea folds the eras of technology in a funny way, but with a serious practical objective.
SD cards can easily get lost, slide out of the pockets during a shoot, hiding under the size in a animated studio or disappear in the depths of a travel bag. I have lost a good number over the years.
The floppy box provides a larger and more solid object to keep, which facilitates the follow -up of the tiny cards that store significant work.
The packaging maintains the same square profile and the emblematic shutter, transforming an obsolete shape into a modern and modern tool.
The design presents illustrations that refers to early computer culture, glitchy error screens and retro science fiction themes. The idea is to transform the cases into collectors that creatives may want to remain exhibited, not nestled in drawers.
The sliding shutter reveals the hidden compartment where the SD card is stored, adding a small sense of interaction to a differently simple task.
Is it really practical? No, but it’s fun and something I would love to have.
Via YANKO design
