The majority of us know that a terabyte is a basically a unit of measurement for digital information. But that in itself isn't very fun is it? You can't take a terabyte to the park, it won't play a game of pick up basketball and it would make a lousy dance partner.
But what if, instead of being an inanimate object, the Terabyte was a living creature?
Ok, I know what you're thinking, clearly I must be drunk or I've read entirely too much Science Fiction. But bare with me for a second. What if a Terabyte, aside from storing your information, could interact with you. What would it look like? Would it be a pet? A friend? An enemy?
It's with this in mind, that I packed up my sketchbook and headed down to my favorite park for a little break from reality.
I knew my Terabyte was going to be a clunky dude. After all, storing all of that information cannot be good for the waste line. Aside from that I really didn't know what kind of form my little creature would take. As I brought ink to paper, he started to take form. Small, just a head, arms and legs, and starving for more information. A little outwardly disgruntled in appearance, but completely misunderstood. His purpose in life is to consume all of the data he can get his hands on, an insatiable hunger for knowledge. When a surplus of data isn't available he becomes a little frustrated.
A friend said my Terabyte is exactly how a designer acts when not fully captivated by their current project. Though, I think he may be reading into it too much.
Either way, I do rather enjoy giving inanimate objects personalities in my free time. It makes me giggle.
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