# Playful External Hard-Disk Designs Seongmin Ha and Hanyoung Lee Design the Cargo Hard Drive By Amy Duong | Published 2023-07-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-hard-drive References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2023/07/13/this-external-hard-disk-design-concept-puts-a-literal-spin-on-the-way-we-move-data-around/) & [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanyoung-lee-264695258/)  Seongmin Ha and Hanyoung Lee design the new [Cargo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-hard-drive1) hard drive that boasts a playful design that looks like as the namesake suggests. It has a portable sensibility and comes in low box structures to provide a new and refreshing way to look at [portable data storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uroq). It is inspired by the look of shipping containers and embodies the same look of metal boxes in a much smaller form. The [cube-shaped hard drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buffalo-skeleton-hard-disk) are able to stack together and moved around, resting on different platforms or on the ship. It has all the technical details of a ship and when it is all together, it looks like a dock for an external drive for a playful look. Image Credit: Seongmin Ha, Hanyoung Lee ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 16% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Playful External Hard-disk Designs:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the external hard-disk market with creatively designed products that stand out. - **Portable Data Storage Solutions:** Disruptive innovation potential in the portable data storage industry by introducing new and refreshing designs that enhance user experience. - **Incorporating Industrial Aesthetics in Tech Products:** Innovation opportunity for tech industries to incorporate industrial-inspired designs that provide a unique and visually appealing product lineup. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Technology Hardware:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the technology hardware industry with playful and creative external hard-disk designs. - **Industrial Design:** Potential for disruptive innovation in the industrial design industry by creating visually striking and functional portable data storage products. - **Shipping and Logistics:** Innovation opportunity for shipping and logistics industry to collaborate with technology companies to create hard drives with shipping container-inspired designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Shipping Container Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-hard-drive1.md) - [Folder-Shaped Hard Drive Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folder-external-hard-disk.md) - [Monolithic Desktop Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unidentifed-hard-disk-drive.md) - [Desk-Mounted Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hard-drive-concept.md) - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Sci-Fi-Themed Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firecuda-external-hard-drives.md) - [Object-Resembling USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-1.md) - [Harbor-Inspired Storage Trolleys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harbor-051.md) - [Spaceship-Inspired USB Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/docking-station-usb-hub.md)