He is a true Lego aficionado -- Jason Allemann, a computer software developer from Ontario, Canada, dedicated one month to assemble more than 1,500 colorful plastic bricks to create the world's first fully-functioning computer keyboard entirely made out of Lego pieces.

"I had seen some other custom themed keyboards online, built using other materials, and I thought they were pretty cool," said the 42-year-old. "It sparked my interest in building one using Lego bricks."

"My love for Lego began as a child. I really enjoyed building and playing with the classic Lego space and early Technic sets," he continued. "Since coming back into the hobby as an adult, I probably have somewhere around 500,000 Lego pieces in my collection."

Allemann explained that he had to track down each individual single lettered tile to complete the keyboard, even getting creative with a few symbols such as the colon, semi-colon and slashes. "Most of the keys are built using nine pieces and there are over 100 keys. Add a few hundred pieces for the frame and I would guess there are around 1,200 pieces in it," he said. "I had most of the pieces already in my collection, so it didn't really cost me much to source the few extra parts I needed."

His YouTube video featuring the project has instantly gone viral. "The feedback has been incredible," he said. "It seems a lot of people have really enjoyed seeing what is otherwise a pretty dull, everyday object rendered in more of a humorous and whimsical Lego form. I have had countless requests for instructions or to outright purchase it."

"My goal, as I was building, was to produce more of a unique artistic piece rather than a kit or item to be sold," he added. "What really drives me with this hobby is the problem solving aspect of building within the constraints of the Lego system. Now that the keyboard is complete I'm much more interested in moving on to other projects than building more of them."