Usually a weekend in London with the girls is messy, full of mojitos, dancing and cupcakes! However, last month we decided that we needed to immerse ourselves in a bit of culture and headed off to the Digital Decode exhibition at the V&A (after the mojitos and cupcakes). A brilliant afternoon and well worth a visit. The exhibition showcases the latest digital design sensations – everything from digitally growing plants to mechanical eyes that mirror your gaze. The exhibition was split into three: Code, Network and Interactivity.

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Old stylie vinyl records

As a child of the 80s, I’m old enough to remember when buying music meant a trip to the local record shop, browsing through vinyl collections and being mesmerised by the cover art. If you were lucky enough, your chosen album would come with ‘extras’ such as snap shot photography taken during a live concert, maybe a small bio of the band members and more often than not, the lyrics to all your favourite songs.

As we approached the digital age, records became CDs, which to me, never had the same impact. Sure there was the additional CD booklet, but they lacked the tactility of records, and the brilliant photography lost some of it’s shine squashed into the smaller not-quite-square format. CDs will inevitably be replaced by downloads, if they haven’t already, (I don’t really know anybody who buys CDs any more), but what about all the cool ‘extras’ we’ve come to expect?

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