V&A - Decode exhibiton

Whilst in London I visited the V&A (Victoria and Albert museum) One exhibition I had a look around at was Decode: Digitial design sensations. This exhibition which is on until April showcases the latest developments in digital and interactive design and included work from Matt Pyke (who we met at the Liverpool design symposium) and Karsten Schmidt,

My favourite exhibits were 'Dune 2007' by Daan Roosegaarde from the Netherlands. This piece showed an interactive and response installation which when walked past or touched explored the dynamic relation between people and technology by flashing and making sounds.

I also enjoyed the 'Video grid 2009' by British designer Ross Phillips in which the general public could record themselves for upto 3 seconds behind a large screen. Once recorded their image would appear on a large screen mixed up with past recordings, it was almost as if lots of people were being recorded all at the same time.

Although the exhibition was split into 3 themes ;  code, interactivity and network I most enjoyed being able to interact with the different exhibits. Looking at the different animations and moving imagery expanded my knowledge and practice as a designer.

You can visit the v&a website and have a look at the Decode exhibition here.