People get tattoos for many reasons: to present their passions, to commemorate an event or just to look at pretty art. Some are to be taken seriously, and some just provide entertainment. After about five years of thinking about it, I just got my second tattoo. It wasn’t a whimsical decision, but it also doesn’t wholly represent me. It does, however, have a special meaning. And it made me think: Graphic designers, photographers and writers are a creative bunch, so they must come up with some good tattoos, right? Take a gander at these 11 tattoos and share with me some of your favorites and worsts.
On a graphic designer, of course.
Image via The Huffington Post.
I got your pen tool right here.
This could be the future for paperless offices.
The computer nerd’s holy trinity.
Image via The Loom blog on Discover Magazine.
Fromage!
Maybe he should marry it.
This is acceptable – Microsoft is not.
Do people make passes at guys with tat glasses?
Turn me on.
Sad Mac tat on Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow.
OK, this is only a temporary tattoo, but someone should really get it.
I could actually use that to-do list…
I can’t believe some guy got glasses tattooed on his face! You can’t hide that tattoo in job interviews. I hope he has a really secure job.
I like this idea of getting frameworks tattooed on your arm so you’re always ready to explain a web design concept:
http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/core-toon_design-thinking_tattoos_17360.asp