Tattoos are making a comeback – no doubt about it. Gone are the days when people got ostracized for having ink on their bodies. I don’t know if it’s due to TV shows like LA Ink and the influence of celebrities with tattoos; or maybe, the wide acceptance of these shows and people is due to the changing perceptions of the general public. It’s like the chicken and the egg, really.
In any case, it is safe to say that you can get a tattoo (or two) without getting all worked up about the implications. And who says only the bada#* guys get tattoos? Check out all our posts on tattoos and you’ll know what I mean.
Recently, CNET posted a slideshow of their readers’ uber-geeky tattoos, and are they fun to look at!
This invisible unicorn is pretty cool. The guy used UV ink, making the tattoo only visible under black light.
And what about this 1-UP Mushroom from Mario? It’s a bit too colorful for me, but the concept is great.
This one I could have used way back in university. No need to memorize formulas if I had gotten tattoos!
Of course, you can’t go wrong with Transformers.
I think this concept is my favorite – the guy’s initials in ASCII. Always a nice conversation starter. (I think it’s kinda gross that there’s a patch of skin with no hair, though. It would have been better to shave the whole area…)
So any of you have your own geeky tattoo to show off?
By the way, this reminds me of one of my goals this year – to get my own (first!) tatt. I already have an idea – a metallic gold dragon blowing fire. I want my own dragon design, though. Anyone know a good artist who can create one for me?
