If you think there should be a movie based on your life, dress the part of the leading man.

The Society of Publication Designers have announced the finalists for the 48th Annual Design Competition --and Inked is nominated for the Gold Medal! The SPD Competition recognizes the highest examples of design,photography and illustration excellence in both print and digital platforms. Editorial creatives from Print and Digital selected only the BEST work to be presented in the SPD PUB ...

Most seven year olds want to be firefighters, doctors, or astronauts, and color with crayons. Not Alicia Gutierrez. This young Texan dreams of becoming a tattoo artist, and is training with ink! Her father, Patrick Gutierrez, has been tattooing since he was 14 and is completely supportive of his daughter. “I want her by the age of 12 to just ...

Above Benny Gold’s desk there is a flash set by tattoo artist Scott Althen that is “inspired by subtle jokes and popular icons” from Gold’s eponymous brand. Althen and Gold attended the same art college and now, instead of working for the man in graphic design, they are their own bosses—one a tattooist and the other an ...

Mother-daughter bonding went horribly awry for Odessa Clay when she was arrested for tattooing the outline of a heart near her daughter's shoulder. "She asked me to do it," Clay said.

Clay, who used her own machine, said she numbed her daughter's arm before beginning the tattoo.

The 30-year-old mother claimed she did not know it was illegal ...

American gold medalist Missy Franklin had said in reports that once the games in London finished up, she was going to get an Olympics-inspired tattoo.
She can crosss that item off of her list, because Franklin is officially an inked Olympian.
Franklin tweeted the news, along with a photo, to her followers on Thursday. "All inked up. AHH! Can't ...

Now we have historic proof that tattoos are cool. That proof is in the inked skin of the "Altai Princess" which is now in the museum of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in Russia. Researchers believe that the mummified body of the woman was buried 2,500 years ago, and she was probably between 25 and 28 years old ...

With incredible sound comes great responsibility. Pretty good over the ear headphones from the good people at I-Mego. And at an even better prince, $139.99, a big difference from their competitors Beats by Dre. I think that people would be impressed by the quality of these headphones. Definitely not as much bass as said Beats by Dre but still ...

2,500-year-old tattoos have been discovered in Russia on the body of a Siberian princess which was preserved in permafrost. The incredibly intricate and still extremely visibly tattoos revealed the princess had mythological creatures permanently on her, like a deer with a Griffon's beak and a Capricorn's antlers. Other bodies were found, also with tattoos on them. It ...

Once again, minors with tattoos have made the news. Police in Centralia, Washington are investigating how and where a 13-year-old boy got a tattoo. The nameless boy came home with a 6-inch tattoo of a dragon on his chest, which he says, marks his survival on leukemia. Sounds pretty bad ass to me.

The investigation is proving to be a ...

BMX athlete Nic Long is gearing up to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.

"The surf world was pretty tripped out. They thought [tattoos] had to do with a bike gang or stupid shit like that." - Matt Archbold on being one of the first inked-up surfers

Los Angeles is about to be covered in icing thanks to Duff Goldman. 

The baker, famous for his stunning out-of-the-box designs and Food Network show "Ace of Cakes", is opening a new DIY shop called Cakemix. Located next door to his bakery, Charm City Cakes West, Cakemix will allow customers to let their inner artist come out and decorate cakes ...

As a special treat for receiving good grades in school, a 10-year-old Jacksonville, FL boy was given permission by his parents to get his initials tattooed on his leg. What stands as a "family tradition" to them was a problem for local authorities.

The boy, as well as his siblings, were promptly removed from their home and placed into foster ...

Last night David Letterman gave his guest Justin Bieber a bit of a hard time about his new tattoo. And by "gave him a bit of a hard time," I mean, "Letterman yanked Bieber's newly inked arm and gave him a firm scolding." In celebration of his new album release, Bieber got "Believe" tattooed on his upper forearm. Letterman ...

Last night David Letterman gave his guest Justin Bieber a bit of a hard time about his new tattoo. And by "gave him a bit of a hard time," I mean, "Letterman yanked Bieber's newly inked arm and gave him a firm scolding." In celebration of his new album release, Bieber got "Believe" tattooed on his upper forearm. Letterman ...

If you take your coloring as seriously as you take your tattoos, then woodworker Michael Riley has the perfect gift for you. The  San Antonio-native makes custom wooden tattoo machine crayon holders for those who aspire to be DIY tattoo artists, without the needles and pain of course. Riley sells the tattoo machines on his etsy account.

Tattoo artist Chris Trevino is an expert in tattooing in the traditional Japanese style. Having studied under Horiyoshi III for five years Trevino earned the nickname "Horimana." Trevino currently runs Perfection Tattoo in Austin, TX, where he has a steady client base that often commit to large scale projects that cover most of their body.

Armed with futuristic military gadgets like remote-controlled drones, optical camouflage, and heat-seeking bullets, the Ghosts rip through general infantry like a steak knife rips through paper. 

Covered in 305 country flags, 185 maps, 165 miniature flags and 2,985 characters, Guinness Rishi holds the current Guinness World Record for most tattoos. After enduring years of her husbands obsession with world records Bimla, Guinness' wife, has convinced him that no one will break his world record. Not to mention she also threatened to leave him if he ...

Community leaders in Webster, Massachusetts have recently passed a law that will allow teens as young as 14 the opportunity to get tattooed.  Their reasoning behind lowering the age limit? Public health.

The Webster Board of Health decided to pass a law allowing teens between the ages of 14 and 17 to get tattooed, with parental consent, in an attempt ...

The Cold War Kids are growing up yet not growing old. The Long Beach–based soul-punk outfit began carefree and fun, but now...

The 7th annual St Louis Old School Tattoo Expo

November 11, 12, 13, 2011

Friday(2pm-10pm) Saturday(12pm-10pm) Sunday(12pm-8pm)

3 days of tattooing from the best artists from around the world. 3 days of contests. seminars, and presentations. All proceeds from this event go to the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Museums Building Fund. Help create a national tattoo museum ...

The BOLD WILL HOLD art show is a celebration of the traditional tattoo. 
As they did last year, tattoo artists from across Canada will be submitting 
art for us to auction to the highest bidder. The proceeds will be donated to
Art City St. James–Town, a charity that provides free and accessible art 
programs to underprivileged children in an ...

Has everyone heard the new Avenged Sevenfold single "Nightmare"  It's really awesome and i know that they are really into the tattoo scene.  Just wanted to share the single with people who havent heard it yet. bit.ly/aRMi1y

Pre order the Limited edition "Book of Nightmares" package by Avenged Sevenfold and be entered to win the  "Prize Of Evil: Black Ticket Contest".  5 winners will receive a signed lithograph by each member and 2 tickets to a show near you.  The "Book Of Nightmares" will include the full  "Nightmare album on CD.  Booklet featuring lyric sheet from the ...