10 Internet Meme Tattoos

Internet memes are ideas, cultural items or social behaviors that are shared internationally through the internet. Memes are commonly videos or images that inspire others to create a spoof of the original media. 


Chuck Norris Meme Tattoo
Tough guy Chuck Norris has starred in many action films alongside notable martial arts actors such as Bruce Lee. Norris is best known for his role on the hit TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, a role that has inspired thousands of Chuck Norris jokes and comic illustrations.

Nyan Cat Youtube Meme Tattoo
The original Nyan Cat video was created by illustrator Chris Torres in mid-2011. It depicts a cat with a poptart body, flying through space trailing a rainbow. The simple, repetitive animation is accompanied by fast-paced music anime-styled music track.

Tattoo gets Rick Rolled
"Rick Rolling" is an online prank based on misleading an internet user before showing them a video of Rick Astley's 1987 hit song Never Gonna Give You Up. 

Youtube's Keyboard Cat Tattoo
Keyboard Cat is a video of a tabby cat that was filmed by his owner in the 1980s, being manipulated like a puppet to play an electronic keyboard. The video is posted on forums and included in mashup FAIL videos as a symbol of failure.

All your Base are Belong to Us Tattoo
The phrase, "All your base are belong to us" is a translation of one of the opening phrases from a popular 1980s shoot 'em up game, Zero Wing. This is one of the oldest internet memes, which has evolved alongside technology and media improvements.

Forever Alone Online Meme Tattoo
The Forever Alone meme features a rage comic cartoon character that is used to express anger, disappointment or disallusionment. The character inspired an involuntary flash mob in 2011, in fake profiles on an internet dating website, OKCupid, were used to invite dozens of lonely single men to meet them at a certain time in Time Square, New York. The men arrived, milling around in an involuntary flash mob, presented with posters of the Forever Alone character.

Amazing Horse Viral Youtube Video Tattoo
The viral youtube video Amazing Horse (aka Get on my Horse) is an animation that depicts the lyrics of a humorous, catchy song, in which it is insinuated that the amazing horse can fly and it's urine, lebelled horse pop, tastes like lemonade.

Icanhascheezburger Fridge Cat Tattoo
LOLcats and Icanhascheezburger are sites famed for their pictures of cats and other pets accompanied by funny captions. The captions are often miss-spelled, intentionally giving the animals a "cute" persona. Fridge cat is among the oldest LOLcats images, in which a cat peeks out of a fridge with the caption, "Im in ur fridge, eatin ur foodz."

Troll Face Tattoo
The troll face cartoon is a linear sketch of the expression that a person likely wears while "trolling" the internet. The activity of trolling is when an online user actively seeks out or creates disputes on forums and discussion boards. The Troll face has become a symbol of trolling activity, and is often pasted, sticker-like, over the face of a person or character believed to be trolling.

Domo Monster Internet Meme Tattoo
Domo is a Japanese designed character of a little brown monster. Domo is often Photoshopped into pictures of disasters as the "cause" of the disaster.

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Photoshop Humanoids

A humanoid is a creature that has human characteristics. The term was first used in 1912 to describe skeletons that were physically similar to, but not exactly like, human skeletons. Humanoids appear often in science fiction novels and movies, as aliens or robots that resemble humans. Distinctive human features of humanoids areopposable thumbs and a bipedal bone structure (the bone structure of creatures that walk on two legs).

Creating Alien Photoshop Humanoids

Alien designers often show aliens as having two or three fingers along with an opposable thumb. In the picture above, the creature is further personified through the use of a human facial expression and clothing that resembles those worn by Earth men.

           

Humanoids are often depicted as having animal features such as claws, feathers or leathery skin. The humanoid above is a biped, yet the bone structure of the head and legs resembles a demonic, alien creature. This manimal belongs solely to the world of fantasy, bearing little resemblance to any Earth creature.

Digital artists can create believable humanoids by retaining the basic structure of a human physique, while adding alien features to the structure. In the image above, the artist has elongated the character's skull and added extra alien characteristics to the head and body. Even though the result is distinctly alien, this humanoid retains the human characteristics of recognizable facial features and basic human body structure.

Designing Robotic Photoshop Humanoids

This CG art work was created with photo manipulation. The artist morphed a photograph to create a female robot humanoid. Though this character is a machine, it retains the organic essence of a human woman.

The above design is a believable, photo-realistic portrayal of a robotic humanoid woman. By using intelligent lighting techniques, the artist has managed to create a 3D feel for the character. The feminine essence of the robot is emphasized through the artist's use of exaggeration - making certain parts of the robot woman's body larger or smaller than it would realistically be on a human figure.

There are thousands of manimal, hybrid and humanoid Photoshop designs online. The images the computer graphics artists create are limited only by their imagination and their skill.


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Modern Tattoo Designs Reflect Computer and Web Consumer Choices

Tattoos, as a form of self-expression, are now taking the form of popular software, operating system and gaming logos. Tattoos have served as a means of self-expression for centuries, reflecting a person’s societal status, personal beliefs and passions.

In reaction to our modern technological era, consumers have turned to computer and web-based logos for tattoo designs, often as a visual statement of a person’s choice in software, operating systems or code platforms.


Operating Systems

The debate between the wisdom of choosing Mac, Linux or Windows continues; with consumers using their bodies as a canvas to state their personal choice.

Apple Mac Logo
A bold, clear statement that the owner of the tattoo is a Mac user and proud of it.

Linux Penguin Logo
A cute image that has been used as a tattoo design by many Linux users, especially female users.

Microsoft Windows Logo
A colorful and easily recognizable image that is gaining popularity among Windows users as a tattoo design.

Connected to the Web

Web-based logo designs are becoming chic choices for tattoo designs, with the colorful Google and stylish Firefox logos taking to the streets in the form of body art.

iGoogle
Because online giant, Google, knows everything. The colorful, clear lettering makes it an attractive design for a tattoo.

Firefox
Not only is the web browser a powerful and attractive piece of software, but the Firefox logo is also attractive and makes a stylish tattoo design.

Lock-in the Code

Mathematics, pieces of code and binary translations are often used in humorous or meaningful tattoos.

HTML
Html code tattooed on the neck, using a snatch of code to create a humorous effect by labeling the head and body with html code.

Binary Code
Name initials in binary code – A personal expression of self, using a Binary translation of this person’s initials.

Mathematics
This tattoo has a meaning to the person who chose it, though the symbolism may be misunderstood by those who see it. As with many tattoos, the chosen design often has a meaning that appeals to the owner of the tattoo, but isn’t immediately clear to others.

A Walking Advertisement

Some people have decided to use their bodies as a walking billboard for their website.

GrownUp Geek
This tattoo is an advertisement for GrownUp Geek. Advertising takes many forms, but this particular advertisement is paid for once, doesn’t weather the way outdoor advertisements do, and will be the topic of many conversations.

Games, Computer Symbols & Hardware

Mario Brothers
A Mario Brothers “Game Over” tattoo. There are many Mario Brothers tattoo designs available, often with the Mario character in a large, colorful scene with other gaming characters. This one, however, is a series of separate images and has been tattooed on the neck, a painful and very visible area for tattoo art.

Mac Command Key
A bold, clean image with interweaving loops, similar to the popular trinity tattoo.

Space Invaders
A fun image from the classic computer game, shown here in its original pixilated form.

Power
Another simple, yet bold design that holds a deeper meaning for the owner.

Mac Finder
A modern, graphic design used in Mac operating systems that is both friendly and colorful.

Dell

This guy is obviously an avid fan of Dell, to have had the logo covering such a large area of his body. The clean lines and bright color of the logo make an impressive statement in a tattoo.
Many tattoos serve an aesthetic role and are simply an artistic decoration on the skin.
These tattoo design choices express the views and passions of computer and web consumers, and one can only hope that the company logo designs will not change before the tattoos fade.

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