Last year my roommate got this tattoo of the Greek word for Ichthys, which means fish. It refers to the symbol early Christians used, now it is referred to as the "Jesus Fish". I chose to post her tattoo to show how meaningful typography can be. If she had just gotten a tattoo of the symbol, it would not have been such a statement, and it possibly would be overlooked because the symbol is so common. But by getting a tattoo of the typography, it causes people to stop look at it and probably ask what it says if they do not already know. The letter spacing is very close, which I think was a great decision(even though they probably did it just to keep it small) because it makes each letter come together to form more of a unit. Around the word there is a perfect rectangle, but inside there are all these interesting triangles and diagonals created. The white space, her skins, really makes the most interesting part of the tattoo.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Ichthys
Last year my roommate got this tattoo of the Greek word for Ichthys, which means fish. It refers to the symbol early Christians used, now it is referred to as the "Jesus Fish". I chose to post her tattoo to show how meaningful typography can be. If she had just gotten a tattoo of the symbol, it would not have been such a statement, and it possibly would be overlooked because the symbol is so common. But by getting a tattoo of the typography, it causes people to stop look at it and probably ask what it says if they do not already know. The letter spacing is very close, which I think was a great decision(even though they probably did it just to keep it small) because it makes each letter come together to form more of a unit. Around the word there is a perfect rectangle, but inside there are all these interesting triangles and diagonals created. The white space, her skins, really makes the most interesting part of the tattoo.
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I think that this tattoo is a interesting and unique take on the "jesus fish." More people actually have the well known fish, but this sets her apart and unless you know the story behind it you don't know what it is which is cool.
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