Popular Tattoo Designs - Top 5 Most Popular Tattoos

Tattoos are the ultimate in self expression. They make a statement about who you are and what you are about. Different tattoo designs have different meanings. Adaptations of various designs can add your own stamp to the body art so you can make your own statement. If you are trying to decide what sort of tat design you want, here are the most popular ones last year with an overview of what they mean.

1. Tribal Tattoos

Symbolizes belonging. The Tribal designs were by far the most popular, coming in with approximately one third of requests. In the past, tribal body art identified different tribes and were very important to the identity of the tribe and the individual. Today, tribal body art is an appealing fashion statement, that allow people to show off their individuality combined with a bit of mystery. These tats use aggressive dark lines in jagged symmetrical shapes and are most common in black and skin tones but can also be infused with color to brighten the overall look.

2. Stars

A symbol of protection and guidance. They are popular because they can go anywhere on the body and can be any size you want. They are also popular because they are timeless. Compass and nautical stars were very popular amongst sailors as they relied on stars to guide them on their journeys, so they used the tattoos as luck. These days, the meaning of stars depends on the number of points it has. The most popular places for the star designs are around the shoulder, ankles and navel.

3. Angels

Symbol of devotion, spirituality and faith. Angels are popular because they are very symbolic, representing many values such as peace, spirituality, and protection. Some of the more popular tattoo designs relate to Religion and Spirituality (due to angels being seen as the link between heaven and earth), Love, and the Struggle between good and evil.

4. Crosses

Strong religious symbolism. Popular as a symbol of faith, belief and hope. Crosses are popular because they can be effectively combined with other designs. The cross tattoo is very versatile because they look good most places on the body and small or big.

5. Wings

Symbol of spirituality and freedom. Wings are associated with angels, representing protection and guidance from above. Wings are also associated with butterflies, birds, dragons, fairies and a host of other animals. Wings represent freedom for many people and rising above problems. Some wing designs spread right across the back, which look very impressive. A popular place for women to get a wing tattoo design is on the lower back.

Where to get good designs

So, these were the most popular tattoo designs last year. The next step is to look at some pictures or flash to get ideas to work from. The easiest, cheapest source to start is the internet. Get ideas here, but remember that most of these are low quality and lots of people also have access to these pictures, so they are not very unique. You don't want to see someone else with the same tat design as yours!

A cost effective option is to download a package of thousands of popular designs off the internet which are good quality and relatively unique. Then add your own touches to your favorite one for the artist to incorporate. That way you get top quality body art that is totally original for a fraction of the price it would cost for a tattoo design to be drawn up from scratch.

Sand art on Ocean Beach in San Francisco

Andres Amador has been producing sand art on Ocean Beach in San Francisco for five years and has completed more than 100 pieces. Here are just a few of his cool creations.

 

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Amazing the world’s largest toast mosaic

The world’s Largest Toast Portrait Is Best Birthday Card Ever — Trying to come up with an original birthday present for mother in law, a museum curator managed to set a new world record for the world’s largest toast mosaic. 27-year-old Laura Hadland, a museum curator from Leicester, wanted to offer her mother-in-law a really special gift, on her 50th birthday.

Together with 40 friends and volunteers, Laura spent six hours toasting thousands of bread slices and arranging them into an amazing mosaic of the woman she calls not only a great mother-in-law, but also one of her best friends. The world’s largest toast mosaic was created using a set of ten bread toasters and measures 32 feet 8 inches by 42 feet 3 inches. Its made up of 9,852 slices toasted to varying degrees of brown, which add up to about 600 bread loafs.

As a museum curator, Laura Hadland has had plenty of experience working with ancient Roman mosaics, and admits she was thrilled to create a modern mosaic out of her favorite food. Her mother-in-law says it’s a bit weird seeing her face recreated from pieces of toast, but at the same time very flattering.

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The best sculptures of metal cards

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The best sculptures made of metal cards. Interesting foto-galery look!

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The best sculptures made of car parts by James Corbett

The pace with which new motor cars are being produced with no proper disintegration of the old vehicles, the day is not too far when the earth will be converted into a junkyard.  Artist James Corbett has turned old car parts into awesome sculptures that can be used to enhance the décor of your living space. The beautiful sculptures, that includes small bikes, cars, animals and birds, will not just decorate your home but also help in decomposing the auto waste. Check out some of the unique sculptures after the jump.

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Motor Show 2010 in Vienna

 

Motor Show 2010 in Vienna on the 14th at the Vienna International Exhibition Center from 31 automobile manufacturers around the world, about 300 cars participating, many of which model reflects the characteristics of energy-saving environmental protection.

The size of the Vienna Motor Show Frankfurt Motor Show and so far inferior to the world's top auto show, its function is also to open up markets, and promote sales. Therefore, the Vienna Motor Show has been mainly aimed at ordinary consumers, displaying mainly has entered the market or preparing to enter the market in passenger cars practical.

 

The auto show is a popular energy-saving eco-car for a reason. First, the spread of the global financial crisis and energy shortage on the global automobile market and formed a tremendous impact on the market need for cheap and energy-efficient models. In addition, the cars produce greenhouse gases, while the voice of global greenhouse gas emissions is very high. Therefore, less emissions, energy efficiency and miniaturization are becoming middle and low passenger cars, especially the car's development direction. At this auto show, Volkswagen, Opel and other manufacturers, even offers a 100 kilometers fuel consumption of less than 4 liters per kilometer of carbon dioxide emissions to less than 100 milligrams of "energy-saving clean" cars.
Other manufacturers also introduced energy-saving environmental protection, small and medium sized cars, these models through a more rational design, expand the interior space to achieve a "small but not crowded," well positioned to meet the requirements of many automotive consumers.

Auto show, many automobile manufacturers have been exhibited to the market or to be put on the market of hybrid, electric cars and so on, showing that the new energy vehicle technology is to mature. Some power-driven, highly intelligent auto show concept cars appearance, become the focus of attention.
Vienna Auto Show is held biennially, this year is the fifth. Organizers Auto Show this year is expected to attract 150,000 visitors visitors.

Amazing the smallest cars

The idea of small mass-produced cars dates back to the 1910s.
But few would argue that the "Golden Age" of such cars arrived right after World War II, bringing with it "bubble"-licious designs.

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For decades, people have been trying to come up with ingenious cars for various reasons; to save the environment, to make parking easier, to ease congestion in built up areas. But the world's smallest car, designed in the 1960s by Peel Engineering, is yet to be beaten in the size stakes.

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The P50 was designed in 1962 by Cyril Cannell and Henry Kissack, and had appeal due to its really simple and cheap design. At its launch at the Earls court motor show, it was marketed as ‘almost cheaper than walking', and retailed for between £179 to £199, a snip at today's car prices.

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It was aimed at people who would travel alone, as it only had space for one person and a shopping back. The size made it perfect for fitting into the last space in the car park, and it didn't even offer a reverse option, as it was light enough to pick up.


It was made of fibreglass, and had simple features like a manual windscreen wash, operated by a bottle inside the car, that when squeezed, distributed the water to the windscreen, and the petrol tank gauge was a transparent sheet of plastic, so you could simply see when you were running low. It also had three wheels, to make it lighter, and only one door.

It was, and is still roadworthy in the UK, although being able to only achieve speeds of 38 miles per hour, it would be best suited to the congested roads of London.

Imagine, if a car like this was in circulation now, the cost of your road tax and Car Insurance? You could save a great deal.

The car can be seen at the Manx Transport Museum until October.

- The first Ka premiered in 1996, and was considered to be a modern day Volkswagen Beetle.

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-  The Bolloré Blue Car is only available in France. The BlueCar is an electric vehicle from France that offers an operating range of 155 miles and a top speed of 84 mph. A full recharge requires 6 hours, while a two-hour rapid charge will recover 50%  capacity.

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- The Think City - Norwegian car maker Think was launched the all-electric City model in the US. A 2009 release was planned, but the company was forced to halt production because

of financial distress.

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- The Daihatsu Copen is a Japanese two-seater that only available in Japan and Europe. It has been around since 2001.

the-daihatsu-copen-car- The Kandi Coco is available to Oklahoma residents . The electric two-person roadster arrived in the U.S. in 2009.

the-kandi-coco-car- The Smart Fortwo was originally Called the Smart City Coupe Pls it debuted in 1998. Ten years later, the all-electric concept car version was the Fortwo Ed  Announced. The Fortwo is available in the U.S.

the-smart-fortwo-car- The Reva G-Wiz is a city car made by REVA Electric Car Company (RECC) in Bangalore, India. The company is currently the world’s leading electric car manufacturing company. This car is available in the U.K., but not the U.S.

the-reva-G-Wiz- The Tango by Commuter Cars has two electric motors, one for each rear wheel, that allow it to go from zero to 60 in less than four seconds. George Clooney was the first customer, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin is an investor and purchased three Tangos.

the-tango-commuter-car- The Lumeneo Smera, a French built electric car went on sale this May for about $33,000. It is currently only available in France, but is expected to be sold throughout Europe in 2010.

the-lumeneo-smera-car- The ElBil Norge Buddy Cab is a Norwegian electric car. It is the sixth generation of a model called the Kewet, developed for the first time in 1991. During the first five generations over 1000 electric vehicles were produced and sold in eighteen countries. In 1998 all rights were acquired by ElBil Norge AS. Strange that the Buddy Cab comes from Norway, considering Scandinavians are known for being tall.

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Origami designs

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