Cat Dunn, a graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York, has created a series of map tattoos that is a great option to more traditional tourist guides. Although the Crumpled City map has helped rethink this travel staple, as well as a slew of smartphone apps, these map tattoos play on a current fashion had while also providing a concrete purpose to such body decorations.
Playfully dubbed 'Map Tats,' the map tattoos boast detailed illustrations and useful written directions that are chic and informative. These temporary tattoos also ensure tourists don't have to announce their foreign status to everyone while roaming around a city. It can easily be mistaken for a sleeve and if worn with a watch, when people glance down at it, it won't seem out of the ordinary.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Temporary Map Tattoos
- Creating temporary map tattoos for tourists can replace traditional tourist guides and offer a new fashion trend.
- Functional Body Decorations
- Providing concrete purposes to body decorations is an emerging trend, such as these map tattoos.
- Chic Directions Illustrations
- Maps with detailed and chic illustrations, combined with useful directions, are a rising trend in tourist guides.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Tourism
- Tourist map tattoos can revolutionize the way tourists navigate new cities.
- Fashion
- Functional body decorations are a new direction for the fashion industry, as seen with the creation of map tattoos.
- Graphic Design
- The creation of detailed and chic map illustrations opens an innovative market for graphic designers.
