Intellectual Property and the Art of Tattoos July 21, 2011

Join author and photographer Ina Saltz for a behind-the-scenes look into the ever-expanding world of typographic or intellectual tattoos.

Ina has been documenting typographic tattoos since 2003, when she first spotted a tattoo of the word "happy" in lowercase, 120-point Helvetica on a graphic designer while traveling on a cross-town bus in New York City.

Amazing photographs of those who have chosen to represent their deepest feelings with the indelible permanence of ink embedded under their skin will be shown, and the powerful stories behind the tattoos will be told.

Ina Saltz is a Professor of Design and Chairperson of the Art Department at The of New York. Her areas of expertise are typography and editorial design. "BODY TYPE 2: More Typographic Tattoos" is Ina's third book. It was published by Abrams Books in 2010, and it is a sequel to "BODY TYPE: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh," Ina's first book.