The new year is a excellent time to get a tattoo. It's a time for change, and symbolizing that change can be done by getting a great tat.

But what types of tattoos are "in" and which types of designs are "out"? Often times people jump on the bandwagon and just get a tattoo design based on what seems to be popular at the time. And then 6 months later, after everyone and their brother is walking around with the same design, the style becomes played out and no longer cool to get.

So what's "out" for the new year?

Tribal tattoos have seemed to run their course. So many people have jumped on the tribal bandwagon in the past few years that the trend has played itself out. No longer are they the daring or extreme form of tattoos that they once were seen to be, since now it seems almost everyone has some sort of tribal design. But if tribal is truly your thing, and you want to get it for personal reasons, or you find a very unique tribal design, then go ahead and consider it.

So what is "in" for the new year?

What's in for the new year are high quality, sharp and clean designs, that really pop out. The 80's and 90's brought in a lot of sloppy tattoo work that many people now days are actually attempting to get covered up with more modern work. The choices in designs were very limited compared to today. The internet has basically made available tattoo design work from many different artists worldwide. Most of the work is very high quality and make for excellent tattoo designs.

You can find this work in online tattoo galleries. These are usually membership sites which once you have access you can search through thousands of the best designs available anywhere, print out what you like, and go straight to the parlor to get inked!