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Link to Google Presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KJT0Pc0my21L95YCZSXXUH2hcHb8TN-_mukeF4BdLsA/edit?usp=sharing
Observations and Interviews
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- Tattoo Artist - people who, together with a client, design a piece of artwork, and then tattoo it onto the skin of the client. Before becoming a full-fledged tattoo artist, all aspiring tattooists must first take a two and a half year apprenticeship under a veteran tattooist in a tattoo parlor to be able to officially find a job in the future as an independent tattooist.
- Novice First Time Tattoo Client - people who seek to have a tattoo on their body, but have had no experience getting a tattoo, and are either unsure of how to begin, or have an unrealistic or incorrect misconception of the tattoo process. They do not necessarily knows exactly what they want, or which artist would be a good match to tattoo them. This people are generally young from 15 to 30, and are probably influenced by mainstream culture regarding tattoos, and might be inspired by TV shows such as Miami Ink on the Discovery Channel, or by tattoos of famous music or movie stars. However, they have had no experience getting a tattoo, and are either unsure of how to begin, or have an unrealistic or incorrect misconception of the tattoo process.
Needs and Goals
1. Education. As both Bobbles and Davidos pointed out during the interview, artists want the clients to be more educated about the whole process of designing the artwork that will then be tattooed onto the clients. Things that the artists want to be known by the clients include:
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