Can you recognize popular brand logos even if they were in Chinese?
A good logo should be easily and universally recognized, even if it were written in Chinese. But sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Chinatown, a project by Mehmet Gozetlik, shows how a famous logo can look both foreign and yet still somehow be recognizable at the same time. It's like getting a glimpse of an alternate reality.
Most of the logos you should be able to instantly recognize because they invade our brains on a daily basis (MasterCard, Starbucks, etc.). Other logos look funny in Chinese because our brain doesn't know how to process it (NASA, the Tube, etc.). And a few text-centric logos takes a beat to realize what they are. It really tickles the brain.
Chinatown is a Chinese translation of the trademarks in a graphical way. It's a carefully arranged series of artworks showcasing 20 well-known western brand logoswith maintained visual and narrative continuity.'Chinatown' pushes viewers to ask themselves what it means to see, hear, and become fully aware. 'Chinatown' also demonstrates our strangeness to 1.35 billion people in the world, when you can't read Chinese.
The neon lighting of the logos are great. You can see more here.
And here's a video of one of these neon light logos being made:
Mehmet Gözetlik is the executive art director and Co-Founder of Antrepo. He is also a typography instructor at the Bilgi University.and a creative consultant in ID Istanbul.
You can follow his work on his website, Behance and Twitter.
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