Visual analysis of logo and logotypes in cyberpunk films

Cyberpunk is a very strong genre with 40 years of perseverance; with its' roots embedded in a grounded Science Fiction, literary and visual themes submerged with timely cultural interventions and a remarkable marketing strategy. Genre-essential Cyberpunk films are crucial for genres' vast recognition and tenacity. A genre-essential film is easily identifiable through its' textual and visual applications. These applications are also initial to and necessary components for a successful brand identity. Preferably, a logo is a compact representation of textual and visual applications of a brand, including, a film brand. In this context, a genre-essential film brands' logo/logotype is identified as and/or help identify the Cyberpunk genre. Accordingly, in this dissertation, films that not only contributed the understanding of Cyberpunk but actively formed the genre are observed through visual analysis of their logo/ logotypes in the framework of typography, color scheme and stylistic elements in order to evaluate the ways in which they identify as or help identify the Cyberpunk genre. Logo/logotype of a genre-essential film brand exists to represent itself, even though they exist within the same genre framework, since brandings' foremost purpose is to establish differentiators to set the brand apart from competition. Therefore, adopting a similar aesthetic to logo/logotypes, from the very beginnings a genre is promisingly advantageous for the enhancing recognition along with its' brand value. Keywords: Cyberpunk, Branding, Visual Identity, Logo, Logotype