30 Inspirational Asian/Oriental Themed Logo Designs

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Culture can play a strong part in the style and position of a logo and brand. Asian culture and food is popular around the world and is particularly popular with Western consumers. In design and marketing, there are two reasons a logo or brand might be Asian themed: 1) the product or service might be Asian in nature (for example a Sushi restaurant) or 2) an Asian theme might symbolize something about your product (such as with “Sumo Messenger” below). In both cases (assuming your target market is primarily Westerners) a good Asian themed logo will involve a mix of Asian style with Western aesthetic.

The logos below include fantastic examples Asian themed logos for products or services targeting English-speaking consumers.

Jindojo

Jindojo

Japan Style

Japan Style

Banzai Tokyo

Banzai

Touring Japan

Touring Japan

MIAGUIII Fashion Logo

MIAGUIII

Ninja Mask

Ninja

Ninja Architect Logo

Ninja Architect Logo

Sumo Messenger

Sumo Messenger

Mama Fu’s

Mama Fus

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

Founder

Founder

Bonsai Media Group

Bonsai Media Group

Pure Asian Cuisine

Pure Asian Cuisine

East of Italy

East of Italy

Osaka

Osaka

SKN Lawyers

SKN Lawyers

Sensei

Sensei

Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong Design Institute

Makaha

Makaha

Nomad Design

name90

Bairindo

Bairindo

Kabuki

Kabuki

Photographer Sushi

Photographer Sushi

Tempura Mori

Tempura Mori

Wu Tao

Wu Tao

Futianxingen

Futianxingen

Silk Flex

Silk Flex

Asia & Beyond

Asia & Beyond

Sushi Masters

Sushi Masters

Denshu Sushi

Denshu Sushi

Conclusion

Does your Asian themed logo adopt a modern, western design aesthetic like the logos above? If not, consider using the colors black, red and white juxtaposed to create contrast and a bold logo (along with an elegant font).

About the Authors

This article was written by Alec Lynch and Emily Howman of DesignCrowd.com – a website for design crowdsourcing and logo contests. You can contact Alec and DesignCrowd via DesignCrowd’s Twitter page.

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Alec Lynch is the founder of DesignCrowd.com - a marketplace for freelance graphic designers and design contests. You can contact Alec and DesignCrowd via DesignCrowd's Twitter page.

Comments and Reactions

  • http://blog.app-juice.com App Juice

    i love the simplicity of these logo. Thanks for sharing :)

  • http://www.smartdogdigital.com Illiya Vjestica

    These are amazing, I love asian/ oriental inspired designs and these logos rock! Great inspiration!

  • John

    Dude, they love the red. Nice logos.

  • http://superdit.com aditia

    awesome, japanese have really strong culture, most can be tranformed into creative logos

  • http://www.underworldmagazines.com julio rivera

    Really cool logos.

  • http://iamautocomplete.com/ I Am Autocomplete

    I love that sumo!

  • http://www.webdesign2day.com raybak

    most of them have the Japanese feel..

  • http://www.gosmo.de R. Moczarski

    Really nice, Banzai Tokyo did an awsome job, simple but really creative.

  • Ulloriaq

    tempura mori reminds me the game Zelda triforce :) cool logos by the way ;)

  • http://www.baltekhabitat.com Baltek habitat

    Very helpful and inspirational logos.

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  • prim

    very cool !
    i wish i could design one !