What do you see?
The first thing I see is a woman’s profile: she’s facing up, no eyes, mouth closed. RATP means “Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens”, that is to say “Autonomous Manager of Paris Public Transportation”. It’s a female word, so it makes sense its symbol is a woman.
What else do you see?
The second thing I see is less obvious. If you compare this symbol to a map of Paris, you’ll notice that the Seine looks a little bit like the blue line in the symbol. That’s the second meaning of the logo: the green circle is Paris and the blue line is the Seine.
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