The Many Faces of Public Transportation (GRC-3)

In London, the public transportation symbol can be seen virtually anywhere, if you train your eye to look for it.  The symbol of a circle with a horizontal line is not only displayed at tube, bike, and bus stations, but is also creatively implemented throughout other aspects of London's visual graphics.  On countless advertisements across the city, this iconic symbol is used to speak simply but clearly to those who take advantage of public transport.  In the first example shown below, the symbol is used to promote twitter as a means of getting updates about travel alerts and notifications across the large city.

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This second example below portrays the symbol as a door knocker, playing on the advertisement's claim of being able to use the transportation service "without leaving home". (Please excuse the poor quality of the photo- I was in a moving bus when I snapped the shot... I couldn't let this perfect example pass me by!)

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This final example is praising the recent changes made to the tube station "Embankment".  Here, the transportation symbol is turned into a smiley face, showing the simple joy that people can experience when utilizing the newly improved underground stop.