{"product_id":"aus-alphanumeric-route-c101-australia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"AUS Alphanumeric Route C101 (Australia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAUS Alphanumeric Route C101 (Australia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a road marker: the route designation C101, set in the standardised Australian alphanumeric style that Victorian motorists read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe marker is built around a single code. A letter and three numerals carry the whole image, so the eye goes straight to the sequence with nothing competing for attention. The lettering follows the standard Australian route-sign conventions, which means the composition is functional first: a clear, evenly spaced identifier meant to be recognised from a moving car. Its restraint is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eC101 marks a section of the old Princes Highway alignment in Victoria. When modern bypasses and freeway upgrades took through-traffic away, the original road was kept as a local loop, serving the communities between Narre Warren, Berwick, Pakenham and Nar Nar Goon. The \"C\" designates a connecting, regional thoroughfare, so the sign tells drivers they are on a secondary link rather than the high-speed arterial. In that sense the marker is a bridge between the highway's history and its present use, and a quiet record of how the region's roads have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Glass Like This\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is designed to be read in a single glance, and a mixing glass is held in the same way: picked up, turned once, and set down. The C101 code sits neatly on a curved surface, so the numerals wrap around the glass as you hold it. For anyone who has ever driven the Princes Highway loop, or simply enjoys a bit of Australian road-trip nostalgia, the design carries its own story every time the glass is lifted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53122750251288,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-SLPH-16OZ-1FUYR","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/aus-alphanumeric-route-c101-australia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-SLPH-16OZ-1FUYR-front.webp?v=1793619373","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/aus-alphanumeric-route-c101-australia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}