{"product_id":"be-n49-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"BE-N49 (Belgium) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBE-N49 (Belgium) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road sign and names one country across it: Belgium. The composition is a direct statement of place, with nothing added to pull attention from the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a clean, focused graphic built around the country's name. There is no decoration beside it. The lettering and the sign's outline do all the work, and the layout stays deliberately plain, so the eye lands on Belgium first and stays there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs are a language of place. They tell travellers where they are and where they are heading. Set in that form, the design treats Belgium as a destination and a point of national identity, a geographic fact celebrated in its own right. Its themes are Belgium, geography and national identity, and it speaks to the country's place on the map rather than to any single event or figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece belongs to a specialised collection of country-focused designs, and its BE-N49 code marks it as the Belgian entry in that series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere This Sign Meets the Shot Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, lifted at the table and turned between the fingers before it is emptied. The sign is therefore read at arm's length, one line at a time, rather than from across a room. On a shelf of country shot glasses, this one answers the question of where it comes from before anyone asks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53126445924632,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-BN-1P5OZ-1FT13","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/be-n49-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-BN-1P5OZ-1FT13-front.webp?v=1793662248","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/be-n49-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}