{"product_id":"be-n815-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"BE-N815 (Belgium) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBE-N815 (Belgium) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road sign and ties it to Belgium, reading as a piece of national identity in its most everyday sense: the signs that guide people along the country's roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif is built around the road-sign form, a bounded graphic that reads instantly as public signage. Its catalogue reference, BE-N815, identifies it as a single, self-contained image rather than a scene, so nothing competes with the sign itself. The composition is direct and uncluttered, with the sign shape carrying the whole image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs are the visual language a country uses to speak to everyone passing through it, so this design stands for Belgium as a place people move through and find their way around. Catalogued under the themes Regional and National identity, it represents the nation through its shared public face rather than through a single monument or figure. Its neutral mood gives it the plain, recognisable character of an emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Shot Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and picked up close, so a sign-shaped motif is read at arm's length, much as a road sign is read at a glance. Turned toward the drinker, the design is taken in whole in a single look, which is exactly how signage is meant to work. It is a quick, cheeky nod to Belgium for anyone who has followed its roads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53126416761112,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-BN-1P5OZ-1FSUM","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/be-n815-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-BN-1P5OZ-1FSUM-front.webp?v=1793661574","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/be-n815-belgium-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}