{"product_id":"fig-102a-segnale-di-identificazione-di-itinerari-internazionali-1959-italy-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Fig. 102a - Segnale di identificazione di itinerari internazionali - 1959 (Italy) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFig. 102a - Segnale di identificazione di itinerari internazionali - 1959 (Italy) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a 1959 Italian road sign for international itineraries, drawn as Figure 102a in a technical reference record of European transport signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a clean, diagrammatic graphic with nothing decorative about it. A single formal road identification signal sits at the centre of the layout, and every line serves the information it carries. The palette is restrained and neutral, the kind of archival tones you would find on the pages of a mid-century manual. Nothing competes for attention, so the eye goes straight to the sign itself and its figure label, Fig. 102a, which anchors the design as a documented specimen rather than a poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn identification signal of this kind tells a driver which route they are on, and an international itinerary sign tells them they are following a path that crosses borders. The design therefore stands for the quiet logic of postwar travel: a shared visual language that let motorists move through different countries without reading a single word of local explanation. Its themes are international travel, mid-century infrastructure and graphic standardisation. Printed in 1959, it captures a moment when Italy's roads were being signed to a consistent system for a generation of travellers who were beginning to drive further than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReading the Design on a Mixing Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mixing glass is a tall, tapering vessel that is picked up, turned and tilted while you work, so its surface is seen in motion rather than from a distance. The sign's orderly, centred layout suits that kind of viewing. Each time the glass is lifted, the diagram returns to the eye at a new angle, like a route map you keep unfolding. For the traveller in your life, or the friend who always plans the road trip, it is a cheeky nod to the one thing every good journey needs: a clear sign pointing the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53175942775064,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-FG102-16OZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/fig-102a-segnale-di-identificazione-di-itinerari-internazionali-1959-italy-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-FG102-16OZ-front.webp?v=1794079034","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/fig-102a-segnale-di-identificazione-di-itinerari-internazionali-1959-italy-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}