{"product_id":"guatemala-via-panam-guatemala-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Guatemala Via Panam (Guatemala) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGuatemala Via Panam (Guatemala) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single roadside marker from Guatemala and turns it into a small, deliberate piece of graphic work: a shield-shaped sign that announces the Pan-American Highway to anyone passing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is centred on a shield-shaped emblem, which gives the piece a clear, symmetrical silhouette. Within the shield sits a map of the Americas, drawn large enough to dominate the field and read as the image's main subject. Along the sign runs the inscription \u003cstrong\u003eVÍA PANAM\u003c\/strong\u003e, set as bold text that anchors the composition and leaves no doubt about the route. The layout is plain and direct, the way regional traffic signs are meant to be read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map carries the scale of the whole project. The Pan-American Highway runs roughly 19,000 miles, from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in Argentina, and links 14 countries across North, Central and South America. The inscription names the road the way locals do, as Vía Panam or Carretera Panamericana, and marks this stretch as part of that continental corridor. The signs follow the Manual Centroamericano de Dispositivos Uniformes para el Control del Tránsito, a standard used across Central America that resembles United States signage but uses metric measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Shot Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, so the sign sits right in front of the eye as the glass is lifted. The shield and the map read clearly at that distance, and the bold lettering stays legible as the glass is turned. Every drink poured becomes a short trip along one of the longest roads on the planet, and the glass makes a good conversation starter for anyone who has ever driven, or dreamed of driving, the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53177920815384,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-GTMV-1P5OZ","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/guatemala-via-panam-guatemala-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-GTMV-1P5OZ-front.webp?v=1794129349","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/guatemala-via-panam-guatemala-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}