{"product_id":"kokudou-628china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Kokudou 628China (China) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKokudou 628China (China) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Japanese national route shield, the red badge that marks a numbered road on signage, and reduces it to a single bold emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA red rounded rectangle fills nearly all of the frame, with a thin white border nested just inside its edge. Red dominates the composition, white takes up most of the rest, and black appears only in a sliver of detail. The shield is rendered in flat vector style with hard edges and no shading, so it reads instantly as signage. The route designation \u003cstrong\u003eG628\u003c\/strong\u003e sits at the centre in white, the only text in the piece and the single point the eye settles on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoute shields exist so that a driver can identify a road at a glance, whatever the language on the surrounding sign. The G628 designation belongs to the Kokudou, Japan's national road network, and the \"628\" numbers this particular route within it. The \"China\" in the title is the regional name that distinguishes this route, placing it on the map of western Honshu. The design carries the utilitarian clarity of road signage in its colours and its lettering, a reminder that navigation can be as simple as a single shape and a number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLifting the Shield to Your Lips\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, so the shield is seen at the distance of a hand, not across a room. Tip it back and the red badge is the first thing the eye meets, with the white border framing G628 at the rim. It is a clean, compact piece of road signage that suits a glass built for a single measure, and a fitting toast for anyone who has ever followed a numbered route to somewhere worth stopping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53169011491096,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-KKDCHN-1P5OZ-1FM5W","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/kokudou-628china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-KKDCHN-1P5OZ-1FM5W-front.webp?v=1793982193","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/kokudou-628china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}