{"product_id":"route-dpartementale-franaise-311-france-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Route départementale française 311 (France) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoute départementale française 311 (France) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a French road sign, a yellow plate marked with the black numerals of the D 311, one of the departmental roads that thread through the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmber yellow fills most of the frame, with black lettering set against it in a flat, graphic style. The layout is a horizontal plate with rounded corners, and the characters \u003cstrong\u003eD 311\u003c\/strong\u003e dominate the surface, read left to right with nothing else competing for attention. The restraint is the point: the sign has no ornament, only the letters and the plate that carries them, so the eye lands on the route number first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepartmental roads, or \u003cem\u003eroutes départementales\u003c\/em\u003e, are the secondary network that connects towns and villages across France, and their plates are a familiar sight to anyone who has driven the regional lanes. The D 311 stands for one specific path among thousands, and the design honours it as a piece of local infrastructure. Its utilitarian form and modern flat styling make it a quiet study of how France signs its roads and how those signs shape the sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand That Lifts It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pint glass is held at the body and turned as it is drunk, so the plate wraps around a tall curved surface and the numerals travel with every tilt. Sip after sip, the D 311 comes round to face you again, a small road map for the one reaching for it. It makes a cheeky, travel-minded gift for anyone whose favourite drives involve more back roads than motorways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53176901009688,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-RTDPR-16OZ-1FGDV","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/route-dpartementale-franaise-311-france-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-RTDPR-16OZ-1FGDV-front.webp?v=1794097710","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/route-dpartementale-franaise-311-france-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}