{"product_id":"route-nationale-franaise-211a-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Route nationale française 211a (France) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoute nationale française 211a (France) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA white rounded rectangle of numerals, N 211 with a raised A, sits on a field of red in this bold, pared-back take on a French national road marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed covers most of the surface, and the white banner sits centred within it. The flat vector treatment has no shading, texture or ornament, so the eye goes straight to the lettering. The letters N and the numerals 211 run in one even line, and the superscript A rises beside them like a route suffix. Nothing competes with the sign itself, and the colour contrast is strong enough to read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrance numbers its national roads route by route, and each designation tells a driver where a road sits within the wider network. The N marks the road as a national route, and the lettered suffix distinguishes a variant of the numbered road. The design strips the sign down to its identifier, which is the whole point: on a map, the number is the place. Road-sign design of this kind has long been a clear, functional language, and this artwork keeps that language intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShot Glass Viewing Distance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot is small, held in the hand and looked at from very close range. That suits a sign built around a few characters. Lift the glass and the red field and white numerals fill your line of sight, one number at a time, the way a road reveals itself through a windscreen. It is a fitting piece for anyone who has followed a French back road or keeps a map of the country close at hand, and it turns a route number into something you can raise a toast to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53177022578968,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-RTNTN-1P5OZ-1FF82","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/route-nationale-franaise-211a-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-RTNTN-1P5OZ-1FF82-front.webp?v=1794102103","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/route-nationale-franaise-211a-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}