{"product_id":"route-nationale-franaise-487-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Route nationale française 487 (France) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoute nationale française 487 (France) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the French road marker for Route Nationale 487, reduced to its essentials: a bold white letter N and the numerals 487 set against a solid red rounded rectangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed dominates the design, covering most of the surface, with white providing the only contrast. The N and the figures 487 sit centred inside a rounded rectangle, and the flat vector styling leaves no shadow, gradient or ornament to distract from the marker itself. The layout is calm and strictly ordered, with the letter and numerals spaced as clearly as the signs they were drawn from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marker belonged to the Route Nationale 487, a former national highway linking Pouilly-sous-Charlieu to Sainte-Cécile. The road was later downgraded to a departmental road and renumbered RD 487, so the sign now records a route that has changed status. The design follows the visual standards of the French Code de la route and the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, which is why its red, white and lettering read as instantly French to anyone who has driven there. It speaks to French geography, transport history and the quiet business of mapping a country by its roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSmall Sign, Close Viewing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, so the marker reads at the level of the eye rather than from across a road. Each time the glass is lifted, the red rounded rectangle and its white 487 come up with it, a little piece of highway history raised for a toast. It is a handsome conversation starter for anyone who has ever followed a French route number to its end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53176977621272,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-RTNTN-1P5OZ-1FEXE","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/route-nationale-franaise-487-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-RTNTN-1P5OZ-1FEXE-front.webp?v=1794101303","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/route-nationale-franaise-487-france-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}