{"product_id":"rutacol-nul-colombia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Rutacol nul (Colombia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRutacol nul (Colombia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the blank shield that Colombia uses as the template for its national highway signs, a plain white outline waiting for a route number to be written into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is almost entirely white, with a thin black double-line outline tracing a shield shape that narrows to a pointed base. Nothing sits inside it. There are no numerals, letters or ornament, so the eye goes straight to the outline and the empty space it encloses. The drawing is flat vector line art, clean and deliberately spare, with the shield centred and given room to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rutacol\" comes from the Red Nacional de Carreteras, Colombia's national road network. The shield is the marker for each national route, and the \"nul\" version is the generic blank used before a specific number is assigned. Once a number is filled in, the same shape becomes a particular road, so the empty version stands for the whole network rather than any one journey. It is the administrative backbone of the country's roads, the framework that keeps signage consistent across maps, documents and highways alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Pint Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pint glass is a tall, curved surface that you hold in one hand and turn as you drink, so a shield printed around its side reads in pieces as the glass moves. The blank outline gives the eye a single clean shape to follow around the curve, and it suits a gift for someone who has spent time on Colombian roads, or who simply loves a well-made piece of signage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53170470322456,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-RTCNL-16OZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/rutacol-nul-colombia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-RTCNL-16OZ-front.webp?v=1794009685","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/rutacol-nul-colombia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}