{"product_id":"aus-alphanumeric-route-c128-australia-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"AUS Alphanumeric Route C128 (Australia) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAUS Alphanumeric Route C128 (Australia) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single route marker from the Australian road network and gives it the full, bold presence of a roadside sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark green fills most of the surface, forming the body of a rounded rectangle that reads instantly as transit signage. Across its centre sits the designation \u003cstrong\u003eC128\u003c\/strong\u003e in bold amber orange, the only text in the piece. Amber takes up a fifth of the palette, just enough to pull the eye to the numerals and keep the composition clean. Nothing competes with the code: no border clutter, no illustration, just flat colour and a confident typographic presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C128 is part of Australia's alphanumeric route numbering system, the coded language drivers use to navigate the country's roads. Each letter and number tells a traveller where they are and where the road leads, so a route marker is really a promise of the way forward. Rendered as a modern, minimal sign, the design honours the wayfinding markers that guide cross-country journeys and the everyday work of mapping a nation's roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand and read at close range, one slow rotation at a time, so the sign's rounded rectangle and centred numerals move around the curve as you drink. Morning coffee becomes a small roadside stop, with C128 always in view on the side facing you. It is a quiet, route-minded design for anyone who has ever followed a map with their finger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53179289895192,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SLPH-11OZ-1FUZI-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53179289927960,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SLPH-15OZ-441","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/aus-alphanumeric-route-c128-australia-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SLPH-11OZ-1FUZI-2-front.webp?v=1794167173","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/aus-alphanumeric-route-c128-australia-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}