{"product_id":"br-471-rs-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"BR-471 RS (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBR-471 RS (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a single road shield, lifted straight from the highway signs of Rio Grande do Sul, and it stands on its own with no extra decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, filling most of the field around a black shield with a flat, vector finish. The shield is a vertical rectangle with a pointed, curved base, and a horizontal divider bar splits its face. Set into it are the letters \u003cstrong\u003eBR\u003c\/strong\u003e above the route number \u003cstrong\u003e471\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the state code \u003cstrong\u003eRS\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath. Nothing competes with the lettering, so the eye reads the sign in one pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is the language of the road. Brazil marks its federal routes with the BR prefix, and the state code RS places this one in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of the country. The design honours regional geography and the routes that connect its towns, and its modern, utilitarian style is the same plain signage drivers meet mile after mile. It is a tribute to movement and place, told in a few characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and turned slowly, so the shield never appears all at once. Each rotation brings a new section of the sign into view, the bar, the numerals, then the state code, the way a road reveals itself one bend at a time. Hold it through a morning coffee and the route passes by on every turn of the cup. It suits anyone who has ever followed a road sign into somewhere new.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182971052312,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR471-11OZ-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182971085080,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR471-15OZ-1FRVE","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/br-471-rs-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BR471-11OZ-3-front.webp?v=1794198042","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/br-471-rs-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}