{"product_id":"br-689-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"BR-689 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBR-689 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian federal highway shield, with the route marker BR 689 set plainly at its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector image built from two colours, black and white, with black making up about a fifth of the composition. A rounded shield outline with a pointed notch at the bottom frames the design, and a double-line border runs inside its edge. The characters \u003cstrong\u003eBR\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e689\u003c\/strong\u003e sit in the open field, bold and evenly spaced, with nothing else competing for attention. The result is a minimalist layout in which the lettering and the shield outline do all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute shields like this one are the everyday language of the road network. The letters BR identify a federal highway in Brazil, and the number that follows marks one specific route within that system. The design presents the code as a piece of cartographic and logistical information, stripped of anything decorative, which gives it the clarity of a sign seen from a moving car. Its subject is the junction code itself, the kind of marker drivers and map-readers rely on without a second glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so the shield does not sit still the way it would on a wall. Each rotation brings the BR 689 marker round to the front, then carries it away again, much like a sign passing the window on a long drive. The double-line border follows the curve of the cup, and the notched base sits neatly along the rim of the handle side. It is a quiet, cheeky nod for anyone who has ever been lost on a Brazilian road and found their way by a shield like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53184140443928,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR689-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53184140476696,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR689-15OZ-1FS3H","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/br-689-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BR689-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794204731","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/br-689-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}