{"product_id":"br-882-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"BR-882 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBR-882 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the route marker of Brazil's BR-882 junction and presents it as a clean, self-contained road sign, the kind a driver picks out at a glance from the verge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built in flat vector shapes with a restrained two-tone palette of white and black, white dominating at roughly four-fifths of the field. At the centre sits a shield, a double-outlined escutcheon with a notched point at the base, the form used on Brazilian federal highway markers. Inside it, the letters \u003cstrong\u003eBR\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e882\u003c\/strong\u003e, set bold and evenly spaced so the route number reads first and foremost. Nothing competes with the shield: no background scenery, no decoration, just the marker and its designation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BR prefix identifies a federal highway in Brazil's national network, and the three-digit number locates this particular route within it. The junction notation, jct, signals a point where roads meet, which is the real work of a route marker: telling travellers where they are and which way the network runs. The design belongs to the modern era of standardised road signage, where function and legibility carry the visual message. It is a faithful nod to the utilitarian language of Brazilian transit, honouring the roads that link the country's regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Shield in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a object you turn by the handle, so the marker travels around the cup as you drink, showing up again each time the mug comes round to face you. The shield's clean outline and bold numerals hold up at that distance, and the white field reads clearly against the black of the mug, so the sign stays legible on your morning coffee or late-night tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53183109693720,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR882-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53183109726488,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR882-15OZ-1FRXY","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/br-882-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BR882-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794199427","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/br-882-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}