{"product_id":"br-944-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"BR-944 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBR-944 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a directional highway marker for the Brazilian federal route BR-944, with the abbreviation \u003cem\u003eJCT\u003c\/em\u003e marking a junction on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlat, high-contrast black and white do all the work here. A bordered shield sits at the centre of the composition, its pointed lower notch and inner outline echoing the route markers found along real roads. Inside the shield, \u003cstrong\u003eBR\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e944\u003c\/strong\u003e are set large and dominant, so the eye reads the route number before anything else. The layout is pared back to these essentials, with no decoration competing for attention, which gives the artwork the calm clarity of a sign meant to be read at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil's federal highways follow the BR-XXX naming convention, and this shield identifies BR-944 as one of the national routes that knit the country together. The \u003cem\u003eJCT\u003c\/em\u003e tells a driver that this is a point of connection: an intersection, a merge or an access point to the highway. It is a sign of direction rather than prohibition, guiding navigation instead of restricting it. The signage system it draws on is built on standards similar to those used in the United States, with route markers and shields lettered in Portuguese. The design is a tribute to that utilitarian language of maps and wayfinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a thing you rotate slowly as you drink, so the shield arrives in pieces, first the BR, then the 944, then the JCT, each in its own moment of the turn. It is the kind of small, repeated sighting that rewards a slow morning and a second cup, and a fitting gift for anyone who has ever followed a route marker across a long drive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53183833735448,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR944-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53183833768216,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR944-15OZ-1FRZO","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/br-944-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BR944-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794201858","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/br-944-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}