{"product_id":"brasil-estado-286-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Brasil estado 286 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBrasil estado 286 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a single line of typography, the Brazilian road identifier \u003cem\u003eBrasil estado 286 jct\u003c\/em\u003e, set out as it would be read from a passing car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is the whole picture. Nothing decorates it or competes with it: the characters sit centred in a structured arrangement, so the eye moves straight from word to numeral. The numerals \u003cem\u003e286\u003c\/em\u003e carry the most visual weight, since they are the one element that tells you which route you are on. The result is clean and direct, with the legibility of the letterforms doing all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach part of the inscription is a piece of road-sign shorthand. \u003cem\u003eBrasil\u003c\/em\u003e names the country, \u003cem\u003eestado\u003c\/em\u003e marks a state-level road rather than a federal or municipal one, \u003cem\u003e286\u003c\/em\u003e is the route number, and \u003cem\u003ejct\u003c\/em\u003e is the standard abbreviation for junction, the point where roads meet or split. Together they describe a place on a map, a stretch of Brazilian road where a traveller would look up and check the sign. The design takes that everyday piece of regional wayfinding and presents it as an object worth looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere This Design Meets the Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read at a glance, and this mixing glass is read the same way: it is picked up, turned, and looked at across a bar or table. The text sits within the reach of a hand, so the inscription is seen up close as the glass is lifted. Because the glass doubles as a shaker and a serving glass, the sign travels from mixing to pouring, and the route number stays in view throughout. A piece of roadside signage ends up on the bar, which is a fitting place for a junction marker to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53126657999128,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-BRSSTD-16OZ-1FQB1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/brasil-estado-286-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-BRSSTD-16OZ-1FQB1-front.webp?v=1793669181","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/brasil-estado-286-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}