{"product_id":"brasil-estado-297-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Brasil estado 297 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBrasil estado 297 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road sign, with the alphanumeric designation \u003cem\u003eEstado 297\u003c\/em\u003e and the abbreviation \u003cem\u003eJct\u003c\/em\u003e set at its centre to mark a junction on a Brazilian state route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe layout is centred and deliberately plain. The designation dominates the field, and the text is given room to stay legible at a glance. There is no illustration to compete with it, only the name of the place and the bare structure of a directional marker. The palette is neutral, so the lettering carries all of the visual weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA junction sign exists to tell a traveller where they are and where they can turn. Here the designation \u003cem\u003eEstado 297\u003c\/em\u003e names a specific point within Brazil's network of state roads, and the artwork treats that point as a fact to be read. The imagery speaks to geography, navigation and cartography, the everyday language of maps and signposts reduced to one identifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReading the Sign on a Pint Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA pint glass is a tall, curved surface that is turned in the hand, so the sign's text wraps around the vessel and reveals itself one line at a time as the glass moves. The centred composition suits that rotation, keeping the designation in view from whichever side is facing the drinker. It is a fitting pairing: a traveller's marker on a glass built for the road-trip toast, a quiet bit of geography for anyone who has ever navigated by a junction number.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53126687195416,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-BRSSTD-16OZ-1FQBC","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/brasil-estado-297-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-BRSSTD-16OZ-1FQBC-front.webp?v=1793669590","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/brasil-estado-297-jct-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}