{"product_id":"brasil-estado-909-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"Brasil estado 909 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBrasil estado 909 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a flat, black-and-white road sign that reads like something you would pass at a Brazilian highway junction, with the state route number 909 set large inside a pentagon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite fills most of the surface, and black does the rest. A regular pentagon outline with a thick black border and an inner border frames the design, and three bold black numerals, 9, 0 and 9, sit centred within it. Above and around the badge, the words \"Brasil estado\" and \"jct\" appear in the same plain, structured lettering. Nothing is decorative. The hierarchy is simple: the numerals dominate, the place names support them, and the shape holds the whole thing together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian state highways carry route numbers on signs like this one, and the pentagon is the shape used to mark them. \"Estado\" identifies the road as a state route, and \"jct\" stands for junction, the point where roads meet and drivers have to choose a direction. The artwork takes that working language of navigation and presents it as graphic art, so a functional sign becomes a statement of Brazilian identity told through its own visual code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign moves as you rotate it. Each quarter turn brings the pentagon and its numerals round to face you, the way a driver reads a sign approaching a junction. The high-contrast black and white holds its shape from across the table, and up close the outline and numerals keep their crisp edges as the cup comes to your lips.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53179842298136,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BRSSTD-11OZ-1FPV5-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53179842330904,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BRSSTD-15OZ-101","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/brasil-estado-909-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BRSSTD-11OZ-1FPV5-2-front.webp?v=1794173313","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/brasil-estado-909-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}