{"product_id":"china-county-road-x073-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X073 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X073 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stark, minimalist road marker plate carries the alphanumeric code X073, reduced to its bare essentials and set against a clean white field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is built on two colours only: pure black and crisp white. A rounded rectangle border frames the whole composition, and inside it sit bold, black sans-serif characters spelling X073. The letters dominate the layout, so nothing competes with the code. The result is flat, high-contrast and immediately legible, with the white field doing as much work as the black marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate takes its meaning from the road it names. X073 is a county route designation in China, and numbered route codes like this exist so that drivers, dispatchers and map-readers can pinpoint a single stretch of tarmac among a network of thousands. The design distils that idea into its simplest form: a code, a border and nothing else. It speaks of regional geography, of the systems that move people from one place to another, and of the quiet order behind everyday travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the plate reads in pieces as you rotate it: the border first, then the bold characters, then the code again as the handle comes round. Because the design is so spare, it holds together at every angle, and the stark black and white stays sharp against the cup's own surface. For anyone who has ever navigated by road number, it is a small, cheeky nod to the route you have been following all along.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53242083868952,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP2U-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53242083901720,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-976","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x073-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP2U-2-front.webp?v=1794293817","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x073-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}