{"product_id":"china-county-road-x115-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X115 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X115 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a rounded-rectangle road sign carrying the route marker X115, the designation of China County Road X115, set in bold black against a white field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. A thick black border frames a rounded rectangle, and inside it the alphanumeric marker X115 sits large and centred, the single letter and three numerals reading instantly from a distance. White dominates the surface, so the black lettering and border stand out with the crispness of a sign seen from a passing car. The flat, minimalist treatment strips away anything decorative, leaving only the information a driver needs: the route, nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a small piece of civic language. It tells travellers where they are, which road they are on and how the network is numbered, and this artwork takes that function seriously. The X115 designation belongs to the road system of China, where numbered county roads form a grid that links towns and villages to the wider network. Reduced to its shape and numerals, the sign becomes a note about travel, cartography and local geography, the quiet infrastructure most people only notice when they get lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCradled in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so the sign rarely reads all at once. Each glance catches a different stretch of the black border and a fragment of the marker as the cup moves, much like watching a route sign slide past a window. The rounded corners fit the curve of the vessel, and the X115 settles at the front where it faces you during the first sip. It is a fitting design for anyone who has ever followed a map with a warm cup in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53216171983128,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOYE-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53216172015896,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-818","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x115-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOYE-2-front.webp?v=1794279592","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x115-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}