{"product_id":"china-county-road-x132-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X132 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X132 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a road sign for China County Road X132, reduced to its essentials: a single route marker and its code, set on a plain field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering most of the field, with black used sparingly for the route marker. A rounded rectangle outline frames the composition, and inside it sits the black lettering \u003cstrong\u003eX132\u003c\/strong\u003e. The flat vector style keeps every edge crisp and every shape legible at a glance, with no shading or ornament to compete with the code. The layout is centred and symmetrical, so the marker reads clearly from any angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker exists to tell travellers where they are and where the road leads. Here the alphanumeric code X132 does that work on its own, identifying one corridor among many. The design celebrates the quiet infrastructure of regional travel: the signs that guide drivers through farmland, villages and open country. It belongs to the landscape of China, and it presents that landscape through its wayfinding rather than through scenery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the sign appears, slides past and returns with each rotation. The rounded outline of the marker echoes the curve of the cup, so the frame feels at home on a rounded surface. Each sip brings the route back into view, which makes this a fitting piece for anyone who measures their days by the roads they have taken.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53244710387992,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOYV-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53244710420760,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-835","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x132-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOYV-2-front.webp?v=1794301361","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x132-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}