{"product_id":"china-county-road-x175-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X175 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X175 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single route marker, the X175 designation of China County Road, and gives it the whole of the mug's face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the layout, filling roughly nine-tenths of the image, with black accents making up the rest. At its centre sits a rounded rectangle, the kind of sign shape used to mark a road on a map or along a verge. Inside it, the bold black letters and numerals \u003cstrong\u003eX175\u003c\/strong\u003e stand alone. A thin rounded-rectangle border frames the sign, and nothing else competes with it. The flat vector style keeps every edge crisp, so the marker reads clearly from across a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route designation is a small piece of shared infrastructure. \u003cstrong\u003eX175\u003c\/strong\u003e tells a driver which road they are on, and it tells a map reader where that road belongs in the wider network. This artwork honours that function. Its theme is travel and geography, and its subject is one particular stretch of county road in the area named China. The design celebrates the quiet informational language of roads: the signs most people pass without a second look, reduced here to their identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign is never seen all at once. As the cup rotates, the rounded rectangle slides into view, the numerals pass the lip, and the marker returns to the eye. The stark contrast of black on white holds its shape from every angle. For anyone who knows the road or simply loves the look of a well-made sign, the mug turns a familiar roadside detail into something to keep on the desk and reach for each morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53244570304792,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP03-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53244570337560,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-878","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x175-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP03-2-front.webp?v=1794299422","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x175-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}