{"product_id":"china-county-road-x194-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X194 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X194 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bold white route marker sits on black, reading X194 inside a rounded rectangle, and it reads like a piece of roadside signage lifted straight into a mug design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is almost entirely white and black, with white dominating the field and black acting as the framing border. A rounded rectangle with a heavy black edge holds the route number X194 at its centre, set in a clean, flat vector style. Nothing competes with the numerals: there are no extra ornaments, no background scenery, just a single marker and its designation. The result is a minimalist composition in which the lettering does all of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is the most ordinary promise a road can make: you are on this road, and this is how it is named. The X194 designation identifies a specific transit corridor within China, and the design celebrates that naming system in its simplest form. It speaks to geography, regional navigation and the quiet network of roads that connects one town to the next. Its modern flat style places it firmly in the present day, where route signs are read at speed and recognised at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand, Read Up Close\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the marker travels around the curve as you drink, and the rounded rectangle lands neatly within the mug's wraparound field. Your eye finds X194 each time you lift it, a small road sign that rides along with your morning coffee, tea or hot chocolate and gives a quiet nod to the miles of tarmac it stands for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53244490383640,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP0M-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53244490416408,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-897","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x194-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP0M-2-front.webp?v=1794298554","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x194-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}