{"product_id":"china-county-road-x198-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X198 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X198 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a flat, minimalist road-sign graphic built around a single route marker: the black code X198 set inside a rounded-rectangle border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette is stark, with black and white doing all the work. White fills most of the field, roughly nine parts in ten, and the black border and alphanumeric code take up the rest. The rounded rectangle sits centred and balanced, so the eye lands straight on the X198 without any competing ornament. Nothing decorative distracts from the marker, and the letters and numerals read clearly at a glance, the way signage is meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA county road route marker is one of the most ordinary pieces of public infrastructure there is, and that is exactly the point. The design treats a humble identifier as a small statement of place, a reminder that every rural lane and back road has a name and a number that guides travellers through a landscape. Its neutral, observant mood celebrates the systematic side of transit and geography within China, the quiet network that moves people from one town to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Mug in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand and read from every angle as the coffee goes down, so a centred marker works well here: the rounded border frames the X198 whichever way the handle faces. The bold black-and-white contrast holds its shape across the curve of the cup, and the route code becomes a companion for the first cup of the morning, a little signpost on the journey through the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53244461252888,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP0Q-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53244461285656,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-901","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x198-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FP0Q-2-front.webp?v=1794298334","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x198-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}