{"product_id":"china-county-road-x255-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X255 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X255 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single route number, X255, and gives it the plain, confident look of a road sign that a driver reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, covering most of the surface, with black used sparingly. The black lettering \u003cstrong\u003eX255\u003c\/strong\u003e sits centred inside a rounded-rectangle border, the same enclosing shape used on roadside route markers. Nothing competes with the numerals. The layout is flat and structured, with generous space around the plate, so the typography carries the whole composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a functional piece of geography. It tells you which road you are on and how it connects to the network around it, and this artwork borrows that visual language to honour a specific place. The name places the road in China, and the design draws on regional road signage and map details that have shaped how people navigate their own county. It is a modern, minimalist take on the identifiers that give rural roads their character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Black Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is read by turning it, and this plate rewards that habit. Each quarter turn brings the rounded border and the bold X255 back into view, so the sign appears and disappears with every sip. The design sits comfortably on the curved wall of the mug, and its clean edges keep the route number legible from across the table. It is the kind of mug that starts a conversation about the road it came from.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53244896182552,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOWP-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53244896215320,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-758","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x255-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOWP-2-front.webp?v=1794304761","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x255-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}