{"product_id":"china-county-road-x295-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X295 (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X295 (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, minimalist take on a county route marker, with the designation X295 set at its centre inside a rounded rectangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, with black covering a small share of the surface. A black rounded-rectangle border frames the whole piece, and within it the alphanumeric route marker X295 sits in bold black characters. Nothing competes with the numerals. The layout is structured and symmetrical, so the eye lands on the identifier immediately, the way it would on a roadside sign approached at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design borrows the visual language of regional road signage, where a short code tells a driver exactly which route they are on. Here that code names County Road X295 in China, and the artwork treats it as a geographic marker. Its themes are regional travel, cartography and navigation, the everyday business of finding your way from one place to another. The modern, graphic treatment keeps the sign reduced to its essentials, so the message is the route itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and turned as it is drunk from, so the sign rotates with every sip and reads clearly each time it comes back into view. The rounded frame suits a curved surface, letting the border wrap around the mug and keeping the route marker front and centre. It makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who has ever followed a rural road map or simply enjoys a bit of quiet navigation with their morning coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161711567128,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOXU","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53161711599896,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-1FOXU","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x295-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOXU-front.webp?v=1793925592","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x295-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}