{"product_id":"china-county-road-x347-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X347 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X347 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road route marker, with the alphanumeric designation X347 set at its centre as the single focal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, covering roughly 85 percent of the field, with black taking the remaining share. The route code \u003cstrong\u003eX347\u003c\/strong\u003e sits in black lettering on a white rounded-rectangle plate, framed by a matching rounded border. The shapes are plain and horizontal, and the flat vector style leaves nothing decorative to compete with the numerals. Every element is placed for legibility, so the eye reads the code first and the plate second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad markers exist to tell a traveller where they are and which way they are going. This design borrows that job and applies it to China County Road X347, a regional thoroughfare identified by its number alone. The result carries themes of geography, navigation and transport, and it does so with a neutral, factual tone. The reference is to a specific local route, so the piece reads as a quiet record of place rather than a picture of scenery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held in both hands and turned slowly as it is drunk, so the design is seen in short arcs rather than all at once. The rounded plate and its border carry around the curve of the cup, and the X347 numerals stay readable from the handle side. Each refill brings the route back into view, which makes this a fitting companion for the first coffee of a long drive or a slow morning spent plotting one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53245755523352,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOTP-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53245755556120,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-650","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x347-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOTP-2-front.webp?v=1794314733","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x347-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}