{"product_id":"china-county-road-x446-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X446 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X446 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road route marker, the rounded plate that tells drivers which road they are on, and sets a single designation at its centre: X446.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is almost entirely black and white, with black covering roughly a fifth of the field and white the rest. A rounded rectangle with a thick black border frames the plate, and inside it the bold, blocky sans-serif characters X446 dominate every other element. Nothing competes with the code. The flat vector style, clean edges and generous white space give it the calm, direct look of signage meant to be read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route number is a small piece of geography. Each one locates a road within a network, and the X prefix marks this as a county road, a regional route that links towns and villages rather than carrying national traffic. The design celebrates that quiet infrastructure, the routes that get people to work, to family and to somewhere new. It is a reference to the regional road network of China, drawn in the minimalist language of transit signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning It in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is never seen all at once. You turn it as you drink, and the plate arrives in pieces, the border, the rounded corners, then X446 coming round into view again. That slow rotation suits a marker designed to be read from a distance, now read up close over your morning coffee, tea or hot chocolate. It is a road trip in miniature, one sip at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53246049878296,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOQV-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53246049911064,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-549","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x446-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOQV-2-front.webp?v=1794318884","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x446-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}