{"product_id":"china-county-road-x901-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X901 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X901 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single road marker, X901, and sets it down as a clean, flat sign for a county road in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is almost entirely white, with black taking up a small share of the frame. A rounded-rectangle outline in black frames the design, and inside it the bold black sans-serif letters and numerals of X901 sit centred and unhurried. Nothing competes with the identifier. There are no illustrations, no decorative borders and no extra text, so the eye goes straight to the code. The flat vector treatment keeps every edge crisp, the way a route marker is meant to read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one exist so that a driver can identify a road in a fraction of a second. The short alphanumeric code is a piece of wayfinding, a quiet promise that the road has a name and a place in the network around it. Presenting X901 in isolation turns that everyday utility into something to look at, and it celebrates the geography and infrastructure that connect one town to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign does not sit still. As you rotate the cup, the outlined marker slides across your view, the way a road sign comes into view from a moving car. The black ground of the mug gives the design a dark stage, and the pale field of the artwork reads as a bright patch of signage against it. Each morning, the route comes round to meet you again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53210337214744,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOBO-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53210337247512,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x901-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOBO-2-front.webp?v=1794257655","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x901-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}