{"product_id":"china-county-road-x952-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X952 (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X952 (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single route identifier, X952, and sets it on a white plate the way a county road sign would present it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, with black used for the lettering and the thin rounded-rectangle border that frames the plate. The flat vector style leaves nothing decorative to distract from the route number. The characters \u003cstrong\u003eX952\u003c\/strong\u003e sit centred and evenly spaced, large enough to read at a glance. The layout is a strict horizontal plate with no illustration, no background scene and no ornament, so the typography carries the whole composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute designations like X952 are how regional road networks tell travellers where they are and which way they are heading. The sign's language is functional: a short code, a clear border, high contrast. This artwork is inspired by that tradition of regional road signage and geographic markers, and it strips the sign down to its identifier. The result reads as a quiet record of one place on the map, the kind of detail a local or a frequent traveller recognises immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Mug Into a Route Marker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the plate moves across the field of view with each sip, much like a sign passing a windscreen. The C-handle sits on the opposite side of the cylinder, leaving the printed route number clear to face the drinker. It makes a fitting pick for anyone who has a road they always take, or for a friend whose travels have always run along the same few miles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161577775384,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOD3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53161577808152,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-1FOD3","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x952-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOD3-front.webp?v=1793922163","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x952-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}