{"product_id":"china-county-road-x964-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X964 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X964 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single road designation, X964, and presents it as a roadside marker, reduced to the number and the sign that carries it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work. A rounded-rectangle outline sits at the centre of the field, and inside it the characters X964 are set in heavy black type, so the lettering dominates the composition. Most of the field is white, with black kept for the letters and outline, which gives the layout the high-contrast clarity of a traffic sign. A horizontal rectangle frames the sign and keeps the arrangement centred and orderly. Nothing decorative competes with the numerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eX964 is the route designation for China County Road X964, and the design treats that code as the identity of a place. Route markers like this tell drivers where they are and which way they are heading on a county road network, so a short sequence of characters does the work of a map. Reducing the sign to its number turns a piece of transport infrastructure into a small emblem of regional identity, with the geography and travel it implies folded into a few characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning a Road Marker into a Mug Wrap\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned in the hand, so the sign passes the eye with every sip, and the number reads clearly from the front of the cup as it comes round. The design suits someone who knows that road, whether from a home town, a regular commute or a long-ago trip, and it offers a quiet, cheeky reminder every time the coffee goes down. Hand it over with a wink: the best directions are the ones that always bring you back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53247658459416,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODF-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53247658492184,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-67","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x964-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODF-2-front.webp?v=1794336390","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x964-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}