{"product_id":"china-county-road-x981-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X981 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X981 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stark, rounded-rectangle road marker set in bold black capitals on white, the route number X981 does all the talking in this minimalist typographic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white are the only colours here, with black covering a small share of the field and white taking the rest. The design is built around a rounded rectangle with a rounded-corner border frame, and inside it sits the alphanumeric designation China County Road X981 in heavy black type. Nothing competes with the lettering. The layout is centred and evenly spaced, so the eye reads the route straight across the surface, the way a driver reads a marker from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design borrows the language of regional road signage and transit identifiers, where a short code tells you exactly where you are. Its themes are geography, transit and regional identity, and its mood is neutral and informative. Each route marker is a small act of mapping, naming a stretch of road so that travellers and cartographers can find it. Here that function is isolated and turned into a clean graphic, a reminder that a single number can anchor a whole landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Coffee Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so the sign reads in pieces as it moves past your eyes, the frame curving with the wall of the cup. The black lettering stands out clearly against the white field as the cup rotates, and the rounded border follows the mug's own shape. Each morning cup carries a little piece of road in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53210374275352,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODW-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53210374308120,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-84","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x981-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODW-2-front.webp?v=1794258992","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x981-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}