{"product_id":"china-county-road-x984-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X984 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X984 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a road marker reduced to its essentials: the route designation X984 for China County Road X984, set down with the plainness of a sign you pass at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, with black taking up a small share of the frame. At the centre sits a rounded-rectangle outline, and within it the characters X, 9, 8 and 4 appear in heavy black capitals. The letters are flat and evenly spaced, with no ornament, illustration or shading. The rounded border holds the code as a single unit, much as a route shield holds its number, so the eye lands on it at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one tell travellers where they are. A designation such as X984 identifies one specific county road among many, so the artwork speaks to geography, navigation and the local network that carries people from place to place. Its meaning comes from that wayfinding function: it treats a road number as a fact worth stating plainly. The modern, utilitarian character follows from the same source, since the clean typography and simple border belong to the language of signage rather than decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, and this design suits that habit. The rounded-rectangle marker works as a compact emblem that stays readable as the cup rotates, so the code comes round to the drinker one turn at a time. Whoever keeps this mug on the desk or in the kitchen gets a small piece of regional road signage with every morning coffee, a neat way to keep a specific stretch of county road in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53210376765720,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53210376798488,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-87","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x984-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FODZ-2-front.webp?v=1794259047","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x984-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}