{"product_id":"china-county-road-x990-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China County Road X990 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X990 (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rounded white road-sign plate carries the bold route number X990, set dead centre on a field of black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is built from two colours, black and white, with white filling most of the frame. The dominant element is a rounded-rectangle plate with a rounded-corner border, and inside it the route designation X990 sits large and heavy, reading straight across. Nothing else competes. There are no illustrations, no background scenery and no decorative flourishes, only the plate, the numerals and the clean spacing around them. The result is flat, orderly and immediately legible, the way a road marker is meant to be read from a moving vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design centres on the alphanumeric identifier of China County Road X990, so the number itself is the subject. Route markers like this one are how travellers, drivers and cartographers tell one road from another, turning a stretch of tarmac into a named place on a map. The artwork draws on that role, presenting geography, travel and regional transit through the simplest possible language. It is a modern, minimalist tribute to a single road, where the sign does the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Coffee Table Traveller\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand and read at close range, so the plate and its numerals arrive at the same scale as the morning's first sip. The round body gives the design a continuous band to sit across, and the black and white contrast stays crisp at that intimate distance. It is a fitting pick for anyone who has ever navigated by road number, or who simply enjoys a bit of cartographic wit with their coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53210379452696,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOE5-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53210379485464,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-15OZ-93","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x990-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-1FOE5-2-front.webp?v=1794259152","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x990-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}