{"product_id":"china-county-road-x994-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"China County Road X994 (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina County Road X994 (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single route designation, X994, and presents it as a road marker: bold, centred and stripped of anything decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite fills roughly four-fifths of the field, with black making up the rest. A black rounded-rectangle border encloses the route number, and inside it the heavy sans-serif characters \u003cstrong\u003eX994\u003c\/strong\u003e sit at the centre of the plate. Nothing competes with them. The flat vector treatment uses no shading, texture or gradient, only two high-contrast tones, so the number reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA county route designation is a practical language. It tells a driver where they are and where the road leads. This artwork keeps that function intact, with China named in the title as the place the route belongs to. It works as a marker of location and transit, the kind of sign you pass without noticing until you need it. Its mood is objective and understated, and its themes are travel, cartography and regional connectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Sign Lives on the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design stays faint on the cold surface and rises into view when a hot drink is poured in. The route marker appears with the first cup of the morning, then fades back as the mug cools. Wrapped around a rounded body and turned in the hand, the X994 is read in passing, a glance with every sip. The C-shaped handle keeps the mug angled toward the reader. For anyone with a home along a county road, this is a gift that shows its message with the first cup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161739845912,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-98","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-county-road-x994-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CHNCNT-11OZ-98-front.webp?v=1793926289","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-county-road-x994-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}