{"product_id":"china-expwy-g1817-sign-with-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"China Expwy G1817 sign with name (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina Expwy G1817 sign with name (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Chinese national expressway route sign, with the G1817 designation and its route name plate set out in the familiar format of Chinese highway signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreen dominates the design, filling most of the field like the background of a road sign seen from a passing car. A rounded rectangle with a white border forms the route shield, and the large white numerals \u003cstrong\u003eG1817\u003c\/strong\u003e sit at its centre, where they are read first. Below, a horizontal band carries the name plate, with the Chinese characters for \"National Expressway\" (国家高速) above and \"Wuyin Expressway\" (乌银高速) beneath. Red appears as a sharp accent, enough to give the layout its punch without competing with the route number. The arrangement is symmetrical and geometric, every border and line squared off, so the sign reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChinese national expressways are numbered in a single system, and the shield is the visual shorthand drivers rely on to know where they are on the network. The G prefix marks a national route, and the four-digit number locates this particular road within that grid. The name plate tells travellers which expressway they are on, so the sign works as both a route marker and a piece of modern infrastructure design. It belongs to the country's highway network of the present day, and its clarity is the point: it exists to be understood instantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign is never seen all at once. As you rotate the cup, the green field comes round, then the white shield with its route number, then the name plate, each piece of information arriving in sequence like a roadside marker passed at speed. The shield sits where your eye lands first when you lift the mug, so the G1817 designation is the first thing you see each morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53209794969880,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNXPW-11OZ-1FNZX-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53209795002648,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CHNXPW-15OZ-402","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/china-expwy-g1817-sign-with-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CHNXPW-11OZ-1FNZX-2-front.webp?v=1794249198","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/china-expwy-g1817-sign-with-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}