{"product_id":"cr-rns-145-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"CR RNS 145 (Costa Rica) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCR RNS 145 (Costa Rica) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes Costa Rica as its single subject, rendered as a focused regional motif with one clear idea at its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is clean and uncluttered. The title marks the artwork as a road sign, a format built to be read at a glance, and the design keeps to that discipline: one message, stated directly, with nothing competing for attention. The identifier CR RNS 145 sits in the name as a catalogue reference, the code that tells you exactly which piece you are holding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosta Rica is a country in Central America, and its identity is the heart of this piece. Road signs are the everyday language of place. They tell travellers where they are and what lies ahead, so a sign-style design turns the country's name into a wayfinding cue. The letters CR are the country's own abbreviation, which anchors the image firmly in its geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mug in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the design is taken in passes rather than all at once. The C-shaped handle sets the angle of reading: the front faces you, and the sides come round as you rotate the cup. Because the decoration wraps the full circumference, the road sign carries on around the mug. The design surfaces as a hot drink is poured in and fades back as the mug cools, so the sign is revealed in stages, the way a traveller discovers a place one turn at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53171908149528,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CRRNS-11OZ-47","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/cr-rns-145-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CRRNS-11OZ-47-front.webp?v=1794031051","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/cr-rns-145-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}