{"product_id":"cr-rnt-705-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"CR RNT 705 (Costa Rica) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCR RNT 705 (Costa Rica) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a minimalist piece built around one identifier, the code \u003cstrong\u003eCR RNT 705\u003c\/strong\u003e, set against the country it names, Costa Rica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing here competes with the text. The code and the country name carry the whole composition, with lettering doing the work that imagery would do in a more decorative piece. The layout is clean and direct, and the \"Road Sign\" in the title points to a signage-style treatment, where information is read at a glance and needs no ornament to be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design treats a code as a subject in its own right. CR is the country identifier for Costa Rica, and the design joins that identifier to a specific alphanumeric designation, so the two read together as a single record of place. It belongs to the tradition of categorised collection pieces, where a label becomes the image and the viewer is invited to recognise a system rather than a picture. For anyone with a connection to Costa Rica, it works as a commemorative marker of that link.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned to Be Read Up Close\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the lettering moves past the eye in a slow arc as you lift it. Because the design is heat-reactive, it sits quietly and faintly on the cold surface, then comes forward when a hot drink is poured in, so the code appears gradually, almost like a sign being revealed as you approach it. That slow reveal suits a single, focused piece of text and gives the cup a small moment of ceremony with every refill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53171854115096,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CRRNT-11OZ-87","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/cr-rnt-705-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CRRNT-11OZ-87-front.webp?v=1794030718","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/cr-rnt-705-costa-rica-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}