{"product_id":"ecuador-e662-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"Ecuador E662 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcuador E662 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single word, Ecuador, and makes it the whole picture. It is a graphic artwork built around the country's name, shown plainly and without extra decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is minimal. The name Ecuador sits at the centre of the design and does all the work, with no competing motifs pulling the eye elsewhere. The title frames the piece as a road sign, so the lettering reads as signage: direct, legible and meant to be understood at a glance. Nothing is layered or hidden, which gives the artwork the clean, recognisable quality of a sign you read while passing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe design's subject is the nation itself. Its themes are geography, nations and culture, so the artwork points to Ecuador as a place with its own identity, landscape and way of life. Because the work relies on the name rather than an illustrated scene, the meaning is carried by recognition: the word is the message, and anyone who sees it is pointed straight to the country it names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Story in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so a sign-style design on one is read in passing, a few words at a time, as the cup moves. The text stays legible from the side and from the front, which suits a piece built on a single clear word. Pour a morning coffee and the country's name comes round to meet you with every turn of the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53173930098968,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE66-11OZ-1FHN7","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53173930131736,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE66-15OZ-1FHN7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/ecuador-e662-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CDRE66-11OZ-1FHN7-front.webp?v=1794052810","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/ecuador-e662-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}