{"product_id":"ecuador-e671-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Ecuador E671 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcuador E671 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ecuador E671 design sets one word, \u003cstrong\u003eEcuador\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the centre of a plain, confident graphic that needs nothing else to make its point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built on restraint. The country's name is the dominant element, set as a single clear block of text with no ornament pulling attention away from it. The layout is simple and centred, so the eye lands on the word first and stays there. Its road-sign character, named in the design title, comes through in that directness: the message is delivered at a glance, the way a sign is meant to be read while moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcuador is a country on South America's Pacific coast, and its name comes from the Spanish word for the equator, which runs through its northern territory. That origin gives the design its quiet thematic weight. A sign that names a place is a way of pointing the way, and here the word itself is the destination, marking geography as the subject. The design belongs to the geography and places tradition, where a name carries the whole story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHolding the Ecuador Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the design travels around the cup as you drink, and the name reappears with each turn. The colour-changing finish adds a second reading: the design is only faintly visible when the cup is cold, and it reveals itself once a hot drink is poured in. The word surfaces gradually, the way a place comes into view on a long road, which suits a mug that gets reached for every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53175180296472,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE67-11OZ-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/ecuador-e671-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CDRE67-11OZ-3-front.webp?v=1794062917","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/ecuador-e671-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}