{"product_id":"ecuador-e860-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Ecuador E860 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcuador E860 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes its whole subject from Ecuador, the South American nation whose name is the Spanish word for the equator, and it makes that place the single focus of the artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition stays centred on its core subject with nothing competing for attention. Ecuador is the dominant idea, and the layout is built around it rather than around decorative filler. The road-sign reference in the title gives the piece a directional, signposted quality, as if the country were being pointed out to the traveller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEcuador takes its name from the equator, the imaginary line that crosses the country and gives it its identity. A design built on that name carries the idea of a place defined by a line on the map, a point where north and south meet. Read this way, the artwork is a straightforward celebration of geography: a nation identified by where it sits on the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning Ecuador in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the design reveals itself in stages as you rotate it, the handle setting the angle of each view. The image appears as the drink warms and the artwork surfaces, so the country comes into focus with the first pour. It is a fitting piece for anyone with a connection to Ecuador, or for someone who has always wanted to see it on a morning cup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53175046963480,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE86-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/ecuador-e860-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CDRE86-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794060905","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/ecuador-e860-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}