{"product_id":"ecuador-e884-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"Ecuador E884 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcuador E884 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a road sign built around a single subject, Ecuador, with its name and the wayfinding language of the road doing all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork takes the form of a road sign, a flat, instantly readable panel that announces its message at a glance. The name Ecuador anchors the piece, so the lettering and the sign shape work together with nothing competing for attention. The mood is neutral, which keeps the focus on the subject rather than on decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs exist to point the way, and this one points to Ecuador, the South American country that takes its name from the equator running through it. Geography, culture and travel are the themes the design draws on, so it reads as a marker for a journey rather than a scene to be studied. The sign form itself carries the idea of direction and arrival, a visual language understood across borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Design in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and turned slowly while the first coffee cools, which suits a road sign well. As the cup turns in the hand, the panel moves around its curve and new parts of the design come into view, so the sign is read in pieces rather than all at once. Give it to someone who has packed a bag for Ecuador, or who still keeps a map by the kettle, and the mug keeps the travel conversation going every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53173872263448,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE88-11OZ-1FHIS","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53173872296216,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE88-15OZ-1FHIS","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/ecuador-e884-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-CDRE88-11OZ-1FHIS-front.webp?v=1794051709","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/ecuador-e884-ecuador-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}