{"product_id":"ecuador-e931-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Ecuador E931 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcuador E931 (Ecuador) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes Ecuador as its single subject and presents it as a road sign, a form that sends a clear, direct message to anyone who passes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built around one idea rather than a crowd of motifs. The sign format gives the artwork its structure: a bounded, readable panel with the nation at its centre. Nothing competes with the subject, so the eye settles on Ecuador immediately. The design carries the E931 identifier, which places it in a numbered series of regional works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcuador is a country on the northwest coast of South America, and its name is the Spanish word for the equator. The line that runs through its territory gave the nation its identity, and a road sign is a fitting vehicle for that idea: it marks a place, points the way, and tells you where you are. The work speaks to national identity and to the pride people take in their homeland, presented as a plain statement of place rather than a decorative flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand and the Morning Cup\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the design is read in pieces as you rotate it, and a sign-style layout suits that kind of reading. Each turn brings the next part of the panel into view before the coffee is finished. It is an easy design to give to someone with a connection to Ecuador, or to someone who simply wants a conversation starter at the start of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53174676160792,"sku":"GMY-MUG-CDRE93-11OZ-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/ecuador-e931-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-CDRE93-11OZ-3-front.webp?v=1794057937","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/ecuador-e931-ecuador-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}