{"product_id":"irl-n54-ireland-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"IRL N54 (Ireland) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIRL N54 (Ireland) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of an Irish national road shield, the green rectangle with yellow numerals that marks the N54 secondary road on its way between Monaghan and County Cavan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single bold rectangle dominates the artwork. Its field is a deep road-sign green, and the route designation sits in yellow letters and numbers, reading as clearly from across a room as it would from a passing car. Nothing competes with it: the composition is a straight-on, centred shield, plain and immediate, with the lettering doing all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe N54 is a national secondary road in the Republic of Ireland, about 34.6 kilometres long, and its shield is the official signal of that classification and route number. The road is notable for its geography. It links Monaghan, near the N2, to Butler's Bridge on the N3 in County Cavan, and it crosses the border into Northern Ireland several times, even being interrupted by the Northern Irish A3. Those crossings produce oddities such as the Drummully pocket of County Monaghan, reachable only by entering Northern Ireland, which is why the route has drawn attention in discussions of the Irish border and Brexit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Shield Meets the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road shield is designed to be read in an instant, and a mug is held in the hand and turned slowly until the design comes round to you. The wraparound surface lets the green shield and its yellow route number travel the full curve, so the sign reads whichever way the mug faces. Hot coffee brings the design up through the glaze, a small reveal that suits a route whose most interesting feature is where its borders show up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53119328682264,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RLN-11OZ-35","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/46698289889560.webp?v=1793601782","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/irl-n54-ireland-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}