{"product_id":"kokudou-317china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Kokudou 317China (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKokudou 317China (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a bold, flat road shield reading \u003cstrong\u003eG317\u003c\/strong\u003e, the route marker used for a national highway in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed covers most of the field, with a rounded rectangle shield dominating the composition. A thinner white inner border frames the shield, and the white lettering of the route number sits centred and unbroken. There is no imagery beyond the numerals, so the eye lands on the marker immediately, the way it would from a car window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute shields like this one are the working language of long-distance travel. The number identifies a specific thoroughfare within a national network, so a single figure carries an entire journey, its direction and its connections. The design celebrates that system of navigation: roads that link cities, regions and landscapes, and the restless pleasure of following one to its end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Road Sign into a Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and turned slowly in the hand, so the shield rotates into view as you drink, reading the route one edge at a time. The heat-reactive finish adds a small journey of its own: the marker is faint when the mug is cold and comes up clearly once a hot drink is poured in, as if the road appears only when you set off. Each morning's coffee becomes a short trip along G317.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53170414321944,"sku":"GMY-MUG-KKDCHN-11OZ-186","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/kokudou-317china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-KKDCHN-11OZ-186-front.webp?v=1794008306","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/kokudou-317china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}