{"product_id":"kokudou-545china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Kokudou 545China (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKokudou 545China (China) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red route marker with a white inner border sits at the centre of this design, bearing the designation G545 in bold white letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed fills most of the field, with white taking the inner border and the lettering. The marker is a rounded rectangle nested inside a second rounded border, which gives the sign a clean, framed look. The composition is flat and vector-drawn, with nothing around the marker to distract from it. G545 is the only text, set in a heavy sans-serif that reads quickly at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs exist to tell a traveller where they are, and this one carries a route number rather than a place name. G545 is a Chinese national expressway designation, so the artwork ties the design directly to China's road network. The word kokudou is the Japanese term for a national highway, which places the title in the wider tradition of numbered national routes. The piece borrows the visual grammar of signage, so its colours and framing read as navigation before the viewer reads a single character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be seen from a distance, but a mug asks for the opposite. It is turned in the hand, read up close, and rotated while the coffee cools. The marker wraps around the vessel, so every turn brings another part of the route into view. The design also reveals itself as the mug warms, with the sign emerging as a hot drink is poured in. The mug turns a route number into a small daily ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53170401411352,"sku":"GMY-MUG-KKDCHN-11OZ-74","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/kokudou-545china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-KKDCHN-11OZ-74-front.webp?v=1794007885","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/kokudou-545china-china-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}