{"product_id":"mg-036-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-036 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-036 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road sign and sets it on a mug: a nested pentagonal state route marker carrying the letters MG and the numeral 36, drawn in flat black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite fills most of the field, roughly four-fifths of it, while black carries the outline and the lettering. The marker is built from two concentric pentagons, so the shape repeats inward like a frame within a frame. The letters and numerals sit centred inside the inner outline, large and plain, with nothing decorative competing for attention. The style is flat vector, with no shading, gradients or texture, so every edge stays crisp and the composition reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe letters MG refer to Minas Gerais, a state in south-eastern Brazil whose colonial past shaped early Brazilian architecture and a distinct regional culture. The design borrows the visual language of a highway marker, so the state's identity becomes a sign you could follow. Road markers exist to tell travellers where they are, and this piece does the same for a place that carries a long history. It presents regional pride in the most utilitarian form available, which gives the artwork its quiet, reflective mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurn It in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is handled and turned, so the marker never sits still: each sip brings the MG 36 round to face you again, and the nested pentagons shift as the cup moves. It is a good choice for anyone who has a Minas Gerais connection, a road-trip habit, or simply a fondness for signage that refuses to be ignored before the first coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182752948504,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG036-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182752981272,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG036-15OZ-1FRNO","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-036-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG036-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794193784","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-036-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}