{"product_id":"mg-078-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-078 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-078 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces the route marker for MG-078, a state highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil, rendered as a single pentagonal shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is centred and fills the frame. White covers roughly three quarters of the artwork, with black carrying the lettering and the inner outline that follows the pentagon's edge. The letters “MG” sit above the numerals “78” in bold black, and nothing else competes with them. The flat vector style leaves no border, no background scene and no ornament, only the marker and its clean geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“MG” is the state code for Minas Gerais, and “78” is the route number. Roads marked this way are state (estadual) highways, set apart from federal routes that carry the “BR” prefix. The shield follows the standard template used for state-highway markers in Minas Gerais, so its job is purely navigational: it tells drivers they are on or approaching Rodovia MG-078. Its charm lies in its ordinariness, a piece of civic infrastructure that travellers pass without a second look and that is rarely taken up as artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned as it is lifted, so the shield is seen in pieces, sweeping past the eye with each turn, much as a road marker flashes past a windscreen. Because the sign is built around one bold shape, it reads cleanly from the side you face, and the curve of the cup simply carries the marker around into view. It makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who has driven Brazil's back roads, or for a friend who collects road-trip curiosities and wants a morning cup with a story on it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182771888408,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG078-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182771921176,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG078-15OZ-1FROU","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-078-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG078-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794194371","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-078-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}