{"product_id":"mg-091-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-091 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-091 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, pentagonal road shield, the kind that marks a numbered route, with \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e91\u003c\/strong\u003e set in its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo colours do all the work: solid black and crisp white. The shield's pentagonal outline fills most of the composition, with the white lettering and numerals reading boldly against the dark field. There is no gradient, shadow or background scenery, just a clean vector silhouette and two short lines of type. The result is graphic and immediate, the way a real roadside marker reads from a passing car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoad shields carry information in a small space. The letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e are the abbreviation for Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest states, and the number identifies a specific state route within its network. Reduced to a single shield, the design becomes a signpost to Brazil itself, a navigational code that rewards anyone who knows the country and intrigues anyone who doesn't. It is a modern, minimalist take on a utilitarian symbol, honouring the everyday infrastructure that connects people to a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShaped for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the shield rotates as you lift and sip, and its pentagon sits squarely in view on the side you face. Because the design is so pared back, it reads at a glance over a morning coffee or an evening cup of tea. Choose this mug for the traveller who has a route in mind, or for the person who never forgets which way home is.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182776869144,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG091-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182776901912,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG091-15OZ-1FRP7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-091-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG091-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794194492","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-091-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}