{"product_id":"mg-148-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-148 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-148 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian state route marker: the pentagonal shield of Minas Gerais road MG-148, rendered as a clean, flat graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built on two colours, black and white, with black dominating the layout. A nested pentagon outline frames the sign, with a solid black border running inside a white field. The marker sits centred and unbroken, with no background clutter to compete with it. Two elements carry the message: the letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e stacked above the numeral \u003cstrong\u003e148\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every line is crisp and every shape is simple, so the sign reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one are the everyday language of Brazil's road network. The \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e prefix identifies Minas Gerais, one of the country's largest states, known for its mountains, colonial towns and deep mining history. The number 148 places this particular highway within the state's numbered system. The design is modern in style, yet it draws on the working vocabulary of the road, the kind of sign a traveller passes without thinking and later remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLife on the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the pentagon wraps slowly around the body of the cup as you rotate it, revealing the MG and 148 one stretch at a time. The white field of the sign sits brightly against the black surface, so the marker reads clearly from across the table. Morning coffee becomes a small road trip, and the sign is always there to tell you where you are headed. It makes a cheeky, thoughtful present for anyone who has ever followed a route number somewhere unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182820942104,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG148-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182820974872,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG148-15OZ-1FRQR","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-148-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG148-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794195403","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-148-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}