{"product_id":"mg-221-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-221 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-221 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a single road marker and makes it the whole picture: a route sign from Minas Gerais, Brazil, rendered as a clean, flat piece of modern signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. White covers most of the surface, roughly six parts in seven, with black drawn in as crisp outlines and solid shapes. The centrepiece is a pentagonal route marker, with a nested pentagon outline repeating inside it so the shape reads as a sign rather than a decoration. Inside the marker sit the letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e221\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing else competes for attention, and the lettering is bold enough to read at a glance from across a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a promise of direction. It tells a driver which road they are on and where it leads, and this one identifies State Route 221 in Minas Gerais, one of the Brazilian states that governs its own network of roads. The design borrows the visual language of official signage, the plain shapes and high-contrast numbers built to be understood instantly by anyone passing at speed. That modern, functional look is what gives the artwork its character: it is a piece of everyday infrastructure lifted out of the road and placed on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, and this design rewards that habit. As you rotate the cup, the pentagon slides across your view, so the sign appears, disappears and returns with each sip. It is a small, cheeky way to keep a road trip going at the kitchen table, and a thoughtful pick for anyone who has ever followed a route number somewhere worth going.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182473797912,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG221-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182473830680,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG221-15OZ-1FRHM","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-221-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG221-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794191016","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-221-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}