{"product_id":"mg-224-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-224 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-224 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a pentagonal road shield, the kind of route marker that guides drivers along a highway, and it carries the letters MG above the numerals 224.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector drawing built from just two colours: solid black covers roughly a fifth of the field, and crisp white fills the rest. The pentagon sits at the centre as a clean outline, with its point facing downward like a traffic sign. Nothing competes with it. The letters MG and the numerals 224 are set in bold, plain lettering, so the shield reads at a glance, whether from across a kitchen counter or up close over the rim of a cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers are a quiet form of civic language. Each shield tells a traveller which road they are on and where it leads, and the MG prefix identifies the route as one of the highways of Minas Gerais, a state in Brazil. Reduced to its shape and numbers, the design celebrates the everyday infrastructure that connects a country's towns, and it does so with the Brazilian theme made explicit through its state code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBrew Your Way Down the Road\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is designed to be read in passing, and a mug is the same kind of object: you pick it up, turn it, and the design comes round to meet you. The high contrast of black and white suits the moment of the first sip, when the shield is the only thing in view. It makes a cheeky gift for anyone who spends more time on the road than they would like, or who just likes their morning coffee with a sense of direction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182516199704,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG224-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182516232472,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG224-15OZ-1FRHP","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-224-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG224-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794191078","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-224-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}