{"product_id":"mg-228-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-228 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-228 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a pentagonal route marker, the kind of sign that tells a driver which road they are on, reduced to black lettering and a clean white field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering roughly seventy percent of the surface, with black taking the remaining share. The main subject is a pentagon with a bold pentagonal border sitting at the centre of the composition, and nothing competes with it. Inside the shape, the black letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e stand above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e228\u003c\/strong\u003e, set with the blunt, flat clarity of a flat vector illustration. There is no shading, no gradient and no decoration, so the sign reads instantly from across a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pentagon is the visual language of a state route shield, and the code MG identifies Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's states, while 228 is the designation of the road itself. The design is a signage motif that belongs to transportation and wayfinding, and its modern, minimalist treatment turns a piece of roadside information into a graphic emblem. For anyone who has navigated Brazilian highways, the shape carries the memory of a journey rather than a decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHolding the Route in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the pentagon will rotate with every sip and reappear each time the cup is lifted. The bold black-and-white contrast suits that kind of close, repeated viewing, and the sign keeps its shape from every angle of the handle. Give it to the road-tripper, the Brazil enthusiast or the friend who still reads signs out loud, and let the morning coffee become a small roadside stop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182531272984,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG228-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182531305752,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG228-15OZ-1FRHT","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-228-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG228-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794191144","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-228-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}