{"product_id":"mg-239-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-239 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-239 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMG-239 turns a Brazilian road marker into a bold, graphic emblem: a black pentagonal shield carrying the route number in heavy numerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is built from two colours, solid black and crisp white, in a flat vector style with no shading to soften the edges. Black dominates the composition, taking roughly a fifth of the field, while the white ground does most of the work, giving the shield its clean, instantly readable silhouette. The pentagon is outlined with an inner border that frames the route code, and the letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e239\u003c\/strong\u003e, set with the blunt, functional clarity of a roadside sign. Nothing decorative competes with the lettering, so the eye lands on the code first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad shields exist to be read at speed, and this one carries its meaning in exactly that way. The \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e prefix identifies Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest states, and the number \u003cstrong\u003e239\u003c\/strong\u003e is the route designation that places a specific road within its network. The result is a tribute to Brazil's landscape and travel culture, rendered through the most everyday piece of signage on its highways. The design belongs to the modern, utilitarian tradition of transport graphics, where function and identity share the same plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRethinking the Roadside Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and turned slowly in the hand, so the shield sits right where the eye rests during a morning coffee. Printed around the full curve of the body, the route marker reads as a small piece of road map for whoever is holding it. Pick this one up for the traveller in your life, the one who always knows the way to the nearest good café.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182561812760,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG239-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182561845528,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG239-15OZ-1FRI4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-239-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG239-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794191278","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-239-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}