{"product_id":"mg-282-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"MG-282 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-282 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the route designation MG-282 from Brazil and renders it as a flat, modern road sign, built from a pentagonal outline, bold lettering and just two colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work. White fills most of the field, with black reserved for the pentagonal shield outline and the lettering. The shield sits centred and upright, with the letters MG above the numerals 282, so the eye reads the designation in a single pass. There are no gradients, shadows or ornament. The vector style keeps every edge crisp, which suits a sign meant to be read at a glance from a moving car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Brazil, MG is the abbreviation for the state of Minas Gerais, and its state routes carry that prefix followed by a number. The designation sits inside a real navigational tangle. Travellers regularly meet state and federal routes side by side, and the federal BR-282, which runs through Santa Catarina, is easily confused with it. The number 282 may also be read as a kilometre marker, a geographical address along a route. Either way, the sign is about how distance and place are communicated to people on the move, not about heraldry or hidden symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mixing Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mixing glass is tall, curved and turned in the hand as it is filled, stirred and poured. The shield wraps around that curve, so the pentagon shifts as the glass moves and the route number comes into view only when the drinker tips it toward the light. For anyone who has spent long hours on Brazilian roads, or who simply enjoys a sign that makes a map of a place, this is a conversation piece that gets picked up again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53139520258328,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-MG282-16OZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-282-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-MG282-16OZ-front.webp?v=1793772951","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-282-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}