{"product_id":"mg-299-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-299 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-299 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian road route marker: a pentagon shield carrying the designation MG 299, rendered as a clean, graphic emblem of the open road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette is strictly black and white, with white covering roughly four-fifths of the field and black taking the rest. The flat vector style leaves no shading or texture, so every edge is crisp. A nested pentagon outline repeats inward from the border, creating a sense of layered sign-making and drawing the eye to the centre. The letters MG sit above the numerals 299, set in bold, blocky forms that read at a glance. Nothing competes with them, and the composition is centred and symmetrical, as signage is designed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMG is the abbreviation for Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's states, and the number 299 identifies this particular route within the state's network. Route markers like this are the everyday language of travel: you spot one at a junction and know exactly where you are. The utilitarian, minimalist treatment borrows that practicality and turns a roadside shield into a quiet statement of regional identity, rooted in the country's geography and the roads that connect its towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as you drink, so this pentagon rotates into view as you lift it, the MG and 299 appearing one side at a time. The nested outlines follow the curve of the vessel, so the sign reads as a continuous band rather than a flat panel. It is a fitting companion for the first coffee of the morning: a small, familiar sign for a long road, held close while you plan the day's journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182674501912,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG299-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182674534680,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG299-15OZ-1FRJT","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-299-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG299-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794192002","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-299-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}