{"product_id":"mg-313-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-313 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-313 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a road route marker: the pentagonal highway shield that identifies the MG-313 state road in Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector image built from two colours, white and black, with white dominating at roughly six parts in seven. A black pentagon sits at the centre, with a pentagonal border and a thinner inner outline that repeats the shape inward. The letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e313\u003c\/strong\u003e, set in bold, blocky lettering that reads at a glance. Nothing else competes for attention. The composition is symmetrical and uncluttered, so the shield is the whole story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is a working piece of road signage. In Brazil, state highways are marked with a two-letter state code followed by a route number, and \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e denotes Minas Gerais, the state whose network carries this route. The pentagonal outline is the standard shape for these markers, so the design is a faithful portrait of how Brazilian drivers recognise a state road. It celebrates the everyday graphics of a place, the small signs that guide people from one town to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the design travels around the curve with every sip. The pentagon's straight edges and sharp corners stay crisp as the surface rotates, and the numerals stay legible from the side and the front. This is a sign made to be read from a short distance, and a mug keeps it exactly there, close enough to study over a morning coffee. It makes a good conversation starter for anyone who has ever followed a route number across Brazil, or who simply appreciates clean, functional design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182680301848,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG313-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182680334616,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG313-15OZ-1FRK7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-313-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG313-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794192179","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-313-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}