{"product_id":"mg-346-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-346 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-346 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, minimalist road sign: a white pentagonal route marker outlined in black, carrying the state abbreviation \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e above the route number \u003cstrong\u003e346\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite fills roughly four-fifths of the design, with black taking the remaining fifth as the pentagonal outline and its inner border. The shape does the work here. The pointed-top pentagon is set squarely in the frame with nothing competing around it, so the eye lands on the two lines of lettering immediately. \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e sits small and tight at the top, and the bolder \u003cstrong\u003e346\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates below it. The result is crisp, graphic and deliberately plain, the way road furniture is meant to be read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one are the everyday language of Brazil's road network. The pentagon signals a numbered highway, and the state code tells a driver which part of the country they are travelling through. Minas Gerais, the state abbreviated as MG, is one of Brazil's largest and most varied states, and route 346 is the kind of local thread that ties its towns to the wider network. The design takes that working sign and lifts it out of the roadside, turning a navigational marker into a quiet statement of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held in both hands and turned slowly while the coffee cools, so the sign comes into view one side at a time. The pentagon sits well on the curved wall of the cup, and the numerals read clearly as you lift it to drink. It is the perfect companion for a long morning, or a gift for someone who has a road of their own in Brazil to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182703042840,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG346-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182703075608,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG346-15OZ-1FRL4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-346-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG346-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794192583","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-346-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}