{"product_id":"mg-371-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-371 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-371 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a flat, graphic road-sign design: a white pentagonal shield bearing the letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e371\u003c\/strong\u003e, set in black on a clean field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is almost entirely white, with black taking up roughly one-eighth of the image. The dominant form is a pentagon with a thin outer border, a shape that reads instantly as a route marker rather than a decorative badge. Inside it, the two-part label is stacked and centred, with the state code set above the route number so the eye moves top to bottom. There is no ornament, gradient or background scene. The reduction to shape and type gives the design a calm, modern, almost minimal character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design belongs to the signage tradition of numbered route markers, where a short code tells a driver which road they are on. Here the code “MG” identifies the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, and “371” is its route number, so the sign stands for the country through its regional road network rather than through a national emblem. It is a quiet nod to Brazilian geography and everyday infrastructure, the kind of detail that is seen constantly by people who travel its highways and rarely noticed by anyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mug in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read at a glance, and a mug is the one object you hold close and turn slowly while you drink. As the mug rotates, the pentagon passes through the hand and the route number comes into view on the side facing you, so the design unfolds in the same way a sign appears around a bend. The strong white field against the black body makes the shape clear from across a table, and the numerals sit where a morning coffee naturally brings them to your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182715134232,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG371-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182715167000,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG371-15OZ-1FRLT","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-371-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG371-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794192840","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-371-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}