{"product_id":"mg-471-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-471 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-471 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a pentagonal route shield from Minas Gerais, the Brazilian state, bearing the letters MG above the numerals 471.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector graphic built on two colours, solid black and white. Black makes up about a fifth of the image and white the rest, so the shield reads as a bold silhouette with a crisp edge. A pentagonal badge sits at the centre, and a thin inner border follows its outline, giving the sign a framed, deliberate finish. The letters \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e take the upper portion and the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e471\u003c\/strong\u003e fill the lower, both set plainly with no ornament. Nothing competes with the sign, and the layout stays symmetrical from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA route shield is a piece of everyday infrastructure. Its job is to tell a driver which road they are on, quickly and without words beyond the code itself. MG identifies the state, and 471 identifies the specific highway within its network. The design belongs to the modern, utilitarian tradition of road signage, where clarity matters more than decoration. Its minimalism is the point: the sign is a piece of the working landscape, rendered as a emblem rather than a picture of a road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Sign in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so a design like this one rewards the moment you lift it. The shield faces you across the cup, and as you rotate it the badge and its border come round to meet your eye, the way a sign comes into view on an approaching road. For anyone who has travelled Minas Gerais, or who simply loves a clean piece of graphic design, it makes a morning coffee feel like a small journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182241014040,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG471-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182241046808,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG471-15OZ-1FRGC","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-471-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG471-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794190358","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-471-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}