{"product_id":"mg-478-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-478 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-478 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian road sign: a white pentagonal shield bearing the route marker MG 478, set against a black field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built from two colours, black and white, in a flat vector style. White dominates, covering roughly four-fifths of the design, while black forms the remaining fifth as the ground and outline. The central motif is a pentagon, the badge shape used for state route markers, and the figures inside it read \u003cstrong\u003eMG\u003c\/strong\u003e above \u003cstrong\u003e478\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing decorative competes with those letters and numerals. The layout is blunt and symmetrical, so the sign reads at a glance, the way a sign on a highway is meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMG is the abbreviation for Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest states, and route 478 is one of the numbered state roads that thread through its countryside. The design carries the utilitarian language of signage into a single emblem, turning a piece of roadside infrastructure into a small portrait of place. The original subject is the Minas Gerais state route shield, and this artwork reproduces that sign as a graphic, not as a photograph of the road itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShaping the Morning Around a Sign\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the shield will travel past your eyes with every sip, always returning to the same bold black-and-white badge. Its straight edges and sharp corners sit neatly on the curve of the cup, and the numerals stay legible from the moment you lift it. It is a fitting pick for anyone who likes their travel memories a little stripped back and whose coffee runs are their own kind of road trip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182253498648,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG478-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182253531416,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG478-15OZ-1FRGJ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-478-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG478-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794190419","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-478-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}