{"product_id":"mg-495-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"MG-495 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-495 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes its cue from a road designation: the alphanumeric code MG-495, set against the country of Brazil, rendered as a road sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is spare and direct. The code \u003cstrong\u003eMG-495\u003c\/strong\u003e is the dominant element, presented as the central marking of a sign-style layout with no decorative clutter around it. Its numerals and letters do the work that a pictogram would do on a highway, so the eye reads the designation first and the regional reference second. The arrangement is balanced and flat, with the numbers kept clear and legible rather than stylised into abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoad numbering is how a traveller finds a way through a landscape, and MG-495 is that kind of identifier. The \"MG\" prefix points to Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's states, so the code ties a single route to a particular region of the country. The design holds the abstract designation and the wider national context together, treating a line of road signage as a small emblem of place. Its theme is Brazil, and its subject is the code, and it keeps those two ideas in close company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Mixing Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mixing glass is a vessel that lives in the hand. It is lifted, tilted and turned while the drink is stirred or shaken, so the design is seen from many angles rather than from a single fixed view. A sign-style marking suits that kind of handling: the code reads at a glance when the glass is held upright, and it stays legible as the glass turns. Its narrower lower section sits comfortably in the palm, which keeps the lettering close to the eye for the whole pour, and it makes this a good piece for anyone who appreciates a road trip rendered in a barware format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53136409624856,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-MG495-16OZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-495-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-MG495-16OZ-front.webp?v=1793758839","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-495-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}