{"product_id":"mg-496-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"MG-496 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-496 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a road sign, rendered as a bold graphic built around the designation MG-496 and the country of Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is organised around its own identifier. The numerals \u003cstrong\u003eMG-496\u003c\/strong\u003e sit at the centre of the composition, read first and read clearly, as a road sign's code would be. The word \u003cstrong\u003eBrazil\u003c\/strong\u003e accompanies them, anchoring the sign to a single place. Nothing competes with the lettering, so the eye moves straight from the code to the country and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign exists to give information at a glance, to a driver passing at speed. This piece borrows that job. Its designation tells you where you are, the way a route marker does on a long journey, and the Brazil label places the reference within a specific country. The theme is geographic: a point on a map, named and marked, with the mood kept neutral and direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mixing Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mixing glass is a tall, curved vessel that you turn in your hand while stirring and pouring, so the design wraps around that curve rather than sitting on a flat face. Because the lettering runs around the body, it stays readable from the front and reappears as the glass turns, much like a sign glimpsed from a passing car. Each time the glass is lifted, the designation comes back into view, which suits a piece that is meant to be picked up and used again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53137723064600,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-MG496-16OZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-496-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-MG496-16OZ-front.webp?v=1793763985","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-496-brazil-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}