{"product_id":"mg-499-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"MG-499 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMG-499 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian road route marker: a white pentagon bearing the letters MG and the numerals 499, set against a black field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat, graphic composition built from two colours only, black and white. White dominates at roughly four-fifths of the image, so the pentagon reads sharply against the dark ground. The shape is a pentagonal outline with an inner border, which gives the route marker its crisp, signposted edge. Inside it, the lettering MG sits above the number 499, set plainly and without ornament. Nothing competes with the sign itself, and the restraint is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a tool of direction, the small badge that tells a traveller they are on the right road. Here that language is lifted out of the highway and given a place of its own. The MG prefix and 499 identifier root the design in the Brazilian road system, with the Brazil reference naming the country the motif belongs to. The result is a minimalist, modern take on regional signage, a reminder that everyday infrastructure carries its own quiet visual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCrafted for the Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read quickly, and a mug is the opposite: it is turned slowly in the hands over a long morning. The pentagon wraps around the cylinder as you rotate it, so the marker keeps appearing and disappearing with each sip, a small journey of its own. It is the perfect companion for the first coffee of the day, when the road ahead is still long and a clear sign helps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53182371299608,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG499-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53182371332376,"sku":"GMY-MUG-MG499-15OZ-1FRH4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/mg-499-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-MG499-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794190718","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/mg-499-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}