{"product_id":"quebec-autoroute-9-canada-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Quebec Autoroute 9 (Canada) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQuebec Autoroute 9 (Canada) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design lifts the route marker for Autoroute 9, a controlled-access freeway in Québec, off the roadside and onto a mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is a flat vector graphic built from two stacked fields. The top band is crimson, and it carries a stylised white overpass, a simple arch that reads instantly as a raised road. Below it, royal blue fills about half the shield and dominates the composition. Across the blue sit a large white numeral 9 and a white fleur-de-lis. White carries the lettering and symbol, and black appears only as a small accent, so the palette stays tight and graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield tells drivers that the road ahead is an autoroute, a grade-separated motorway built for high speeds. The overpass in the red header signals that separation, and the numeral identifies this particular route within the network. The fleur-de-lis is the provincial emblem of Québec, which anchors the sign in the province's cultural and political identity. Autoroute shields across Québec follow the same visual language, so each one reads as part of a single system of road identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Morning Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read at a glance from a moving car. A mug is the opposite: it is held close and turned slowly in both hands while the coffee cools. That gives the shield a second life. Its bold blocks of red, blue and white read clearly across the kitchen table, and the fleur-de-lis rewards a closer look as the mug turns. The colour change adds a reveal of its own: as a hot drink is poured in, the artwork emerges, so the road marker appears with the first cup of the day. It makes a cheeky gift for anyone who never quite stops planning their next road trip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53153336688920,"sku":"GMY-MUG-QBCTRT-11OZ-37","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/quebec-autoroute-9-canada-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-QBCTRT-11OZ-37-front.webp?v=1793867706","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/quebec-autoroute-9-canada-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}