{"product_id":"rj-142-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"RJ-142 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRJ-142 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a single pentagonal road route marker, bearing the number 142 with an RJ prefix, set plainly against a field of black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the composition, taking roughly seven parts in ten of the image, with black making up most of the rest and a small measure of grey at the edges. The central motif is a pentagon outlined twice, one line inside the other, giving the shape a crisp, framed quality. Inside it, the black numerals \u003cstrong\u003e142\u003c\/strong\u003e sit beside the letters \u003cstrong\u003eRJ\u003c\/strong\u003e, so the eye reads the marker at once. The artwork is flat vector work with no shading, texture or decoration, and every element is placed with the restraint you would expect from a piece of roadside signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute shields like this one are how a road network names itself. The pentagon is the shape used to mark a state route, and the RJ prefix ties the number to its region, so the sign tells a driver exactly which road they are on before they read anything else. The design takes that functional language of transportation and isolates it, turning a practical marker into a clean, minimalist emblem. Its modern signage style places it firmly in the present day, and its theme of a numbered route speaks to journeys, distance and the familiar comfort of knowing where you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Morning Routine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand and read from one side and then the other, so the route number only resolves as you rotate it. The pentagon's double outline will meet your fingers as you lift the cup, and the 142 comes into view the moment you tip it toward you. Each sip starts a small journey of its own, which suits a shape built to mark a road.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181717381400,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RJ142-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181717414168,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RJ142-15OZ-1FRCX","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/rj-142-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-RJ142-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794188779","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/rj-142-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}