{"product_id":"route-dpartementale-franaise-44-france-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"Route départementale française 44 (France) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoute départementale française 44 (France) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces the sign of a French departmental road: a black letter D and the numerals 44 on a sunny yellow plate, set out in the plain, direct manner of French transit markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmber yellow fills most of the frame, with black taking up the rest. The lettering is bold, block-shaped and upright, the D sitting beside the 44 as on a vehicle registration-style plate. The rounded rectangle holds everything in place, and nothing is added beyond the letters and numerals. The result is flat and graphic, with the two colours doing all the work and no ornament competing for attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe D identifies a departmental road, and the 44 is its number. This particular route runs through the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France. The styling follows the Instruction interministérielle sur la signalisation routière, France's national guide to road signing, and the wider framework of the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, to which France is a signatory. Signs like this are designed to be read at a glance by drivers moving at speed, and that clarity is exactly what gives the artwork its character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for Close Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned in the hand, so the sign wraps around the cup and its letters come into view one turn at a time. The black D and 44 are the first things you see as the cup is lifted. The design is only faintly visible when the mug is cold, then comes up clearly once a hot drink goes in, as though the road sign were being revealed on the journey. Morning coffee is a fine place for a little road trip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53177775948056,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RTDPR-11OZ-592","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/route-dpartementale-franaise-44-france-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-RTDPR-11OZ-592-front.webp?v=1794118753","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/route-dpartementale-franaise-44-france-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}