{"product_id":"sadc-road-sign-ge19-05-angola-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"SADC road sign GE19-05 (Angola) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSADC road sign GE19-05 (Angola) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces SADC route marker GE19 05, a road sign that identifies SADC route 05 in Angola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built on geometry and legibility. A single route marker sits at the centre of the field, and the route numeral \u003cstrong\u003e05\u003c\/strong\u003e is the element the eye lands on first. The palette follows standardised signage colours, and the layout is plain and orderly, with nothing decorative competing for attention. Every shape has a job to do, which is what gives the piece its utilitarian character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marker belongs to the Southern African Development Community, whose member states share a common approach to road signage. Its design follows the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual (SADC-RTSM), the regulation that sets how regional routes are identified so that drivers crossing borders read the same information in the same way. The artwork records that system as it stands in the modern era: a neutral, practical symbol of connection, meant to get travellers where they are going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is designed to be read at a glance from a moving vehicle, and a mug asks for something different. You lift it, turn it, and the marker comes round into view a section at a time, so the route number reveals itself slowly over the morning's first cup. It is a cheeky thing to find on a mug, and a quietly satisfying one for anyone who has ever followed a route number across a map and wanted the sign to match.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53120999096600,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SDCRD-11OZ-1FVV9","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53120999129368,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SDCRD-15OZ-1FVV9","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sadc-road-sign-ge19-05-angola-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SDCRD-11OZ-1FVV9-front.webp?v=1793601294","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sadc-road-sign-ge19-05-angola-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}