{"product_id":"shoudou-050china-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"Shoudou 050China (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShoudou 050China (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a yellow road sign: a rounded rectangular plate with a black border and a single bold route designation, S050, set in its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYellow fills most of the design, with black used for the border and the lettering. The plate is a horizontal rectangle with softly rounded corners, and the black border frames the yellow field evenly on every side. The text “S050” sits alone at the centre, so the eye goes straight to the numerals without anything competing for attention. The rendering is flat and graphic, with no shading or texture, which keeps the sign reading as a clean, immediate symbol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs exist to be understood at a glance, and this one follows that logic. The route designation S050 identifies a road in the way a traveller would need to recognise it: one code, one plate, no decoration. The title ties the design to China and to the Shoudou 050 series it takes its name from. The result is a piece of utilitarian signage given the character of a graphic design artwork, where the function of the sign becomes the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Sign in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a surface you turn as you drink, so the sign’s single central plate reads in a different way from one moment to the next. Its horizontal shape wraps around the curved wall of the cup, and the black border keeps the yellow plate crisp as it rounds the vessel. Set against the dark body of the mug, the bright plate becomes a small roadside marker on your morning coffee, a cheeky nod for the traveller, the navigator, or the friend who never takes the wrong turn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53200111108376,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-11OZ-1FLY0-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53200111141144,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-15OZ-952","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/shoudou-050china-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-11OZ-1FLY0-2-front.webp?v=1794224815","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/shoudou-050china-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}