{"product_id":"shoudou-499china-china-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Shoudou 499China (China) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShoudou 499China (China) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA yellow route marker sign, drawn flat and framed in black, fills the whole face of this design and reads simply as S499.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow covers roughly three-quarters of the field, with black supplying the rounded outer border, an inset rule just inside the edge, and the lettering. The sign sits centred, giving it the crisp, head-on look of a traffic sign. Nothing competes with it: there is no background scene and no ornament, only the rounded outline and the code itself, set in bold black. The flat vector treatment keeps every edge hard and every colour solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe letter \"S\" and the number 499 form a route designation, the kind of identifier that names a road within a numbered network so that drivers can find it on a map. The design lifts that designation out of the road and makes it the subject, a single marker presented on its own. Its minimalism asks you to read it as signage, a small act of navigation rendered as an object. The transport roots are direct, and the modern, typographic character places it firmly in the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Glass Into a Road\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pint glass is a tall, curved surface that you hold and turn, so the sign wraps around it rather than sitting flat. As the glass rotates in the hand, the yellow field passes by and the black numerals come round again, a route you can follow around the vessel. The simple composition suits that movement: one bold marker, always legible from the drinker's side of the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53168549691672,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-SHDCHN-16OZ-1FLO7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/shoudou-499china-china-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-SHDCHN-16OZ-1FLO7-front.webp?v=1793975222","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/shoudou-499china-china-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}