{"product_id":"shoudou-509china-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"Shoudou 509China (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShoudou 509China (China) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA yellow rounded-rectangle road sign, edged in black and carrying the route designation S509, is the whole subject of this design, drawn in a clean flat vector style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYellow fills most of the frame, and the black inner border frames it like a sign face set into its post. The rounded corners and the single centred code give the piece a calm, symmetrical order. The S509 sits at the centre in bold black characters, so nothing competes with it. White appears only as a background in the palette, leaving the sign to hold the eye on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers exist to tell travellers where they are and where a road leads, and this design borrows that language completely. The title pairs \"Shoudou,\" the Chinese word for capital, with \"509China,\" which places the sign within China's road network. The alphanumeric code is the design's real content: a letter for the road class and three digits for the route, read at a glance by anyone who has driven past one. The piece is a modern take on that functional signage, turned into a collectible image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read from a distance, but a mug asks for something closer. The design wraps around the curve of the cup, so the sign comes into view as you turn it in your hand, one route marker at a time. Whoever picks it up for a morning coffee gets the S509 face-on, a small bit of road-trip nostalgia for the first sip of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53169621795096,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-11OZ-1FLIW","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53169621827864,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-15OZ-1FLIW","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/shoudou-509china-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SHDCHN-11OZ-1FLIW-front.webp?v=1793988454","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/shoudou-509china-china-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}