{"product_id":"sp-017-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-017 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-017 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian state road marker: a pentagonal shield bearing the code SP 17, drawn as a crisp flat vector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield dominates the composition. Its nested pentagonal outlines, drawn in a thin grey line, step inward from the edge toward the centre, giving the marker a sense of depth without any shading. Solid black and white fill the field, with white taking roughly three quarters of the image. The letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e17\u003c\/strong\u003e, set in bold, plain type with nothing decorative around them. There is no background scene, no texture and no extra text, so the eye goes straight to the sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers are the everyday language of a road network. The shield form tells a driver what kind of road they are on, and the code tells them where it leads. The \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e prefix names São Paulo, the Brazilian state whose roads carry these designations, so the artwork speaks to the state's transport system and the modern, functional graphic language used across it. The design belongs to the wider SP-017 series, and its restraint is what makes it read as a sign rather than an illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning a Road Sign in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is handled from the side and turned slowly as it is drunk from, so the shield passes into view one edge at a time. The pentagon's outline stays legible wherever the mug is held, and the bold \u003cstrong\u003eSP 17\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering reads clearly from across the table. It is a sensible way to carry a roadside marker into the kitchen: a familiar sign, met every morning, on the thing that gets you on the road in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181330227480,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP017-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181330260248,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP017-15OZ-1FR66","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-017-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP017-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186034","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-017-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}