{"product_id":"sp-049-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-049 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-049 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design renders a single pentagonal road shield, white on black, carrying the letters \"SP\" above the route number 49.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built from two colours only: a solid black field and crisp white. White dominates, taking up roughly four-fifths of the composition, so the shield reads sharply against the darker ground. The pentagon sits centred and upright, flat and vector-clean, with no shading or texture to distract from its outline. The \"SP\" and \"49\" are set as bold, simple numerals and letters, so the eye lands on the route number first and the shield shape second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is the standard form of a highway route marker, the kind of sign that tells a driver which road they are on without a word of explanation. Here it points to Brazil, a country whose road network is organised into numbered state and federal routes, and \"SP\" marks the São Paulo state designation. The design belongs to the modern signage tradition: function first, with the typography doing the work of identification rather than decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShaped for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so a design like this is seen in pieces as the cup rotates. The shield sits as a single clear mark that comes back into view with every turn, a small road sign travelling round the cup. Wrap it around your morning coffee and the route number is never far from your eye, a quiet nod to anyone who has ever followed a sign across a long stretch of road.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181334782232,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP049-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181334815000,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP049-15OZ-1FR6P","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-049-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP049-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186313","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-049-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}