{"product_id":"sp-072-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-072 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-072 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pentagonal road shield sits dead centre on a black field, bearing the letters SP above the numerals 72, and that is the whole story the design tells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering roughly three-quarters of the composition, with black making up most of the rest and a trace of light grey at the edges. The flat vector style is clean and unfussy. A single pentagonal outline, drawn as a shield, carries the route designation, and the lettering is set plainly so the shape and the numerals do the work. Nothing decorative competes with it, which gives the piece the calm, direct look of a real roadside marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is the language of the highway network. SP-72 is a state route designation, and the pentagonal outline is the form drivers learn to read at a glance: a number, a shape, a route to follow. Taken together, the minimalist treatment turns a piece of transport signage into a neutral, almost graphic statement about travel and place. The regional reference in the name points to Brazil, where the marker belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Shield in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a thing you turn while you drink, so the shield will come round to meet you with every sip, the SP and 72 passing across your line of sight as the cup moves. Its flat, high-contrast layout reads well at close range, which suits a piece held in both hands on a slow morning. It is a quiet, cheeky gift for anyone who has ever followed a route number home, and the black mug gives the white shield its strongest frame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181334946072,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP072-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181334978840,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP072-15OZ-1FR6U","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-072-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP072-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186382","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-072-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}