{"product_id":"sp-089-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-089 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-089 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian highway route marker, a pentagonal shield bearing the route number 89 and the letters SP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is a flat vector graphic built on a nested pentagonal outline, with white filling most of the picture and black supplying the bold edges and lettering. A small amount of grey appears as a secondary tone. The shield sits centred and unfussy, so the eye lands on the two elements that matter: the stacked pentagon and the numerals \u003cem\u003eSP\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e89\u003c\/em\u003e. Nothing crowds the shape. The result is minimalist and immediately readable, the way roadside signage is designed to be read at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is a route marker for a state highway in São Paulo, the largest state in Brazil. Route markers exist to make a road identifiable from a distance, and this one carries the state's abbreviation alongside its road number, so the sign tells you where you are and which road you are on. Brazilian highway shields of this kind are a familiar part of the country's everyday landscape, and the design turns that ordinary piece of infrastructure into a graphic emblem of the state and its road network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Shield in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned, so this shield is seen in passing. As you rotate the cup, the white pentagon comes round to meet your line of sight, then slips away again, much like a driver catching a sign from the corner of the eye. Set against the black body of the mug, the white outline stands out sharply, and the number 89 stays legible across the sip. It is a clean, compact way to carry a piece of São Paulo's road culture into your morning routine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181337534744,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP089-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181337567512,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP089-15OZ-1FR73","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-089-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP089-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186496","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-089-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}