{"product_id":"sp-096-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-096 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-096 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a pentagonal highway shield, the kind of route marker that guides drivers along a numbered road, and it sets the letters SP and the numeral 96 inside it in stark black on white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is flat and graphic. A pentagonal shield outline sits at the centre of the field, and the white background takes up most of the surface, with black carrying the rest. The letters SP sit above the numerals 96, both rendered in bold, simple forms with no ornament, shading or texture. Nothing competes with the shield, so the eye lands on the marker and its code straight away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one are a signature of Brazilian road design. The SP prefix identifies the state of São Paulo, and the number 96 places this particular road within the state's network. Reduced to a shield and two lines of text, the sign becomes a compact emblem of Brazil's highways, recognisable at a glance by anyone who has travelled its roads. The design carries a modern, minimalist sensibility that treats a practical piece of signage as an object worth looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Daily Mug Ritual\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is built to be read quickly from a distance, but a mug asks for the opposite. It is turned slowly in the hands, and the shield's outline and numerals come into view one edge at a time, each turn revealing another part of the code. Printed on the curve of the cup, the pentagon wraps around the body so the SP and 96 stay legible from the handle side as well as the front. For anyone who keeps a route, a trip or a Brazilian connection close, this is a cheeky way to bring the open road to the breakfast table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181342974232,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP096-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181343007000,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP096-15OZ-1FR77","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-096-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP096-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186551","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-096-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}