{"product_id":"sp-114-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-114 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-114 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian state highway route marker: a white pentagonal shield with a black border, bearing the letters SP above the numerals 114.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite covers most of the artwork, roughly four-fifths of it, with black taking the remainder as the border and lettering. The layout is centred and symmetrical, built around a single pentagonal shield with an inner border that echoes its outer edge. Nothing competes with the shield. The two-part legend, \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e114\u003c\/strong\u003e, is set in bold, flat black capitals, so the numerals carry the composition and read clearly from across a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one are the everyday language of the road. The letters identify the state, here São Paulo, and the number identifies the highway within its network, so a driver can navigate by sight alone. The design belongs to the modern transportation tradition of minimalist signage, where clarity is the whole point. Its meaning is practical and quietly civic: a reminder of how a country keeps its routes legible for the people travelling them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReading a Route in Your Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the shield rotates past the eye as you lift and set it down. Because the pentagon is a self-contained shape with a strong outline, it holds its identity from any angle, and the bold numerals stay legible even at a glance over the morning's first coffee. Here the sign becomes a small, daily piece of the road, kept close to hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181346349336,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP114-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181346382104,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP114-15OZ-1FR7G","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-114-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP114-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794186695","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-114-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}