{"product_id":"sp-352-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-352 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-352 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe SP-352 Brazil design is a flat, minimal road sign: a pentagonal route shield carrying the letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e and the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e352\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work. White fills most of the field, while black is reserved for the shield's outline and its inner border, so the pentagon reads crisply from any distance. The letters and numerals sit centred inside the shield with generous space around them, and the vector edges are clean, with no gradients and no decoration. Nothing competes with the marker itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route shield is a navigation tool. It tells a driver which numbered road they are on, and this one points to a specific route rather than to a country in general. The SP prefix identifies the São Paulo state road network, so the design takes the Brazilian road-marker tradition and reduces it to its essentials. That is why it reads as a sign rather than a picture, and why the subject is communicated through the marker alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is lifted, turned and read at close range, and this design rewards that habit. As the cup rotates, the shield passes across your line of sight one edge at a time, much as a road sign comes into view from a car. The black-and-white contrast holds up at that scale, so the route stays legible with every sip. Pour the first cup and the route is already on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181225468184,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP352-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181225500952,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP352-15OZ-1FR0Q","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-352-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP352-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794183144","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-352-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}