{"product_id":"sp-378-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-378 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-378 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a road route marker: the pentagonal shield used to identify a state highway in Brazil, carrying the route number SP-378.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector graphic built on two colours, black and white. White fills roughly four-fifths of the field, and the pentagon sits in black, with a fine inner border line tracing its edge. The letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e378\u003c\/strong\u003e, set centred and bold so the marker reads at a glance. Nothing competes with the shield. There are no illustrated backgrounds, no decorative flourishes, and no added text, so the composition is pure signage, clean and direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers are the everyday language of a road network. SP is the abbreviation for São Paulo, the state, and 378 is the number that places this particular highway within its system. The design takes that functional sign and lifts it into a statement about place, travel and national identity. It is a Brazilian road sign, seen the way a driver sees it, and it carries the sense of regional pride that comes with knowing exactly where a road leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHeld in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the pentagon will travel around the curve of the cup as you lift and rotate it, its outline always in view on the side you drink from. The black field against the white reads like a sign catching headlights, a small piece of the open road for the first coffee of the morning, or a reminder of a route you have driven or hope to drive. It makes a thoughtful gift for a traveller, a road-trip planner, or anyone with Brazilian roots, and it lets the sign do the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181242474776,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP378-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181242507544,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP378-15OZ-1FR1G","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-378-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP378-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794183607","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-378-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}