{"product_id":"sp-515-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-515 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-515 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes a Brazilian road marker as its subject: a pentagonal route shield bearing the designation \u003cstrong\u003eSP 515\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered as a clean, modern piece of flat vector art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is stark and restrained, built from just two colours, black and white. The nested pentagonal outline dominates the composition, with the letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e and the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e515\u003c\/strong\u003e set inside it as the only text. Nothing is decorative. The shield's edges are crisp, the spacing is even, and the eye moves straight from the outline to the designation and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute shields are the language of the road, telling a driver which highway they are on without a word of explanation. Here, \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e refers to the state of São Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil, and \u003cstrong\u003e515\u003c\/strong\u003e is the number of the route within its network. The shape and the lettering together carry a sense of place, turning a piece of transport signage into a quiet statement of regional identity. The design's modern, minimal treatment places it firmly in the contemporary tradition of graphic road signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mug Turned in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a object that gets rotated slowly in the hand, so the pentagon will appear and reappear as you turn it, each pass revealing the shield's outline and its numerals in turn. It is the kind of small, close-range graphic that rewards a second look over a morning coffee, and the black-and-white contrast reads clearly from the moment the cup meets the table. For the Brazil-minded traveller or the driver who has spent too long on the SP-515, it's a cheeky, well-chosen way to keep the road in view.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181322363160,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP515-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181322395928,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP515-15OZ-1FR59","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-515-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP515-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794185532","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-515-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}