{"product_id":"sp-604-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-604 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-604 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a route marker from the road network of São Paulo state, reduced to its bare graphic essentials: a pentagon, two letters and three numerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, covering roughly four-fifths of the field, with black taking the rest. The pentagonal outline border sits at the centre, its straight edges crisp and its corners sharp. Inside, the letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the bold black numerals \u003cstrong\u003e604\u003c\/strong\u003e, both set in a plain, evenly weighted face. Nothing else competes for attention. The flat vector treatment uses no gradients, shadows or texture, so the shapes read at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian state routes are marked with a pentagon and a code that names the state, and \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies São Paulo, the largest state in the country. The number \u003cstrong\u003e604\u003c\/strong\u003e is the route itself, one road among many that knit together the region. The design therefore stands for the everyday language of Brazilian roads, the signs drivers pass without thinking, and it honours the state's geography through the same conventions that guide travellers across it. Its modern, minimalist look fits that purpose: the sign is meant to be understood at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning It in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a surface you rotate slowly while you drink, so a single marker, rather than a scene, suits it well. The pentagon completes its circuit around the cylinder as you turn the mug, with the handle sitting beside the marker and the \u003cstrong\u003e604\u003c\/strong\u003e surfacing as the cup comes round. Held close in the morning, the design reads as a small, precise piece of road signage, the sort of mark you would otherwise only glimpse from a car window.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181173072152,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP604-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181173104920,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP604-15OZ-1FQWM","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-604-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP604-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794180890","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-604-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}