{"product_id":"sp-669-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-669 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-669 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a pentagonal route marker from the Brazilian road network, reading \u003cstrong\u003eSP 669\u003c\/strong\u003e in bold white on black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat, graphic study in two colours. White covers most of the field and black supplies the rest, giving the sign a hard, high-contrast edge. The pentagonal outline sits centred and dominates the layout, with a fine outlined border tracing its shape. Inside, the letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e669\u003c\/strong\u003e, set plainly with no ornament. Nothing competes with the shape or the figures, so the eye reads the marker as a whole before it reads the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers like this one are how drivers find their way across a country's highways. The \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e prefix identifies the state of São Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil, and the three-digit number places this road within the state's numbering system. The pentagon is the shape used to mark the route, a visual shorthand that works at speed from behind the wheel. The design is a tribute to that everyday system of signage, and to the Brazilian roads it guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the marker never stays in one place. As the cup rotates, the pentagon slides past the eye and the numerals come into view one at a time, the way a sign appears at a bend in the road. Held close at the table, the outline and figures stay sharp. It is a small, quiet piece of road signage that suits a morning brew or a late-night cocoa, and it makes a good conversation starter for anyone who has ever followed a route number across a map.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181209313560,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP669-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181209346328,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP669-15OZ-1FQYF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-669-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP669-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794181742","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-669-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}