{"product_id":"sp-715-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-715 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-715 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian state highway marker: a white pentagonal road sign with a black inner border, carrying the letters SP and the number 715 in bold black type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlat vector graphics do all the work here. White fills roughly four-fifths of the design, so the sign reads as a bright, clean field, while black supplies the outline, the inner border and the lettering. The pentagonal shape is the first thing the eye catches, and the layout is centred and symmetrical, with nothing decorative competing with the marker itself. The two text elements, SP above and 715 below, are the only words in the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a promise of direction. The SP prefix identifies the state of São Paulo, and the number that follows is the highway designation that travellers follow across its roads. Taken together, the sign stands for Brazil's road network and the everyday navigation that comes with it, rendered in the plain, utilitarian language of highway design. The series code SP-715 places the piece within a wider collection of national motifs, where each entry distils a place into a single identifiable mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand, Turned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a thing you turn, and this sign rewards turning. As the cup rotates in your grip, the pentagon moves around the curve, the SP and 715 come into view one after another, and the white field stays crisp against the black. It is the kind of design you read on the move, which suits a drink taken on the way out the door and a mug that does its job between errands and road trips.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181216358680,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP715-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181216391448,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP715-15OZ-1FQZP","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-715-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP715-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794182540","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-715-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}