{"product_id":"sp-817-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-817 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-817 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the look of a highway route marker and gives it a Brazilian address: a flat, graphic road sign reading \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e817\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built from two colours, black and white, with white covering roughly three-quarters of the field. A pentagonal border with an inner outline frames the sign, and the pentagon is the shape the eye reads first. Inside it, the letters \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above the route number \u003cstrong\u003e817\u003c\/strong\u003e, set in bold, evenly spaced characters with nothing decorative to compete with them. The rendering is flat vector, with crisp edges and no gradients, so the sign reads as a clean piece of signage rather than a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers are the language of the road. Each shield tells a driver which network they are on and where it leads, and this one carries the code \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e, the abbreviation for the state of São Paulo, Brazil's most populous state and its economic heartbeat. The number 817 becomes the identifier, the same way a route number pins a journey to a specific line on a map. The design celebrates Brazil through its own everyday visual vocabulary: the utilitarian sign, stripped of colour and clutter, that millions of people pass without a second look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is a shape you turn in your hand, and this sign rewards that movement. The pentagon wraps around the curved body as you rotate it, so the route number appears and disappears with each turn, like a marker passed at speed. The black-and-white contrast suits a dark ceramic surface, letting the white lettering stand out first thing in the morning. It is a small, cheeky nod for anyone who has ever followed a road trip to the very end, and a clever way to put a little Brazilian wayfinding on the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53180840575256,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP817-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53180840608024,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP817-15OZ-1FQRF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-817-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP817-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794176041","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-817-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}