{"product_id":"sp-879-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-879 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-879 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Brazilian road route marker: a white pentagonal shield bearing the letters SP and the number 879.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering about seven parts in ten of the image, with black filling the remainder. The pentagon sits at the centre as a badge, framed by an inner black border that follows its outline. Inside, the letters SP sit above the numerals 879, so the eye reads the state code first and the route number second. The flat vector style uses no shading or texture, which gives the sign the blunt, instantly readable quality of working signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil's states use two-letter codes, and SP is the code for São Paulo, the country's most populous state. Brazilian state highways carry the code of the state they cross, followed by a route number, so SP 879 identifies a state road within São Paulo. The design is therefore a piece of navigation, a small emblem of how a country organises its roads. Its purpose is directional rather than decorative, and the artwork keeps that purpose intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Mug in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the pentagon arrives in stages. Rotate the cup and the white badge rounds into view, the way a driver catches a route shield at the edge of the windscreen. The black ground around it gives the sign room to stand out on every side of the cup, so each sip brings the marker back into view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits anyone who has spent long hours on the road or who keeps a map in the glovebox, and it makes a cheeky gift for the friend who always insists on navigating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53180885369112,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP879-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53180885401880,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP879-15OZ-1FQT5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-879-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP879-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794176727","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-879-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}