{"product_id":"sp-898-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-898 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-898 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, modern road sign: a pentagon outline with an inner black border, carrying the route marker reading \u003cstrong\u003eSP 898\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. White dominates the field, roughly 88 percent of the image, and black supplies the outline, the inner border and the lettering. The pentagon sits centred and upright, with nothing competing around it. The two-part inscription, \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e above or beside \u003cstrong\u003e898\u003c\/strong\u003e, is set in bold, plain letterforms that read at a glance. There are no gradients, shadows or decorative flourishes. The style is pure flat vector, and the restraint is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA route marker is a sign whose job is to be understood quickly by someone moving past it. The code SP identifies the state of São Paulo, and 898 is the number of the road within the regional network. The design takes that functional language and isolates it, so the sign becomes a portrait of how Brazil's road system names and organises its territory. It is a quiet tribute to the everyday geography that connects towns and carries people from one place to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is meant to be read from a distance, but this one is read up close. As you turn the mug, the pentagon slides across your field of view and the numerals come round to meet you, one face at a time. The black outline holds its shape against the white ground wherever you rotate it, so the marker stays legible from every angle. It suits a cup that spends its life in the hand, where the sign can be taken in slowly over the first sip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53180889989400,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP898-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53180890022168,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP898-15OZ-1FQTO","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-898-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP898-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794177259","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-898-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}