{"product_id":"sp-921-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"SP-921 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSP-921 (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian road sign: a single pentagonal route marker bearing the designation SP 921.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, covering most of the surface at roughly nine parts in ten. Black appears as the pentagon's border and inner outline, which gives the shape a crisp, almost engraved edge. Inside the outline sit the letters SP above the numerals 921, set in a plain, upright lettering with no decoration. Nothing competes with the marker. The flat vector drawing has no shading, no texture and no background scene, so the eye goes straight to the shape and the code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pentagon is the language of the road. Route markers like this one tell drivers which highway they are on, and the SP prefix identifies the route within the São Paulo state network of Brazil. The design is a faithful reproduction of that system, lifted from the road and put on a object you hold every morning. It is a modern, minimal take on transport graphics, where function and clarity are the whole point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the pentagon rotates as you lift it, and each sip brings the marker back into view. The curve of the vessel also makes the sign feel like it is travelling around the cup rather than sitting flat on it. Black is the right ground for a design built on black and white: the route marker reads with the same contrast it has on a night-time roadside, and the mug becomes a small, portable piece of Brazilian road signage for anyone who loves a clean graphic and a long drive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53181107863832,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP921-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53181107896600,"sku":"GMY-MUG-SP921-15OZ-1FQUB","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/sp-921-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-SP921-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794177880","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/sp-921-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}