{"product_id":"transport-ire-character-set-ireland-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"Transport Éire character set (Ireland) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTransport Éire character set (Ireland) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a bold italic specimen of the Transport Éire character set, the oblique typeface that carries Irish-language text on road signs across Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. Solid black letterforms sit on a white field, arranged as a glyph specimen chart in tidy rows. Uppercase and lowercase alphabets run across the top, followed by numerals 0 to 9, punctuation, a euro sign and a line of accented vowels: Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú and their lowercase partners. The heavy, slanted strokes make each character read at a glance, which is exactly what a roadside sign demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe typeface descends from Transport Heavy, designed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert, the pair behind the British road-sign system. The Irish variant adapts that foundation with custom-drawn glyphs for A, M, N and i, and with the fada, the acute accent that marks long vowels in Irish. Those distinctive forms are what make the letters correct for the language rather than merely legible. The set is built to the Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 2, so every character speaks with the same clear, standardised voice on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand That Holds Your Coffee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hands, so this specimen rewards a lazy morning. Each row of letters comes round as you lift the cup, and the accented vowels catch the eye just as the steam rises. It is a sharp, utilitarian pattern with a wry twist: the official language of the highway, now sitting beside your cuppa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53233778426136,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TRNR-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53233778458904,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TRNR-15OZ-1DTP5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/transport-ire-character-set-ireland-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TRNR-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794289425","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/transport-ire-character-set-ireland-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}