{"product_id":"tw-thwch196-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWch196 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWch196 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design borrows the look of a Taiwanese route sign: a single shield-style marker carrying a Chinese character and a route number, drawn in flat black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering roughly nine-tenths of the field, with black taking the remainder in the border and lettering. A rounded rectangle sits at the centre, framed by a heavier rectangular border that gives the piece its sign-like structure. The Chinese character 彰 is set large in black sans-serif, with the numerals 196 beneath it. Nothing competes with them. The composition is strictly frontal and symmetrical, so the eye lands on the character first and the number second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad signs exist to tell a traveller exactly where they are, and this one follows that logic. The character 彰 is the abbreviation used on signage for Changhua, a county on Taiwan's west coast, so the marker points to a specific place rather than to Taiwan in general. The code THWch196 names the design within its catalogue of Taiwanese subjects. The result is a piece that works as navigation, identifier and regional emblem at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign is never seen all at once. Rotating the cup brings the border around, then the character, then the numerals, in the order a driver would read a marker passing at speed. The design is set to appear as the mug warms, so the sign surfaces gradually from the white like a route number coming up out of the fog. It makes a cheeky gift for anyone who would rather navigate by their own map.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161337651480,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKQK-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwch196-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKQK-2-front.webp?v=1793915766","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwch196-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}