{"product_id":"tw-thwch30-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWch30 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWch30 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Taiwanese road sign, reduced to a white field, a single Chinese character and a route number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering roughly nine-tenths of the design, with black as the only other colour. A rounded rectangular border frames the sign, and inside it the Chinese character \u003cstrong\u003e彰\u003c\/strong\u003e sits in bold black sans-serif, with the numeral \u003cstrong\u003e30\u003c\/strong\u003e set beside it in the same heavy weight. The flat vector style leaves nothing decorative to compete with the lettering. Every line is clean, every edge is hard, and the eye lands on the character and the number first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 彰 is the first character of Changhua (彰化), a county in central Taiwan, and the numeral 30 follows the pattern of the numbered routes that guide traffic across the island. Together they read as a place and a road, the kind of information a driver absorbs in a glance. The code-style title TW THWch30 carries that same logic, naming the sign as a classification rather than a slogan. The piece draws on modern Taiwanese road signage, and its minimalism is a deliberate echo of how those signs are designed to be read at speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Ceramic Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the sign is seen in pieces as the cup rotates, with the character coming into view first and the route number following as the mug turns. The rounded frame suits the curve of the body, and the bold black lettering stays legible from across the table. It is a design for anyone who has ever navigated by a roadside sign and wants a little Taiwan on the desk every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53159794639128,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKR1","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53159794671896,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FKR1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwch30-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKR1-front.webp?v=1793909177","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwch30-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}