{"product_id":"tw-thwch69-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWch69 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWch69 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, minimalist road sign built from a single Chinese character and a route number, set inside a rounded rectangle border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure black and white do all the work. White covers roughly 88 percent of the field, with black taking the remaining 12 percent as the border and the strokes that form the character and numerals. The rounded rectangle frames the whole composition, so the eye reads the sign as one unit before it picks out the parts. The character \u003cem\u003e彰\u003c\/em\u003e sits at the centre, with the numerals \u003cem\u003e6\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e9\u003c\/em\u003e beside it. The layout is bold and uncluttered, and the flat vector treatment keeps every edge crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character \u003cem\u003e彰\u003c\/em\u003e (Zhang) is the first character of Changhua, a county in central Taiwan, and the number 69 sets the sign within the island's route network. Together they read as a place marker, the kind of signage a traveller passes at a junction and never thinks twice about. The design draws its identity from that everyday language of roads and regions, and its modern, graphic style places it firmly in the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for a Mug You Turn in Your Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held close and rotated slowly, so the sign reveals itself a little at a time as you move it. The black exterior and white interior echo the sign's own palette, and the design appears once hot liquid warms the surface, the way a road sign comes into view as you round a bend. It makes a thoughtful, slightly cheeky gift for anyone who has a soft spot for Taiwan, its roads, or bold graphic work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161342435608,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKS7-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwch69-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKS7-2-front.webp?v=1793915951","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwch69-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}