{"product_id":"tw-thwcy113-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWcy113 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWcy113 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Taiwanese route marker, with a bold Chinese character and a three-digit route number set inside a single rounded frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is flat and graphic, built from just two colours: solid black and clean white. A rounded rectangular border holds the whole composition, and the black sits as a thin frame against the white field, so the eye reads the sign as one unit. At its centre is the character \u003cstrong\u003e嘉\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn heavy and upright, with the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e113\u003c\/strong\u003e beside it. Nothing else competes for attention. The sign's proportions are landscape, which gives the numbers room to sit in a calm, orderly row and keeps the design reading as clearly as a sign on a roadside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoute markers are a language of navigation, and this one speaks it fluently. The character 嘉 is the opening character of Chiayi (嘉義), a county in southwestern Taiwan, while the THWcy113 identifier and the number 113 place the design within an organised series of Taiwanese road signs. Taiwan is the subject here, honoured through its own signage rather than through a picture of its landscape. The design is a tribute to a place, expressed in the plain visual shorthand that Taiwanese drivers see every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShaping the Mug to the Sign\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held and turned in the hand, so the sign is seen in passing, one side at a time, much as a road marker is glimpsed from a moving car. The bold character and numerals survive that quick look, and the black-and-white contrast is strongest when the mug is warm: the design appears as the drink heats the surface, so the sign seems to arrive at the moment the coffee or tea is ready. For anyone with a connection to Taiwan, that is a fitting way to start the morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161312944408,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKIM-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwcy113-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKIM-2-front.webp?v=1793915092","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwcy113-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}