{"product_id":"tw-thwcy90-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWcy90 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWcy90 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a road route marker, a plain sign built around a single Chinese character and a number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector graphic in just two colours, black and white, with white covering most of the field. A black rounded rectangle border frames the sign, and inside it sits the character \u003cstrong\u003e嘉\u003c\/strong\u003e with the numeral \u003cstrong\u003e90\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath it. Nothing competes with that pairing. The layout is centred and symmetrical, so the eye settles on the character first, then the number, and the empty white space does the rest of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 嘉 is the one used in the name of Chiayi, a region on the western side of Taiwan, and it anchors the design to a specific place rather than to Taiwan in general. The numeral 90 and the bordered plate follow the visual language of route signage, where a number marks a road and the shape tells a driver what they are passing. The title's \"THW\" and \"cy\" codes sit in the same catalogue logic, so the piece reads as a sign for a place, identified in shorthand. The designer of the original artwork is not named in the supplied material, so the reading rests on the signage and the character itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand and seen from every side as it is raised, so a sign printed on it gets read in passing, one quarter turn at a time. The rounded border suits the curve of the body, and the black character stays legible at close range over the morning coffee. It makes a cheeky gift for anyone who has ever navigated a Taiwanese road trip by sign alone, and it works just as well as a quiet conversation starter on a desk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53159734968600,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKMV","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53159735001368,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FKMV","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwcy90-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKMV-front.webp?v=1793908632","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwcy90-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}