{"product_id":"tw-thwhc71-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWhc71 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWhc71 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Taiwanese road sign, reduced to its essentials: a bamboo character and a route number inside a bold black frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the design, covering most of the surface, while black forms a rectangular border that holds everything in place. At the centre sits the Chinese character 竹 in black, with the numerals 71 set in heavy sans-serif type beside it. The flat vector style has no shading or ornament, so the shapes and the two characters carry the whole image. The result reads quickly, the way signage is meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 竹 means bamboo, a plant that appears throughout Taiwan's landscape and language, and it recurs in place names across the island, Hsinchu among them. Paired with the number 71, the sign borrows the logic of the road markers that guide travellers from one town to the next. The design is a modern piece, drawing on the functional visual language of signage to point toward Taiwan's identity and heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHeld in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand before it is ever read, so the sign's rectangular frame sits well on a curved wall that rotates past the eye with each sip. The bamboo character comes into view first, then the numerals, a small roadside moment for a morning coffee or a gift for someone who loves Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53187582525720,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKHM-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53187582558488,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FKHM-2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwhc71-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKHM-3-front.webp?v=1794217294","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwhc71-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}