{"product_id":"tw-thwhc73-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWhc73 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWhc73 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the look of a road sign and turns it into a quiet piece of Taiwan-themed graphic art, built around a single character and a bold numeral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is flat and graphic, set in strict black and white. White fills most of the field, with black used sparingly for a rectangular frame border and the lettering inside it. The Chinese character 竹 sits in the upper area, and the numeral 73 is set below it in heavy sans-serif type. Nothing decorative competes with them. The layout is centred and symmetrical, so the eye moves straight from the character to the numbers and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 竹 means bamboo, a plant that has long stood in Chinese culture for straightness, flexibility and steady growth. Paired with the place name Taiwan, it marks a regional identity. The numerals 73 act as a catalogue code, the kind of reference that identifies a single work within a series. The signage styling borrows the visual language of wayfinding, where a few clear marks have to communicate at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHolding the Design on a Black Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand rather than viewed head-on, so the frame becomes a band of information that the eye reads as you rotate it. The bamboo character and the numerals come into view one after another, the way a route marker appears as you drive past it. Your first sip brings the centred composition right up to your face, which is the moment this black-and-white design is built for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53187542384920,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKHN-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53187542417688,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FKHN-2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwhc73-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKHN-3-front.webp?v=1794217239","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwhc73-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}