{"product_id":"tw-thwkh82-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWkh82 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWkh82 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Taiwan provincial highway shield, a road sign reduced to its essential graphic parts: a border, a character, and a route number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector image built on a strong contrast of black and white, with white covering most of the field and black providing the outline and the lettering. A rounded-rectangle border frames the whole sign, and the sign is centred with nothing competing for attention. The Chinese character 高 (gāo, meaning \"high\") sits in the upper area, and the numerals 8 and 2 fill the lower area, so the layout reads as a clean, two-part marker. Nothing is decorative beyond the sign itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProvincial highway shields are how Taiwan's road network identifies its routes, and this one carries route number 82 along with the character 高, which is the traditional marker used on these roads. The sign's job is navigation: it tells a driver where they are on the network and which road they are following. Taken together, the character and the numerals make the design a compact statement about Taiwan's road system, drawn from the everyday signage that people pass without thinking about it. The style is modern, and the sign's neutral tone keeps the focus on the route itself rather than on any narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the shield never appears all at once. The border rolls around the curve of the body, the character comes into view as the mug turns, and the numerals close the circuit back to the handle. It is a small, close-held way to carry a road sign, and every morning the route number is the first thing you read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53192265990424,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FL6M-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53192266023192,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FL6M-2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwkh82-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FL6M-3-front.webp?v=1794219949","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwkh82-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}