{"product_id":"tw-thwtn20-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWtn20 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWtn20 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the look of a Taiwanese road sign and reduces it to its essentials: a single character, a route number, and a square frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. Solid black fills the field, with white figures set inside a square border frame that stays crisp at the edges. The Chinese character \u003cstrong\u003e南\u003c\/strong\u003e sits as the dominant form, and the numeral \u003cstrong\u003e20\u003c\/strong\u003e is set alongside it, so the two read together as one sign. The flat vector treatment has no gradients, shadows or ornament, which gives the composition a bold, graphic clarity that carries from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaiwan's road signage pairs directional characters with route numbers, and \u003cstrong\u003e南\u003c\/strong\u003e means \"south.\" Put together, the character and the numeral tell a driver which way a numbered route runs. The artwork borrows that functional language, turning a piece of navigation into a piece of design. Its meaning is set by its origin: the sign belongs to Taiwan's roads, and the design preserves the logic of how those roads are marked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the Turn of the Wrist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is designed to be read at a glance from a moving vehicle, and this artwork suits a mug for the same reason. The character and numeral sit at a size that stays legible as the mug is turned in the hand, and the square frame gives the eye a fixed reference point as the cup rotates. Each sip brings the sign back into view, so the design rewards a slow, unhurried morning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53191297990936,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKZO-3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53191298023704,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FKZO-2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwtn20-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FKZO-3-front.webp?v=1794219207","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwtn20-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}