{"product_id":"tw-thwtn28-1-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWtn28-1 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWtn28-1 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, modern road marker from Taiwan: a single Chinese character set in a black square frame, with a route number beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite dominates the artwork, covering roughly three-quarters of the field, with black filling the rest. A heavy black square border encloses the character \u003cstrong\u003e南\u003c\/strong\u003e at the top, and the route number \u003cstrong\u003e28-1\u003c\/strong\u003e sits below it in the same black. The layout is centred and stacked, with no ornament or background detail. Each shape is plain and sharply cut, which gives the piece the clarity of signage meant to be read at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character \u003cstrong\u003e南\u003c\/strong\u003e means south, so the sign points travellers in a direction, while \u003cstrong\u003e28-1\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies the specific route they are following. Together they form the vocabulary of a road network: a direction paired with a designation. Taiwan's road signs use this combination of place-name characters and route numbers, and the design carries that practical, utilitarian language into a modern, graphic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for a Mug That Changes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is held in the hand and turned as it is drunk from, so the sign reveals itself gradually as you read around the cup. The design is faint when the mug is cold and comes forward once a hot drink is poured in, so the route appears as the coffee arrives. Its black-and-white palette also matches the mug's own black exterior and white interior, so the artwork and the object share the same two tones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161370648856,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FL01-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwtn28-1-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FL01-2-front.webp?v=1793916582","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwtn28-1-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}