{"product_id":"tw-thwty45-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWty45 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWty45 (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, graphic statement about Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat vector composition built from just two colours, black and white. A single black Chinese character, 桃, sits inside a rounded rectangular border, and beside it the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e45\u003c\/strong\u003e run in the same bold, direct style. The landscape rectangle and the wide white field give the layout the clean, uncluttered order of a highway marker. Nothing decorative competes with the character and the numbers, so the eye settles on them immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 桃 means peach, and it is the character used in the name of Taoyuan, the county in northern Taiwan. Paired with route 45, the sign reads as a navigational marker, the kind drivers pass every day on the island's roads. The design borrows the vocabulary of public signage and applies it to a place name, so a piece of everyday infrastructure becomes a compact emblem of regional identity. Its modern, minimalist approach puts the identity of the place front and centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCrafted for the Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is lifted, so the sign rotates past the eye with every sip. The rounded border and the bold character read cleanly from the front, and as the cup turns, the route number comes into view. It is a design made to be noticed in passing, the way a real road sign is, and it suits anyone who enjoys a tea or coffee ritual with a little regional character close at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53186211447064,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJI6-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53186211479832,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-152","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwty45-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJI6-2-front.webp?v=1794211452","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwty45-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}