{"product_id":"tw-thwty51-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWty51 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWty51 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the look of a Taiwanese route marker and turns it into a clean, black-on-white graphic that reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack dominates the artwork against a field of white, with the black taking up roughly an eighth of the space. At the centre sits a rounded rectangle with a rectangular border, and inside it the Chinese character \u003cstrong\u003e桃\u003c\/strong\u003e sits beside the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing else competes for attention. The flat, vector-style shapes keep the layout simple, so the characters do all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sign reads \u003cstrong\u003e桃51\u003c\/strong\u003e, a route marker in the style used on roads in Taiwan. The character 桃 identifies the Taoyuan area, and the numerals mark the route number, so the whole plate works as a piece of wayfinding. The title's \"TW\" points to Taiwan, and the modern, minimal treatment places the sign in a contemporary idiom rather than a historical one. The artwork is about how a place labels itself, shown through a single road sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Hand, Read at Close Range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hand, so the sign rotates into view one side at a time. The bold black character and numerals hold up at that distance, and the white field around them works like a clear road shoulder. It is the kind of design you read first over a morning coffee, and the kind a friend who has driven those roads will recognise at once.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53159173194008,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJID","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53159173226776,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-1FJID","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwty51-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJID-front.webp?v=1793903696","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwty51-taiwan-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}