{"product_id":"tw-thwyl151-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWyl151 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWyl151 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a Taiwanese route marker, a rounded sign that names a road by a single character and a number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is flat and graphic, built from just two colours: solid black and white, with black taking up about a fifth of the frame. A rounded rectangular border holds the whole sign inside a rectangular frame, giving it the clean, measured look of a traffic plate. The Chinese character \u003cem\u003e雲\u003c\/em\u003e sits large at the centre, with the numerals \u003cem\u003e151\u003c\/em\u003e beside it. Nothing else competes for attention, so the eye moves straight from the character to the number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character \u003cem\u003e雲\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning cloud and pronounced \u003cem\u003eyún\u003c\/em\u003e, is the first character of Yunlin, the county in western Taiwan whose name it carries on its road signs. The \u003cem\u003e151\u003c\/em\u003e is the route number that follows it. Together they work the way any road marker does: a regional code and a position on the network, read at a glance by drivers passing at speed. The design is modern and minimal, drawn from the practical language of Taiwan's highways rather than from decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurning the Sign in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is handled and turned, so the sign rarely appears whole. The black and white split means the wraparound surface reads as two halves, with the character and numerals travelling around the cup as it is rotated. Pour in something hot and the artwork rises into view, as though the road marker were being revealed from the inside. The design is subtle when cold and clear when warm, which suits an object that is picked up, handled and used every day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53161033728280,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-965","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwyl151-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-965-front.webp?v=1793913941","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwyl151-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}