{"product_id":"tw-thwyl217-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","title":"TW THWyl217 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWyl217 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Color Changing Mug 11oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the look of a road sign and sets a single Chinese character and a route number on it, a clean piece of flat vector graphic work with Taiwan at its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. White fills most of the field, with black framing and lettering sitting inside a rounded rectangular border that holds the whole composition together. The character 雲 sits prominently in the upper area, and the numerals 2, 1 and 7 follow beneath it. Nothing is layered or decorated. The sign reads at a glance, the way signage is meant to, and the restraint keeps the eye on the characters themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 雲 means cloud, and it is pronounced yún. It also appears in the name of Yunlin County, one of Taiwan's agricultural regions, which gives the sign a regional anchor. The number 217 completes the route-marker idea, turning the character into a place-name waypoint. The design belongs to a modern, signage-inspired tradition, and it speaks to anyone who wants Taiwanese identity expressed through graphic shorthand rather than illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand as it is drunk from, so the sign never sits still. The artwork wraps the full circumference of the cup, which means the character and numerals travel around the curve and come back into view with every turn. It is a quiet, cheeky conversation piece for the desk or the kitchen counter, and a thoughtful pick for someone who has spent time in Taiwan or who simply loves its culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53160982216984,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-903","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwyl217-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-903-front.webp?v=1793913793","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwyl217-taiwan-road-sign-color-changing-mug-11oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}