{"product_id":"zhejiang-expwy-s17-sign-no-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"Zhejiang Expwy S17 sign no name (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eZhejiang Expwy S17 sign no name (China) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, graphic rendering of a Chinese provincial expressway route marker: the white \u003cstrong\u003eS17\u003c\/strong\u003e designation set into a green-and-yellow shield, drawn with the clean authority of road signage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen dominates the artwork, filling the lower field of a rounded rectangle, while a yellow band runs across the top. The two-tone split reads instantly, the way a sign has to when a driver is passing at speed. White is reserved for the route number, and the characters \u003cstrong\u003e浙\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e高\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e速\u003c\/strong\u003e sit above it, spelling out Zhejiang Expressway. Nothing decorative competes with the information. The composition is symmetrical, centred and direct, with every element doing a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield is a piece of regional navigation. The character \u003cstrong\u003e浙\u003c\/strong\u003e names Zhejiang Province, \u003cstrong\u003e高速\u003c\/strong\u003e marks the road as an expressway, and S17 identifies its place in the provincial network. The design follows the visual language set out in GB 5768, the national code for road traffic signs and markings, which is why its colours and layout are so recognisable. The route was used for sections of what is now mainly the G9221, the Hangzhou–Ningbo Expressway, so the sign records a stage in how this stretch of road was named and mapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the Hand, Read at a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hands, so the shield travels around the curve as you drink, one band of yellow and one of green passing in front of you before the route number comes back into view. It is a sign you read in a single glance, and on a coffee mug that glance becomes a small daily ritual. For the road-trip fan, the map-lover or anyone who has ever followed a route number across a new country, this is a cheeky way to keep the journey on the kitchen counter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53203964133656,"sku":"GMY-MUG-ZHJXPW-11OZ-98","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53203964166424,"sku":"GMY-MUG-ZHJXPW-15OZ-14","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/zhejiang-expwy-s17-sign-no-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-ZHJXPW-11OZ-98-front.webp?v=1794227511","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/zhejiang-expwy-s17-sign-no-name-china-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}