---
filename: hancock-travel.png
title: Hancock — Travel from Aptos
cluster: Travel
college: Allan Hancock College — Santa Maria, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Travel (Allan Hancock College — Santa Maria, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts hancock-travel.png` to regenerate)
- Distance: 188 miles (Aptos → Santa Maria)
- Drive: 3 hr 9 min via US-101 South (essentially the entire way)
- Route: Aptos → Salinas → King City → Paso Robles → SLO → SM
- SBP (San Luis Obispo) 33 mi north — best commercial airport
- SMX (Santa Maria Public): general aviation + limited service
- SBA (Santa Barbara) 70 mi south — also viable
- Pacific Surfliner: closest stop Guadalupe (10 mi west)
- Pacific Surfliner runs SD↔SLO only — NO Bay Area connection
- Coast Starlight nearest stops: SJC, Salinas, Paso Robles
- Drive is the practical option — no fast public transit from Aptos

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Bulldog maroon #7B2D44 primary accent + Santa Maria gold #D4A55A secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: airplane silhouette over coast, Highway 101 sign, California state map with route line, Bulldog with luggage
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "HANCOCK — TRAVEL FROM APTOS". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE — SANTA MARIA, CA" inside a circle filled with Bulldog maroon (#7B2D44).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Bulldog maroon #7B2D44
- Secondary accent: Santa Maria gold #D4A55A

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. Distance: 188 miles (Aptos → Santa Maria)
   2. Drive: 3 hr 9 min via US-101 South (essentially the entire way)
   3. Route: Aptos → Salinas → King City → Paso Robles → SLO → SM
   4. SBP (San Luis Obispo) 33 mi north — best commercial airport
   5. SMX (Santa Maria Public): general aviation + limited service
   6. SBA (Santa Barbara) 70 mi south — also viable
   7. Pacific Surfliner: closest stop Guadalupe (10 mi west)
   8. Pacific Surfliner runs SD↔SLO only — NO Bay Area connection
   9. Coast Starlight nearest stops: SJC, Salinas, Paso Robles
   10. Drive is the practical option — no fast public transit from Aptos

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #7B2D44, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): airplane silhouette over coast, Highway 101 sign, California state map with route line, Bulldog with luggage

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for hancock-travel.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts hancock-travel.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for hancock-travel.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.trippy.com/distance/Aptos-to-Santa-Maria-CA
- https://www.pacificsurfliner.com/destinations/
- https://www.amtrak.com/stations/sat
- https://www.santamariaairport.com/