---
filename: sbcc-travel.png
title: SBCC — Travel from Aptos
cluster: Travel
college: Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, 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 (Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-travel.png` to regenerate)
- Distance: ~250 miles (Aptos → Santa Barbara)
- Drive: 4–5 hours via US-101 South
- SJC ↔ SBA: Alaska Airlines direct from $118 OW
- SJC ↔ SBA flight time: ~1h 5min
- Coast Starlight: SJ Diridon → SB direct (no transfer)
- Pacific Surfliner: SB ↔ LA (regional rail south)
- Year-round travel-friendly — no snow on the route
- SBA airport modest but functional (4 airlines)
- Bus alternatives: FlixBus + Greyhound from San Jose
- Annual travel cost (4 trips): ~$200 gas (drive) or ~$960–$1,600 (fly)

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C primary accent + California sun #E8B547 secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: airplane silhouette over coastline, Amtrak Coast Starlight train, Highway 101 sign, California-state map with route line
- 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 "SBCC — TRAVEL FROM APTOS". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE — SANTA BARBARA, CA" inside a circle filled with Vaquero deep ocean (#0A3D5C).

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: Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C
- Secondary accent: California sun #E8B547

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

   1. Distance: ~250 miles (Aptos → Santa Barbara)
   2. Drive: 4–5 hours via US-101 South
   3. SJC ↔ SBA: Alaska Airlines direct from $118 OW
   4. SJC ↔ SBA flight time: ~1h 5min
   5. Coast Starlight: SJ Diridon → SB direct (no transfer)
   6. Pacific Surfliner: SB ↔ LA (regional rail south)
   7. Year-round travel-friendly — no snow on the route
   8. SBA airport modest but functional (4 airlines)
   9. Bus alternatives: FlixBus + Greyhound from San Jose
   10. Annual travel cost (4 trips): ~$200 gas (drive) or ~$960–$1,600 (fly)

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #0A3D5C, 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 coastline, Amtrak Coast Starlight train, Highway 101 sign, California-state map with route line

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 sbcc-travel.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-travel.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for sbcc-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.alaskaair.com/routes/sjc-to-sba
- https://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train
- https://www.amtrak.com/pacific-surfliner-train
- https://www.flysba.com/
- https://www.kayak.com/flight-routes/San-Jose-SJC/Santa-Barbara-SBA