---
filename: cuesta-travel.png
title: Cuesta — Travel from Aptos
cluster: Travel from Aptos
college: Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, 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 from Aptos (Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-travel.png` to regenerate)
- Distance Aptos → SLO: ~155 mi via US-101 South
- Drive time: ~2 hr 30 min non-stop · King City is the halfway point
- Gas RT: ~$58–$70 (CA avg $5.65/gal · 25–30 mpg · 310 mi RT)
- Free RTA buses for Cuesta students with valid student ID
- RTA Route 12: SLO campus + Morro Bay + Los Osos
- RTA Route 9: North County campus from SLO/Atascadero/Templeton/Paso
- FlixBus Salinas↔SLO: ~2 hr · $29–$53 OW · daily
- Amtrak Pacific Surfliner terminates at SLO (4 trains/day, 2 each way)
- Amtrak Coast Starlight: Salinas→SLO daily (Salinas station ~30 mi from Aptos)
- SBP airport: 3 airlines, 9 dest. — NO direct SJC→SBP (all connect)

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Pacific blue #1B5E7A primary accent + muted sandstone #B8975A secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: highway shield US-101, bus icon, train, small airplane with X overlay
- 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 "CUESTA — TRAVEL FROM APTOS". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "CUESTA COLLEGE — SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA" inside a circle filled with Pacific blue (#1B5E7A).

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: Pacific blue #1B5E7A
- Secondary accent: muted sandstone #B8975A

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

   1. Distance Aptos → SLO: ~155 mi via US-101 South
   2. Drive time: ~2 hr 30 min non-stop · King City is the halfway point
   3. Gas RT: ~$58–$70 (CA avg $5.65/gal · 25–30 mpg · 310 mi RT)
   4. Free RTA buses for Cuesta students with valid student ID
   5. RTA Route 12: SLO campus + Morro Bay + Los Osos
   6. RTA Route 9: North County campus from SLO/Atascadero/Templeton/Paso
   7. FlixBus Salinas↔SLO: ~2 hr · $29–$53 OW · daily
   8. Amtrak Pacific Surfliner terminates at SLO (4 trains/day, 2 each way)
   9. Amtrak Coast Starlight: Salinas→SLO daily (Salinas station ~30 mi from Aptos)
   10. SBP airport: 3 airlines, 9 dest. — NO direct SJC→SBP (all connect)

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #1B5E7A, 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): highway shield US-101, bus icon, train, small airplane with X overlay

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 cuesta-travel.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-travel.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for cuesta-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.distance-cities.com/distance-aptos-ca-to-san-luis-obispo-ca
- https://www.aol.com/news/california-gas-prices-declined-april-174308842.html
- https://www.cuesta.edu/about/locations/transportation.html
- https://www.slorta.org/schedules-fares/route-12-2/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_station
- https://sloairport.com/airline-information/