diff --git a/inst/make_hexsticker.R b/inst/make_hexsticker.R
index d2415cf68..7d9112ece 100644
--- a/inst/make_hexsticker.R
+++ b/inst/make_hexsticker.R
@@ -5,13 +5,50 @@ library(ggplot2)
 # font setup
 font_add_google("Zilla Slab Highlight", "useme")
 
-
 # make standard plot
-plot
+outbreak <- simulate_gillespie(seed = 101)
+
+secondary_dist <- data.table(
+  meanlog = 1.8, sdlog = 0.5
+) |>
+  add_natural_scale_mean_sd()
+
+obs <- outbreak |>
+  simulate_secondary(
+    meanlog = secondary_dist$meanlog[[1]],
+    sdlog = secondary_dist$sdlog[[1]]
+  ) |>
+  observe_process()
+
+truncated_obs <- obs |>
+  filter_obs_by_obs_time(obs_time = 25)
+
+truncated_obs <- truncated_obs[sample(seq_len(.N), 200, replace = FALSE)]
+
+combined_obs <- combine_obs(truncated_obs, obs)
+meanlog <- secondary_dist$meanlog[[1]]
+sdlog <- secondary_dist$sdlog[[1]]
+
+plot <- combined_obs |>
+  ggplot() +
+  aes(x = delay_daily) +
+  geom_histogram(
+    aes(y = after_stat(density), fill = obs_at),
+    binwidth = 1, position = "dodge"
+  ) +
+  lims(x = c(0, 18))
+
+if (!missing(meanlog) && !missing(sdlog)) {
+  plot <- plot +
+    stat_function(
+      fun = dlnorm, args = c(meanlog, sdlog), n = 100,
+      col = "#696767b1"
+    )
+}
 
 # strip out most of the background
 hex_plot <- plot +
-  scale_x_continuous(breaks = NULL) +
+  scale_fill_brewer(palette = "Blues", direction = 1) +
   scale_y_continuous(breaks = NULL) +
   labs(x = "", y = "") +
   theme_void() +
@@ -28,11 +65,10 @@ sticker(
   s_x = 1,
   s_y = 0.85,
   s_width = 1.3,
-  s_height = 0.85,
+  s_height = 0.75,
   h_fill = "#ffffff",
   h_color = "#646770",
   filename = file.path("man", "figures", "logo.png"),
-  url = "epidist.epinowcast.org",
   u_color = "#646770",
   u_size = 3.5
 )