---
filename: chico-food-offcampus.png
title: Chico — Off-Campus Food
cluster: Food — Off-Campus
college: CSU Chico — Chico, 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
Food — Off-Campus (CSU Chico — Chico, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts chico-food-offcampus.png` to regenerate)
- Monthly food spend (individual): ~$443 (10.7% above US avg)
- Avg student grocery spend nationally: $272–$429/mo
- Cheapest grocery: WinCo Foods
- Mid-tier: Trader Joe's, Safeway, FoodMaxx
- Saturday farmers market — downtown
- Free CTS bus access for students (Chico State ID)
- Restaurant scene: downtown, walking distance from campus
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. taproom + restaurant
- Cost of living 11% above US average

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + terracotta #C25E3B primary accent + sage #7E9A6F secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: grocery cart, tomato, loaf of bread, small storefront
- 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 "CHICO — OFF-CAMPUS FOOD". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "CSU CHICO — CHICO, CA" inside a circle filled with terracotta (#C25E3B).

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: terracotta #C25E3B
- Secondary accent: sage #7E9A6F

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

   1. Monthly food spend (individual): ~$443 (10.7% above US avg)
   2. Avg student grocery spend nationally: $272–$429/mo
   3. Cheapest grocery: WinCo Foods
   4. Mid-tier: Trader Joe's, Safeway, FoodMaxx
   5. Saturday farmers market — downtown
   6. Free CTS bus access for students (Chico State ID)
   7. Restaurant scene: downtown, walking distance from campus
   8. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. taproom + restaurant
   9. Cost of living 11% above US average

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #C25E3B, 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): grocery cart, tomato, loaf of bread, small storefront

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 chico-food-offcampus.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts chico-food-offcampus.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for chico-food-offcampus.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://educationdata.org/average-monthly-food-spend-college-student
- https://www.salary.com/research/cost-of-living/chico-ca
- https://www.csuchico.edu/fa/cost/