---
filename: csu-food-offcampus.png
title: Fort Collins — Off-Campus Food
cluster: Food — Off-Campus
college: Colorado State University — Fort Collins, CO
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 (Colorado State University — Fort Collins, CO)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts csu-food-offcampus.png` to regenerate)
- Monthly food spend (individual): ~$402 (0.6% above US avg)
- BEA Colorado avg: $4,922/yr · $410/mo
- Mainstream: King Soopers, Safeway
- Premium: Whole Foods, Sprouts Farmers Market, Natural Grocers
- Local: Trader Joe's, Lucky's Market
- Old Town: Mountain Avenue Market (Co-Op, moving to 1100 W Mountain in 2026)
- Old Town: dense restaurant + brewery scene walking distance from campus
- Saturday Larimer County farmers market
- King Soopers card discounts at Shell gas

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + CSU green #1E4D2B primary accent + gold #C8C372 secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: grocery cart, downtown storefront, ear of corn, farm stand
- 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 "FORT COLLINS — OFF-CAMPUS FOOD". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY — FORT COLLINS, CO" inside a circle filled with CSU green (#1E4D2B).

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: CSU green #1E4D2B
- Secondary accent: gold #C8C372

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): ~$402 (0.6% above US avg)
   2. BEA Colorado avg: $4,922/yr · $410/mo
   3. Mainstream: King Soopers, Safeway
   4. Premium: Whole Foods, Sprouts Farmers Market, Natural Grocers
   5. Local: Trader Joe's, Lucky's Market
   6. Old Town: Mountain Avenue Market (Co-Op, moving to 1100 W Mountain in 2026)
   7. Old Town: dense restaurant + brewery scene walking distance from campus
   8. Saturday Larimer County farmers market
   9. King Soopers card discounts at Shell gas

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #1E4D2B, 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, downtown storefront, ear of corn, farm stand

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 csu-food-offcampus.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts csu-food-offcampus.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for csu-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://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/in/Fort-Collins
- https://collegian.com/articles/featured/2025/12/category-news-fort-collins-food-co-op-prepares-for-move-leans-on-local-resources/
- https://www.salary.com/research/cost-of-living/fort-collins-co