---
filename: cuesta-oncampus.png
title: Cuesta — On-Campus Housing
cluster: Housing — On-Campus
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
Housing — On-Campus (Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-oncampus.png` to regenerate)
- Cuesta has NO on-campus housing — it has never offered any
- Cuesta is fully commuter (~9,000 students total across SLO + Paso)
- Cuesta students do NOT have access to Cal Poly housing
- Cal Poly tightening Fall 2026: all first-years must live on TWO years
- BUT: transfers entering Cal Poly as juniors are EXEMPT from live-on rule
- Cuesta-to-Cal-Poly bridge: 2 yrs at Cuesta (off-campus) → transfer in
- Cuesta sends MORE transfers to Cal Poly than any other CCC in CA
- Strongest articulation: Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture
- AS-T / AA-T degree GUARANTEES a CSU admission (Cal Poly is impacted, no guarantee)
- Best dorm-analog options: SLO Student Living, Mustang Village (off-campus)

## 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: crossed-out dorm building, transfer arrow CCC to CSU, diploma scroll, Cal Poly clock tower icon
- 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 — ON-CAMPUS HOUSING". 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. Cuesta has NO on-campus housing — it has never offered any
   2. Cuesta is fully commuter (~9,000 students total across SLO + Paso)
   3. Cuesta students do NOT have access to Cal Poly housing
   4. Cal Poly tightening Fall 2026: all first-years must live on TWO years
   5. BUT: transfers entering Cal Poly as juniors are EXEMPT from live-on rule
   6. Cuesta-to-Cal-Poly bridge: 2 yrs at Cuesta (off-campus) → transfer in
   7. Cuesta sends MORE transfers to Cal Poly than any other CCC in CA
   8. Strongest articulation: Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture
   9. AS-T / AA-T degree GUARANTEES a CSU admission (Cal Poly is impacted, no guarantee)
   10. Best dorm-analog options: SLO Student Living, Mustang Village (off-campus)

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): crossed-out dorm building, transfer arrow CCC to CSU, diploma scroll, Cal Poly clock tower icon

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-oncampus.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts cuesta-oncampus.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for cuesta-oncampus.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.cuesta.edu/student-support/basic-needs-center/housing/index.html
- https://www.collegevine.com/faq/31585/housing-options-at-cuesta-college
- https://housing.calpoly.edu/two-year-residential-program
- https://www.cuesta.edu/student-support/univ-transfer/explore/calpolyslo.html
- https://www.theslostudentliving.com/