---
filename: hancock-food-offcampus.png
title: Santa Maria — Off-Campus Food
cluster: Food — Off-Campus
college: Allan Hancock College — Santa Maria, 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 (Allan Hancock College — Santa Maria, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts hancock-food-offcampus.png` to regenerate)
- Trader Joe's: 1303 S. Bradley Rd (Store #239)
- NO Whole Foods in Santa Maria (closest: SLO 30 mi or SB 70 mi)
- Vons · Albertsons · Smart & Final · Food 4 Less · Costco · Sprouts
- Far Western Tavern (Orcutt, since 1958) — BBQ landmark
- Jocko's Steak House (Nipomo, ~12 mi) — Spencer ribeye ~$27
- Shaw's Famous Steakhouse · The Hitching Post (Buellton, \"Sideways\")
- Santa Maria-style BBQ tri-tip — seared over CA red oak (regional)
- Pinquito beans — heirloom unique to the valley
- 71% Hispanic population → strong Mexican/taqueria scene
- Saturday Farmers Market · cheaper than SB/SLO

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Bulldog maroon #7B2D44 primary accent + Santa Maria gold #D4A55A secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: BBQ grill with tri-tip, grocery cart, wine bottle silhouette, taco illustration
- 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 "SANTA MARIA — OFF-CAMPUS FOOD". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE — SANTA MARIA, CA" inside a circle filled with Bulldog maroon (#7B2D44).

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: Bulldog maroon #7B2D44
- Secondary accent: Santa Maria gold #D4A55A

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

   1. Trader Joe's: 1303 S. Bradley Rd (Store #239)
   2. NO Whole Foods in Santa Maria (closest: SLO 30 mi or SB 70 mi)
   3. Vons · Albertsons · Smart & Final · Food 4 Less · Costco · Sprouts
   4. Far Western Tavern (Orcutt, since 1958) — BBQ landmark
   5. Jocko's Steak House (Nipomo, ~12 mi) — Spencer ribeye ~$27
   6. Shaw's Famous Steakhouse · The Hitching Post (Buellton, "Sideways")
   7. Santa Maria-style BBQ tri-tip — seared over CA red oak (regional)
   8. Pinquito beans — heirloom unique to the valley
   9. 71% Hispanic population → strong Mexican/taqueria scene
   10. Saturday Farmers Market · cheaper than SB/SLO

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #7B2D44, 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): BBQ grill with tri-tip, grocery cart, wine bottle silhouette, taco illustration

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 hancock-food-offcampus.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts hancock-food-offcampus.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for hancock-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://locations.traderjoes.com/ca/santa-maria/239/
- https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/santa-maria-bbq-restaurants/
- https://santamariavalley.com/blog/ksby-tv-showcases-santa-maria-bbq-landmark/