Campus Cards · a PointCast set on Tezos

Ten campuses.
A hundred and twenty places.

Twelve pixel-art place cards for each University of California campus, drawn from the places instead of the logos: the bluffs at Santa Barbara, the fog through the Golden Gate, the double-decker in Davis, the ring at Irvine, Royce's towers, Lake Yosemite, the citrus rows at Riverside, the cliffs at La Jolla, the N Judah up Parnassus, the redwoods at Santa Cruz. Every set has six common, three uncommon, two rare, and one legendary. All of it sits on one Tezos contract.

Unofficial. An independent PointCast art project about places. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the University of California or any campus. No university logos, seals, mascots, or marks are used.

Set 01 · Santa Barbara

Goleta & Isla Vista, where the campus runs out of land

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Storke Tower, Legendary card 01/12: The carillon tower at the middle of campus. You can find your way home by it. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Campus Point, Rare card 02/12: The bluff tip where the campus meets the channel. Surf check, then class. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Coal Oil Point, Rare card 03/12: Dunes and a slough at the west end of Isla Vista. Small shorebirds nest here; walk around them. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. The Lagoon, Uncommon card 04/12: A tidal lagoon the campus wraps around. Herons stand very still in it. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. Del Playa Sunset, Uncommon card 05/12: Every backyard on the ocean side ends at a cliff. Everyone faces west at the same time. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. The Islands, Uncommon card 06/12: On a clear day the Channel Islands sit on the horizon like they were painted there. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Pardall Tunnel, Common card 07/12: The bike tunnel between Isla Vista and campus. Ring your bell on the way in. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. The Roundabout, Common card 08/12: Bike traffic circles. Counterclockwise, no stopping, trust the flow. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Ten Thousand Bikes, Common card 09/12: Racks outside every lecture hall at ten to the hour. Remember where you locked it. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Goleta Pier, Common card 10/12: A long wooden pier past the slough. Fishing lines, pelicans, a slow walk back. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. The Santa Ynez, Common card 11/12: The mountains behind everything. They turn pink for about four minutes at dusk. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Marine Layer, Common card 12/12: Mornings start grey. By noon it burns off and the whole coast shows up. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 02 · Berkeley

The East Bay, where the hills look straight out through the Golden Gate

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Sather Tower, Legendary card 01/12: The campanile. The bells play at noon and you can hear them from half of town. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Sather Gate, Rare card 02/12: The bronze gate on the old south edge of campus. Everyone walks through it eventually. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. The Bay from Above, Rare card 03/12: Climb the fire trails at sunset and the whole bay lines up, bridge and all. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Sproul Steps, Uncommon card 04/12: The steps where people have been standing up to speak since 1964. Bring something to say. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. The Greek Theatre, Uncommon card 05/12: An open-air amphitheater in the eucalyptus. The stone seats stay warm after dark. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Memorial Glade, Uncommon card 06/12: The big lawn in front of the library. Blankets, frisbees, one person actually studying. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Strawberry Creek, Common card 07/12: A creek runs right through campus under little footbridges. Stop and listen for it. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Eucalyptus Grove, Common card 08/12: Very tall trees on the west side of campus. The air smells like cough drops. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Telegraph Avenue, Common card 09/12: Records, tie-dye, vendor tables, a slice of pizza. Four blocks that never quite close. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Downtown BART, Common card 10/12: The train under Shattuck. Twenty-some minutes to the city, less if you run the stairs. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. Tilden Carousel, Common card 11/12: Up in the park above the hills, an old carousel keeps going around. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Fog at the Gate, Common card 12/12: Late afternoon the fog pours in through the Golden Gate like it has somewhere to be. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 03 · Davis

Davis, where the valley is flat enough to ride anywhere

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. The Quad, Legendary card 01/12: The big lawn in the middle of campus, under old shade trees. Bikes stream around it like water around a rock. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. The Arboretum, Rare card 02/12: A long, slow waterway lined with oaks. Walk it early and the geese have the place to themselves. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Double-Decker Bus, Rare card 03/12: A red double-decker rolls down a shady Davis street. Ride up top and wave at the bikes. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Farmers Market, Uncommon card 04/12: Saturday morning in the park: peaches, peppers, bread, a band, and everyone you know from class. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. Mondavi Center, Uncommon card 05/12: At dusk the big glass lobby glows like a lantern. Somebody inside is tuning up. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Class Change, Uncommon card 06/12: The hour turns and the bike paths fill edge to edge. Signal, hold your line, keep pedaling. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. The Water Tower, Common card 07/12: Tall and plain, it pokes up over the trees. Handy when you forget which way you parked your bike. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. The Dairy, Common card 08/12: Out at the edge of campus the cows are up before class. You smell the barns before you see them. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Tomato Harvest, Common card 09/12: Late summer, the trucks roll past heaped red with tomatoes. The whole road smells like it. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Orchard Bloom, Common card 10/12: Late winter the orchards go white almost overnight, with mustard gold between the rows. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. Valley Sunset, Common card 11/12: Nothing in the way for miles. The sky gets the whole show and the sun takes its time going down. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Fog Ride, Common card 12/12: Some winter mornings the fog sits down on the valley and stays. Ride slow and follow the path. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 04 · Irvine

Orange County, where the campus is a ring drawn around a park

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Aldrich Park, Legendary card 01/12: The park at the center of the ring. Every building faces it, so every walk crosses it. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Langson Library, Rare card 02/12: A concrete library from the early campus, all deep windows and shade. The upper floors go very quiet. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. San Joaquin Marsh, Rare card 03/12: Ponds and cattails right next to campus. Herons stand in the shallows like they are waiting on something. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Crystal Cove, Uncommon card 04/12: Old wooden beach cottages tucked under the bluff down the coast. The sun goes down right in front of them. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. The Back Bay, Uncommon card 05/12: A wide estuary between the bluffs, mud flats and marsh. Walk the loop at low tide and count egrets. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Concrete Modern, Uncommon card 06/12: The first buildings are sculpted concrete with deep sunshades. At night they look like the future did once. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Ring Mall, Common card 07/12: The walkway that loops the park. Go the long way around and you still get where you meant to go. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Eucalyptus Rows, Common card 08/12: Long lines of windbreak trees left from ranch days. They creak a little when the afternoon wind comes up. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Purple Sidewalks, Common card 09/12: Late spring the jacarandas turn purple, and then the sidewalks under them turn purple too. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. The Bike Trails, Common card 10/12: Trails slip under the big roads, so you can ride a long way before you ever wait for a light. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. The Open Hills, Common card 11/12: Golden hills kept open at the edge of town. Early on, the marine layer fills the flats below you. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Low Tide, Common card 12/12: When the water pulls back: anemones, snails, a crab that saw you first. Look, then leave it be. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 05 · Los Angeles

Westwood, red brick on a hill between the mountains and the ocean haze

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Royce Hall, Legendary card 01/12: Two brick towers over the quad. Everyone takes the same photo from the lawn, and it is always worth it. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Powell Library, Rare card 02/12: Royce’s partner across the quad. Step inside, look up at the ceiling, then find a seat. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Janss Steps, Rare card 03/12: The long brick stairway up to the old heart of campus. Count them once, then never again. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Inverted Fountain, Uncommon card 04/12: The water falls in instead of shooting up. Sit on the rim and listen to it tumble. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. Sculpture Garden, Uncommon card 05/12: A shady lawn on the north side of campus. Take the long way to class through it. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Botanical Garden, Uncommon card 06/12: A green ravine tucked into a corner of campus. Tall trees, running water, instant quiet. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Westwood Village, Common card 07/12: The old movie palace tower glows over the village. A premiere some nights, a late show most others. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Jacaranda Season, Common card 08/12: In late spring the trees go purple, and so do the sidewalks, and so do your bike tires. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Sunset Boulevard, Common card 09/12: It bends along the north edge of campus. After dark the headlights trace every curve. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Santa Ana Afternoon, Common card 10/12: Some autumn days the wind blows in from the desert. Hot, dry, and the hills look close enough to touch. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. The View West, Common card 11/12: From the top of the hill the sky goes gold to the west, where the ocean hides in the haze. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. The Arcades, Common card 12/12: Brick arches between classes. The afternoon sun lays their shadows down the walkway. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 06 · Merced

the east edge of the valley, where the grassland runs out to the Sierra

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Lake Yosemite, Legendary card 01/12: The lake just past the edge of campus. Early in the morning it holds the whole sky. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Vernal Pools, Rare card 02/12: Winter rain fills shallow pools in the grassland. In spring they bloom in rings, yellow and white. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. The Sierra, Clear Day, Rare card 03/12: After a winter storm the air clears and the snowy Sierra lines up along the east. Look while it lasts. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Almond Bloom, Uncommon card 04/12: Late winter the orchards go white all at once. Petals blow across the road like a slow snow. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. Tule Fog, Uncommon card 05/12: Some winter mornings the valley disappears. A fence post, a pair of headlights, then nothing. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Cattle on the Range, Uncommon card 06/12: Cattle graze the open rangeland near campus. They keep the grass short and rarely look up. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Shade Walks, Common card 07/12: New buildings, wide walkways, shade overhead. By afternoon you learn to walk from shadow to shadow. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. The Road In, Common card 08/12: A long straight road out from town past fields and ditches. Then the campus shows up all at once. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Merced River, Common card 09/12: Cottonwoods, gravel bars, slow green water. The cool place to be when the valley heat sets in. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Big Valley Sky, Common card 10/12: Nothing out here to stop it. The sky runs all the way down to the fields. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. Toward Yosemite, Common card 11/12: Head east and the road starts climbing into the foothills. The granite is somewhere up ahead. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Valley Stars, Common card 12/12: Out past the last streetlight it gets properly dark. The crickets keep going until morning. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 07 · Riverside

Riverside & the Box Springs, where the old groves meet the hot dry hills

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. The Bell Tower, Legendary card 01/12: The carillon at the middle of campus. When it plays, the whole place slows down to listen. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. The Citrus Rows, Rare card 02/12: Row after row of citrus trees, sweet to sour, kept on campus like a living library. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. The Mission Inn, Rare card 03/12: A rambling old hotel downtown, all arches, bells and domes. At the holidays it glows. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Box Springs, Uncommon card 04/12: Brown boulder hills right behind campus. Take water, go early, and watch the town come up. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. Botanic Gardens, Uncommon card 05/12: Paths wind up into the hills past cactus, agave and sage. Hummingbirds work the flowers. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Mount Rubidoux, Uncommon card 06/12: A granite hill at the edge of downtown. People walk it at sunrise and catch their breath on top. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Victoria Avenue, Common card 07/12: A long old parkway lined with palms, running out past the groves. Best on a bike, early. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Santa Ana Winds, Common card 08/12: The dry wind comes down off the passes. The sky goes sharp blue and every palm leans one way. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Inland Summer, Common card 09/12: Afternoons get hot out here. Find a shade tree, a sprinkler, or the coolest room you know. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. The Packing House, Common card 10/12: Oranges once left town in wooden crates, each one with a bright painted label on the end. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. The Parent Navel, Common card 11/12: An old navel orange tree behind a little fence at a busy corner. A lot of groves trace back to it. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Evening Freight, Common card 12/12: Long freight trains roll through town at all hours. You can count the cars, or just wave. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 08 · San Diego

La Jolla, where the mesa ends in sandstone and the Pacific does the rest

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Geisel Library, Legendary card 01/12: Concrete and glass stacked wide at the top, up in the eucalyptus. The lights stay on late for finals. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Scripps Pier, Rare card 02/12: A long research pier walking straight out into the Pacific. The pelicans treat it as theirs. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Torrey Pines, Rare card 03/12: Wind-bent pines on crumbling sandstone bluffs. You hear the surf long before you see it. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. The Gliderport, Uncommon card 04/12: The sea breeze hits the cliffs and lifts straight up. Bright wings hang there like kites. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. La Jolla Cove, Uncommon card 05/12: Sea lions sprawled across the warm rocks, barking about nothing. You smell them first. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Mesa Eucalyptus, Uncommon card 06/12: Tall pale trunks in long rows across the mesa. Bark peels off in ribbons underfoot. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Tide Pools, Common card 07/12: Low tide opens little windows in the rock. Anemones, a crab, a star. Look, do not touch. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Black's Beach, Common card 08/12: A long walk down below the cliffs. The surfers are already out, waiting on the next set. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. The Trolley, Common card 09/12: The trolley glides along its raised track through campus. Downtown without a parking space. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. June Gloom, Common card 10/12: The marine layer rolls in grey and soft and stays till noon. Bring a sweatshirt to the beach. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. Library Walk, Common card 11/12: The long walk up the middle of campus, club tables on both sides, the library at the end. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Sunset, La Jolla, Common card 12/12: Everyone stops what they are doing to watch the sun go into the ocean. Some people clap. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 09 · San Francisco

A hill in the fog above the park, and a newer campus down by the bay

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. Parnassus Heights, Legendary card 01/12: Buildings stacked up a steep hillside, with the big tower on the ridge above, half in the fog. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. Sutro Tower in Fog, Rare card 02/12: Some evenings only the top of the tower pokes out, like a ship sailing on the fog. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Mission Bay, Rare card 03/12: The newer campus down by the water. Glass buildings, wide walks, and the bay right there. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. Mount Sutro Forest, Uncommon card 04/12: A eucalyptus forest right above campus. Trails, ferns, and fog dripping off the leaves. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. The N Judah, Uncommon card 05/12: The streetcar stops at the foot of the hill and keeps going all the way to the ocean. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. Night Shift Windows, Uncommon card 06/12: Late at night the windows stay lit on the hill. Someone is always awake, looking after someone. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. Inner Sunset, Common card 07/12: Cafes, noodle shops and fog on Irving Street, just down the hill from campus. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Golden Gate Park, Common card 08/12: The park starts a few blocks down the hill. Big trees, quiet lakes, and room to think. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. Fog Rolling In, Common card 09/12: Summer afternoons the fog climbs in from the ocean and swallows the houses one row at a time. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Hillside Stairways, Common card 10/12: Stairs instead of streets where the hill gets too steep. Gardens on both sides, a view at the top. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. Ocean Beach, Common card 11/12: Ride the streetcar to the end of the line and there is the whole Pacific, cold and loud. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Library Window, Common card 12/12: Heads down in the reading room, while outside the window the fog moves over the treetops. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Set 10 · Santa Cruz

a campus built inside a redwood forest, with the bay laid out below

Compiled · awaiting origination

  1. The Redwoods, Legendary card 01/12: The campus is built inside a redwood forest. The buildings sit between the trunks like they asked first. 01/12Legendary5 max · 10 ꜩ
  2. The Great Meadow, Rare card 02/12: A long grass slope near the entrance. Walk up it, turn around, and the whole bay is waiting. 02/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  3. Steamer Lane, Rare card 03/12: The point break below the little lighthouse. Lean on the cliff rail and count the sets. 03/12Rare25 max · 3 ꜩ
  4. The Lime Kilns, Uncommon card 04/12: Old stone kilns tucked in the trees, left from the ranch days. Moss has taken over the work. 04/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  5. The Quarry, Uncommon card 05/12: An old limestone quarry, now a place to gather. The pale rock walls hold the afternoon sun. 05/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  6. The Boardwalk, Uncommon card 06/12: A seaside amusement park on the beach. The wooden coaster rattles and everyone screams on cue. 06/12Uncommon100 max · 1 ꜩ
  7. The Old Barns, Common card 07/12: Weathered ranch buildings by the entrance, from when this whole hill was a ranch. 07/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  8. Ravine Bridges, Common card 08/12: Ravines cut through campus, so the paths cross them on footbridges. Look down: ferns, then more ferns. 08/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  9. The Farm, Common card 09/12: Rows of vegetables and flowers on the lower slope. Someone is always kneeling in the dirt. 09/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  10. Deer at Dawn, Common card 10/12: Early morning, deer graze the meadow like they own it. Give them room and they barely look up. 10/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  11. The Wharf, Common card 11/12: A long wooden wharf out over the bay. Sea lions bark from the beams underneath. 11/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ
  12. Redwood Fog, Common card 12/12: Fog climbs the hill from the bay and settles in the trees. Everything goes quiet and damp. 12/12Commonopen edition · 0.5 ꜩ

Rarity

Four tiers, priced by how many can exist.

TierCards per setEditionMint
Common6open0.5 ꜩ
Uncommon3100 max per card1 ꜩ
Rare225 max per card3 ꜩ
Legendary15 max per card10 ꜩ

A complete set is one of every card. Each campus can only ever have five complete sets, because its legendary caps at five.

The ten

One set per campus, all ten.

  1. 01 Santa Barbara set 01 · Goleta & Isla Vista
  2. 02 Berkeley set 02 · Berkeley & the East Bay Hills
  3. 03 Davis set 03 · Davis
  4. 04 Irvine set 04 · Irvine
  5. 05 Los Angeles set 05 · Westwood
  6. 06 Merced set 06 · Merced
  7. 07 Riverside set 07 · Riverside
  8. 08 San Diego set 08 · La Jolla
  9. 09 San Francisco set 09 · Parnassus Heights
  10. 10 Santa Cruz set 10 · Santa Cruz

How it works

One contract, every campus.

  • Each card is an FA2 token on Tezos mainnet. Token ids run in set order, twelve per campus: Santa Barbara is 0 through 11, Berkeley 12 through 23, and so on to Santa Cruz at 108 through 119.
  • Mint takes a card id and a quantity, up to ten at a time, at the card's price. Caps are enforced on chain.
  • Every card is registered when the contract is created. Anything added later, like a second season, comes in closed until it is ready.
  • The art is original pixel painting generated from one data file, animated SVG with a PNG twin, released CC0.