Inspiration for my infographic

Below are some images that I have found inspiring as I have been sketching out my various infographics. I have also included a few images of the sketches I have made.

Growing Tomatoes ... What I need to know

I have been doing a lot of research on tomatoes some interesting things I have learned include: Tomatoes love the heat, however, like all plants they will wilt in too hot of weather. Tomatoes taste differently if they are grown in the shade vs. if they are grown in full sunlight. The variety of tomato can vary greatly and all tomatoes have different tastes from sweet to salty. Tomatoes also come in a variety of colors and sizes. The smaller cherry tomatoes typically do better in a potted setting than the larger variety of tomatoes.


The following information was found on these websites:

http://www.almanac.com/plant/tomatoes

http://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-tomatoes/

http://www.sunset.com/garden/fruits-veggies/how-to-grow-tomatoes-sunset-guide

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GOTHAM

I chose to report on the font Gotham because I was initially attracted to how intense it is.  The font is extremely impactful because of it’s bold, thick lines. Gotham would be classified as a geometric sans-serif. The font is commonly found on signs in cities because of it’s contemporary, modern aesthetic. Gotham is very legible, therefore it is the perfect candidate for quick headline reading or perfect for signage. The font is “somehow familiar”. It’s look is modern and classical at the same time. It’s design seems to transcend time and place, making it universally legible and understood.

information from: http://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/overview/

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The following is my revised font complete with uppercase letters and numerals. 

A few keywords I would use to describe this font would be Sharp - The font seems like it would poke you if you touched it, Contemporary - The font is extremely modern, Linear - the font only uses straight lines. Below is an image of my font along with images of the font with visual definitions of my keywords. I added text on top of images to reflect my keywords and allow for the viewer to understand the font in context. 

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The following two fonts are two fonts that I came up with and assigned keywords to. 

Keywords: Bendable - expresses the curves in the font, Natural - Represents the break between a curve and a straight line, Alternative - The font is a unique option that would differ from the norm.




Keywords: Layered - Relates to the way you could take away different layers of the letters and it would still be legible, Mysterious - The font seems to hold hidden meaning with it's different lines, Elastic - The letters in the font look like they would bounce if you dropped them on the ground.

The following font is the uppercase letters and the numerals for my final font. 

Keywords: Sharp - The font seems like it would poke you if you touched it, Contemporary - The font is extremely modern, Linear - the font only uses straight lines.

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For my first five font directions I was really inspired by thin fonts. I like the mix of a thick line with the thin font. It is interesting to see the stark contrast of a strong element with a thinner more submissive one. I came up with five different directions. I think I came up with a good mix of strong thick lined direction with a thin simpler direction.

Here are some inspiration images I pulled from the internet:

Here are the drawings I created:

After I drew the fonts I moved to Fontstruct. I was surprised by how difficult it was to use the application. I felt extremely limited in what I was able to do when it came to curves and diagonal lines. I experimented with the letters A, G and S