Reason We Celebrate Birthdays:

Birthday parties came about because in Europe many years ago, it was thought that evil spirits were attracted to people on their birthday, so people would bring them good wishes to keep them away.

In Islam

In Islam, some Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars oppose birthdays. This stance stems from the Hadith which forbids the adoption of festivities and occasions of other religions or paganism into Islam.

Other Muslim scholars^{[citation needed]}, however, do allow celebration of the birthday of the prophet Muhammad, although it is important to note there is no basis for this exception either, that is, no evidence in the Qur'an or Hadith.

Birthday Celebrations from Malaysia

In Malaysia all birthday celebrations family members and friends gather together to enjoy food. They may sing along together or play musical instruments. Friends or relatives who visit give presents to the person celebrating their birthday or they may give an ang-bao. This is a small red packet filled with money. If relatives do not know what to buy, the money is a good present.

At about 16 when teenagers start to invite boys and girls to their parties there is lots of dancing and games to help find a partner. They often make up their own games so that everyone eventually finds their own partner. The trick is always to have the same numbers of boys and girls! At 18 birthdays are celebrated with family members or people may go to the movies with their boy/girlfriend. At 21 people usually have a big party.

At all birthday celebrations people have birthday cake with candles and they sing the Happy Birthday song in English, Chinese or Malay.

How birthday cake were develop :

The birthday cake has been an integral part of the birthday celebrations in Western cultures since the middle of the 19th century. Certain rituals and traditions, such as singing of birthday songs, associated with birthday cakes are common to many Western cultures. The Western tradition of adding lit candles to the top of a birthday cake originates in 18^th century Germany. However, the intertwining of cakes and birthday celebrations stretch back to the Ancient Romans. The development of the birthday cake has followed the development of culinary and confectionery advancement. As this technology improved, decorations gained importance and the appearance of birthday cakes became as important as its taste.^[1] While throughout most of Western history, these elaborate cakes in general were the privilege of the wealthy, birthday cakes are nowadays common to most Western birthday celebrations. Around the world many variations on the birthday cake, or rather the birthday pastry or sweets, exist.



web link :
http://www.birthdaycelebrations.net/traditions.htm
http://www.internetfamilyfun.com/holidays/birthday/birthdayfacts.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_cake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday

Assgment 3 : birthday card

This is my third assignment for COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1

BIRTHDAY CARD

I choose this card as the redesign card .



Steps in redesign the birthday card :







The first step that i do is creating a line on the A3 .








The second step is creating the background for the card . I use the rectangle shape and using a brush tool i create a heart shape on the background .











After that i started to create the cake by using pen tool . Im using a bit of
vector style to create the cake .











Then i decorate the cake with a marble candy . I use circle shape to create the marble candy and i use the gradient tool to make it more realistic . I create the candle by using pen tool .










After i have done all the decorating , i started to make the greeting section for the card i use the same way to create the background by using rectangle shape . I just play around with the colors so that the whole card blend in together .











The final step of creating the card is creating the words . For the front side of the card i use brush tool . In the greeting section i use the writing tool . By using a more like harmony font , the words can blend with the overall colors of the card . This is the final look of my redesign birthday card :D

assgment 2 : computer graphic

Second assignment for computer graphics ...

Hi ,
This is my second assignment for CG1 ..


For this assignment i need to create a calendar based on a festive season like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and so on. In other words, you are to create a calendar based on the month the festival fall into.


I choose Christmas festival ..
It is the day where Chirstian people celebrate an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.




Below i can show my work in step-by-step ...




I use Paintbrush tool (B) , i choose the chalk scribble brush for my work . i use green color for the leaf and brown for the stick .







Next i draw a Christmas candy cane by using the same tool but with different color . I use red and white base on the candy color .








I copy the candy that i have drawn by pressing CTRL and ALT . I put it on the tree as the decoration for the Christmas tree .







To add up the look of a decorated Chirstmas tree I draw a Chirstmas ball and still using the same tool . only this time i use yellow color for it .







I copy the Chirstmas ball that i have drawn by pressing CTRL and ALT . I repeat the same steps as i did with the Chirstmas candy cane only this time im using the Chirstmas ball .









Next step i draw a star to put on the top of the tree . Still using the same tool and using yellow color .









This time i dont need to copy the star . Just by using selection tool (V) i put the star on the pick of the tree .








This is the calendar look . It's not completed yet . Still in progress .

That is the steps for the calendar making . After this im going to show i do the rest of my calendar .

The Rought Sketche of My Redesigned Logo .

This is my rough sketch for my redesigned logo . I change the font of the writing on tho logo . Im using the classic font . Just to add a classic look on the redesigned logo . Also i have added a banner for the slogan of the Monon Coffee Company . I still using a circle shape for the logo because its like a trade mark for the logo and im plannig to use Malaysia national flag colours for the redesigned logo . Just to add a bit of local image . Beside is the image of the redesigned logo that i have drawn . Its still in progress to add colour and final touch .

Ideation For The Redesigned Logo .

The Commuter is a public train for local Malaysian . Its a way people connected from one place to other . In Malaysia , people go to work , school , and many other reason to use it . Its like in other country . Below is the image of the Commuter .















One other thing that i add is the coffee cup in front of the train in the logo . As u can see beside it uses the American style coffee cup . I change it into the classic Malaysian Kopitiam coffee cup . Below is the picture of the classic Malaysian coffee cup .

The Logo That I Choose .

The logo that i choose is Monon Coffee Company . Beside is the logo that i choose . Its a coffee n tea shop just like the well known Starbucks and Coffee Bean . Its stated in Indianapolis , Indiana , USA . I can't find the history of this coffee shop . This is the only information that i got from the web about it .