E-wallpaper

In this assignment we have to design an E-wallpaper for MMU FOM Open Day .


Following the steps how i design :


1st layer , A4 size paper , background color , i used with the Gradient Tool of purple to pink .

2nd , 3rd and 4th layer for MMU logo , TM logo & Tagline , i download these three logoes from the Internet . For the layers i changed to multiply style one by one .

5th , 6th and 7th layer are the photograph for MMU FOM building . Before it i took three photos from MMU campus and then edited all of them , for the photos are able to brighten and sharpen . I hold the Ctrl + M to change the channel of the photo , like RGB . After that i put all of them to the layer , by holding the Ctrl + T to change the shape of the photos .

Last layer is the text by using the Horizontal Type Tool . I put the words " Faculty of Management Open on March 21st , 2011 " inside the layer .

SO NOW , here is the final E-wallpaper

Description about the E-wallpaper :

Look at this wallpaper , maybe it is quite simple , but it is very easy to understand and the most attractive of the eyeball .

The theme is MMU FOM Open Day on March 21st 2011 . For the background color is seem more modern and romantic . There are Multimedia University logo , Telecom Malaysia logo and MMU's tagline inside the wallpaper .

For the photographs , two of them are MMU FOM buildings , the buildings are more modern and beautiful , and one of them is which a little grass growwing on the playground , it is not afraid any difficulty , like MMU is a very young university , it is still need to learn and develop to been strong and success . This is what i try to say .

Computer Graphics 2 ----- Fruit Face

The Computer Graphics 2's first assignment is design a Super Fruit Face by using selection tools . However Dr. Ken gave us the fruit elements as follows ...




Following the steps how i design :

1st layer i choose the coco-nuts as the head , i used the Quick Selection Tools , then copy it to the new file ...

2nd layer is hat ( mushroom ) , i used the Magnetic Lasso Tools , then by holding Ctrl + T , i changed the shape & size of the mushroom ...

3rd & 4th layers are eyes and eye balls ( carrot & purple grape ) by using the Elliptical Marquee Tools , then copy them to 2 ...

5th layer is nose ( mango ) by using the Magnetic Lasso Tools ...

6th layer ears ( orange ) by using the Magnetic Lasso Tools all the way , then copy it to 2 and holding Ctrl + T to change its shape and size ...

7th & 8th layers are mustache and mouth ( spinach & yangtao ) , i used the Pen Tools and the Elliptical Marquee Tools one by one , then copy the spinach to 2 , change the shape and size by holding Ctrl + T ...

9th layer is tie ( pear ) by using the Pen Tools , Image>Adjustment>Color Balance , the color has been changed to red , then holding the Ctrl + T to change its size ...

DONE ! Here is the final FRUIT FACE

Assignment 3 ----- Birthday Card

In this task we have to re-design a birthday card from web pictures and to add elements of local culture into the cards .


Here is the original picture :

Following the steps how i design :

The first layer , i used the Pen tool , put the Chinese words " 生日快乐" ( Happy Birthday ) inside . Then draw the shape of the English words " Happy Birthday " , i take the Chinese Cultrue --- Chinese Paper Cutting .

2nd layre , i also used the Pen tool to draw the shape of the riband , then make the color of pink to white by using Gradient tool .

3rd layer is the flowers , Pen tool all the way , then Gradient tool . Just copy to 3 .

4th layer , the main background color is pink , i used the Rectangle tool and put the color of pink inside , made the background pink and filled with the Gradient of white to pink .

The last layer is the Light Halo . I used the Flare tool to make the color more lighten .

SO NOW , here is the final Birthday Card

Description about the Birthday Card :

Chinese Paper Cutting ---

Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi (Chinese: 剪纸, jiǎn zhǐ) is the first type of papercutting design, since paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. The art form later spread to other parts of the world with different regions adopting their own cultural styles. Because the cut outs are also used to decorate doors and windows, they are sometimes referred to "chuāng huā" (窗花), meaning Window Flower.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_paper_cutting

Assignment 2 -- Festive Calendar

In this assignment, our task is to create a calendar based on a festive season like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and so on. In other words, we are to create a calendar based on the month the festival fall into. Because i'm a Chinese , of course i choice the CNY , and the CNY in February .

Following of the steps how i design :














Firstly i used Type tool , put the date and Chinese words " 新年快乐" ( Happy New Year ) inside . Then draw the shape and pattern of the flowers and acclamatory people were traced by using Pen tool .
Then , the traced festive lantern , festive firecracker and plum blossom using by Pen tool , the color of these shapes was edited one by one by using Selection tool and Eyedropper tool .
After that , draw 2010 with tiger figure , because this year called Tiger Year by Chinese .
Using by Gradient tool applied onto the 2010 tiger figure .
At the end , using the Rectangle tool , make the background red and filled with Gradient of orange to red .


SO NOW , here is the FINAL DESIGNED CALENDAR

Description about the Calendar :

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is commonly called "Lunar New Year", because it is based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve is known as chú xī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year


Chinese zodiac
Rat – 鼠 Ox – 牛 Tiger – 虎 Rabbit – 兔 Dragon – 龍 Snake – 蛇
Horse – 馬 Sheep – 羊 Monkey – 猴 Rooster – 鸡 Dog – 狗 Pig – 猪
The Sheng xiao (Chinese: 生肖; pinyin: shēngxiào), better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac (Chinese: 中国十二生肖; pinyin: zhōngguó shí èr shēngxiào), is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries besides mainland China and Taiwan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac

Computer Graphics Assignment 1 ( Logo Redesign )

We have to choose a known international logo to redesign by using Illustrator , and customise it to fit local culture or local settings . In other words , we are to recreate a company logo to fit the localise conditions .

So i chose FireFox which is free and open source web browser , FireFox is the famous by the second most widely used browser . Belowe is the original logo of FireFox .

Research and reference :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mozilla_Firefox

So coming up the question is how i can redesign for the logo FireFox ?!

Look at this logo FireFox , there is combination with a fox and an earth , because i'm from China , so i have to use my own culture in this logo . Hence , i did some research for several Chinese culture and found that Peking Opera suit the design most and able to represent Chinese culture at the same time .

I remained the original idea of the fox which is like the style of symbol , I applied the Peking Opera mask onto the design and replaced the earth icon . Besides , i also used colors which can be seen in most of the Chinese traditional design and also China National's Flag such as red and yellow .

So i came out with this idea and sketched it ...

Following of the steps how i redesign :

Firstly I used Ellipse Tools . By holding shift , I created a round shape for the Icon shape . A mask's photo was imported and the shape and the pattern of the design was traced by using Pen Tool . Mesh Tools was applied onto the round shape which i drew to create inner shadow effect . After that , the traced mask was moved and fit to the round shape by using Selection Tools . The color of the shapes in the mask icon was edited one by one by using Selection Tools , Gradient Tools , Mesh Tools and also Eyedropper Tools . The fox figure was traced by the same technique mentioned . When two element was done , I grouped the shapes in to two which is the fox and the mask icon .

Effect>Style>Drop Shadow has been applied on the fox figure . For the highlight of the mask icon , Ellipse Tools has been used to draw an oval and filled with Gradient of white to grey , opacity was set to 50% and the Blending mode is lighten .

SO NOW , here is the FINAL RE-DESIGNED LOGO

Description about the logo :

According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors .

The colors on the Chinese represent the folllowing :
Yellow - the color of the royal famliy

Orange - brilliance , harvest
Red - bravery , strength & valour . The red field also symbolizes the unity of the Chinese people .

Peking Opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years . Beijing Opera is the most significant of all operas in China , and it has a richness of repertoire , great number of artists and audiences , that give it a profound influence in China and plays a large role in Chinese culture . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_opera