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
