Inspiration of My Idea

I got the idea for my assignment when i was in my room. I saw a box underneath my bed with balloons and teddy bear on it. It gave me the idea of a gift box because back in Iran every time i attend a birthday party i would always buy a present box to make my birthday gift look presentable. It is also less fussy compare to wrapping the present with a present paper. Not just for birthdays but whenever we get a gift for someone for any celebration it would be in a gift box. So this habit of ours just gave me the idea of gift boxes for a birthday card.
Balloons at parties makes the whole celebration colorful and alive. It was at almost every birthday party that i attended and it does set the mood for a great party and celebration.

FINAL WORK

Birthday Text Design

For the text part I came up with 3 balloons for the background to add a birthday mood to the text using ellipse tool then i made the balloons look 3d using EFFECT>3D>Revolve and then for the strings i used ARC TOOL, and for the text i choose VINER HAND ITC font

Final Step

And for the final part i combined the whole thing together and i used different colors and i used the type tools to arrange the words on the boxes.

Step 5

Next step is another open present box with the confetti and minor fireworks. I used pen tool to create the box and brush tools for the confetti es and fireworks

Step 4

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

For the step i create another gifts box using pen tool and EFFECT>3D>EXTRUDE & Bevels and then i create another square using the same tool as latter to make the door of the gift box and for the next part i used the Line Segment Tool to highlight selected corners to separate the door and box. and then i create the ribbon using pen tool with the liner gradient and then create the bow using pen tool and MESH TOOL to highlight the ribbon.

Step 3

Part 1

For the next step i create 2 different types of square inside of each using Rectangle tool and then i selected on OBJECT>BLEND>BLEND OPTION>MAKE to make the square look blended.

Part 5

And then for the final part i combine those together.

Part 3 & 4

Then i drew another square using Pen Tool and did the same steps as i did with the other gift boxes to make it look 3d and for the ribbon part i used the pen tool and also convert anchor point tool to make the corner point smooth

Part 2

Next to create a shadow under the gift box i Selected on EFFECT>STYLIZE>DROP SHADOW

Step 2

Part 1

For the next step i create the square using pen tool with Radial Gradient and then i selected EFFECT>3D>EXTRUDE & BEVEL to make the box look 3d

Part 5

And for the final step i combined those ribbons with the gift box.

Part 4

And then i create the top of the ribbon using Pen Tool with the yellow & Orange gradient then i right clicked on it and selected TRANSFORM>REFLECT to make another ribbon with a different angle.

Part 3

next i used the Pen Tool again to create the ribbon and then i right click on it and selected TRANSFORM>REFLECT to make another ribbon upside down.

Part 2

And then i used the Pen Tool to create the door of the gift box.

Introduction

Part 1

First I used Rectangle Tool to create a square and then i clicked on EFFECT>3D>Extrude & Bevel to make the 3d effect of the square.

My Chosen BD Card

This is my BD card that i wanna work on with....

History of Birthday

Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of the day of a person's birth. People in many cultures celebrate this anniversary. In some languages, the word for birthday literally translates as "anniversary". Birthdays are traditionally marked by celebrations including a birthday party or, in some particular cases, a right of transition

Birthday cake

The Birthday Cake is traditionally highly decorated, and typically covered with little candles when presented, the number of candles signifying the age of the celebrant. The person whose birthday it is may make a silent wish and then blow out the candles. After that, the person can open their presents. It is also common for the person celebrating their birthday to cut the initial piece of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a wedding cake.

Birthday cakes date back as far as the Middle Ages when the English would conceal symbolic items such as gold coins, rings and thimbles inside their cakes. Each item was associated with a prediction. For example, a person finding a gold coin in a birthday cake would supposedly become wealthy; a person discovering a thimble would never marry.

Sometimes special candles are substituted for the many individual candles in the shape of a numeral. For example, on the fifth birthday, there may be one candle on the cake in the shape of the numeral five, and on the fiftieth birthday there may be two candles on the cake, one in the shape of the numeral five followed by the other in the shape of the number zero.

Traditions

In addition to parties, it is common for people to receive gifts on their birthdays or suprise parties. However, sometimes it is expected of the person celebrating their birthday to treat their party guests instead; this varies depending on the local culture and may involve party gifts or other gestures.

In most English-speaking countries it is traditional to sing the song Happy Birthday To You to the honored person celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday songs are common worldwide. Similar songs exist in other languages such as "Zhu ni sheng ri kuai le" in Mandarin Chinese, "Lang zal hij/zij leven" in Dutch, "Õnne soovime Sul" in Estonian, "Zum Geburtstag Viel Glück" in German, "Nα ζήσεις και χρόνια πολλά " in Greek, "Que los cumplas feliz" or "Feliz cumpleaños a ti" in Spanish, "Parabéns a você" in Portuguese, "Maligayang Bati" in Filipino, "Sto lat" in Polish, "Lá Bhreithe Shona Duit" in Irish, "Ja må du leva" or "Med en enkel tulipan" in Swedish, "Joyeux Anniversaire" or "Bonne Fête" in French, "Tanti Auguri a te" in Italian and "Iyi ki dogdun, Mutlu Yillar Sana" in Turkish. “Tavalodet Mobarak” In Iran. This song is a common greeting used on birthdays, along with greeting cards and verbal greetings with messages such as "I wish you a Happy Birthday" or "Happy Birthday." In Denmark, aside from cards and songs, the Danish flag is often raised and used as decorations at birthday parties.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday)