When I was in high school, I was trying to understand the meaning of creativity. I have always been inclined towards art and design, but that was the time I was trying to make sense of the word ‘creative’. I did Google it, but I still couldn’t completely comprehend it.

At that time, my art teacher told me something that is still stuck with me.

Me: How do I think creatively?

Sir: Think Different.

Me: Different meaning? It’s too vague.

Sir: Think opposite!

‘Ulta socho’ is exactly what he said and to my kiddish mind, that was something that made proper literal sense. Even today when I am stuck with a problem, I just turn it around and give it this opposite spin and I do come up with a workable solution.

I am not sure how it works for others, but I do get some perspective whenever I think the opposite.

This work was created in Adobe Illustrator for iPad.

It has also been featured on Behance Illustrator Gallery.