Chaap Issue 2 2 | Page 17

Do you strive to be unique in your creative endeavors ? How would you define your style in one line ?
Of course I guess we all do
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To be honest I am still figuring out my own style . It ’ s not that easy . But I use to doodle creatures , funny , dark and creepy illustrations . My illustrations
are based on concepts usually . I guess my style is kind of Dark and humorous .
Has rejection ever affected your creative process ?
Client work usually affects the creative process if you work like your client wants you to work and almost every client wants us to work like them . So may be instead of rejection I personally think that
it mainly affects the creative process . Rejection is a kind of challenge , so we work hard , generate new ideas , and brainstorm more for it . So that ’ s fun I guess .
What is your favorite accomplishment ?
Teaching is something which gives me a lot of satisfaction . When I look at my students ’ assignments and their progress that feeling is so amazing Alhumdolillah .
Zulfiqar Sajid is a professional graphic designer . He completed his bachelors from the department of visual studies in 2016 from the University of Karachi . He is currently working as an Illustrator and Animator and also teaching Animation in Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture . From the past 8 years , he has been learning and gaining experience through freelance projects while establishing his startup venture , J-axis , which designs concept learning games and animations to educate kids in the modern world .
How would you define 2020 in 3 words ? Like Never before How has your work been affected in 2020 ?
To be honest Alhumdolillah I have worked more during the pandemic as everyone was doing work from home and I am doing this work from home thing since I started working so I was very comfortable with it . But obviously we
were all in a different state of mind so that affects me as well but Alhumdolillah I am very thankful to Allah that I was doing fine in this situation as well in terms of work .
However , online teaching was a completely new experience for all of us which is kind of tough but I enjoyed it and I feel it ’ s really good but there is something missing in it , may be the human interaction which is very important that ’ s why I felt that I am not doing justice with my students so I tried harder to teach them properly and with the same energy I have in a physical class
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