We live in a confusing era. Thanks to the most modern jobs, which can even be done from home, we should have much more free time for ourselves. And yet, we are busy all day, from here to there, without stopping for a single moment. Because when it’s not work, it’s the house, taking care of the kids, or our own free time, swallowed up by the demands of the system. Of course you have time for yourself… but you should use it to cook something healthy, to go to the gym, to dance or yoga classes. Even if you like watching series, such a common entertainment nowadays, society itself shows you the path towards what is interesting and what is not. Sure, the catalog of your trusted platform is very extensive and there is absolutely everything… but if you miss out on watching the fashion series, what are you going to talk about with your friends?
In 2003, the Internet had already become a fundamental part of many people’s lives. The network was taking advantage of the improvement in technologies and above all, in the greater speed and load capacity of the connections. If before we had to use slow 56 kbps modems to access web pages, the arrival of fiber was a huge qualitative leap. And it is that now we could not only load simple pages, but also share images, larger files and even videos. It’s not that twenty years ago connections were already like lightning, but at least we could access much larger documents, and that made it easier for the Internet to unfold in all its splendor. YouTube was still a couple of years away, but the forums were already full of videos that users wanted to share. And of course, porn was one of the most repeated topics in those Internet forums. In fact, experts always say that if it weren’t for pornography, the network would not have risen so fast in these two decades.
Technology has brought us wonderful advances that, as we are verifying in recent decades, have taken human beings beyond what they would have ever imagined, in all their facets. The creative has been one of those that has noticed the change the most, since we currently have at our disposal h digital tools that greatly facilitate the creation of art in all its forms, from music to cinema, passing by painting or photography. The computer programs that have been used for a long time are for many a wonderful help to be able to take their imagination and creativity further, although for others they are simply a way of cheating and simulating “talent” in those who don’t have it.
Within this type of program we find, for example, the famous Autotune, which is still a creative effect for the voice, through which you can tune anyone singing, although leaving an almost robotic effect on the voice. This type of program has created a lot of controversy, because there are those who think that they are destroying the efforts of true musicians to sing and improve more and more. The same goes for Photoshop , the go-to program for photo editing and creative design. This extremely powerful tool, launched by Adobe, allows us to create impressive effects, and also cover certain imperfections so that the photo on the cover of that magazine is perfect. Criticized and loved in equal measure, Photoshop remains an essential tool for photographers and designers, and its new versions continue to bring more than interesting new features.
Creativity is the ability to create and produce new and valuable things; it considers how the brain works to reach new conclusions and solve problems in an original way. This ability is something that can be learned and improved; it’s like a muscle that can be trained. This does not mean that it is something that can be “automated” because true creativity needs an element of spontaneity to develop. It is also based on knowledge, experience and practice. It can’t be calculated. There must always be an element of inspiration.
If you would like to open new paths and develop your creative capacity, here are five key principles that can help you.
According to an Apple leak, the expected iPhone 8 will recognize the facial features of the phone user and will be able to detect when he looks at it. When this happens, even if the user is not using it, the mobile device will automatically silence the notifications the user receives, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. As for facial identification, it will not work only when the phone is upright, but will also work when the device is in plan. However, in order to function correctly, the device must be placed at eye level or it must be tilted, with an angle that allows full recognition of the face.