Although it’s getting rarer these days, I sometimes come across people who ask me what exactly “DeviantArt” means. Before I begin to explain all the amazing things our community has to offer, they sometimes look at me sideways and say, "Deviant, eh? One of those websites..."
Most marketing experts would never name a site "DeviantArt," because the word "deviant" has multiple meanings that can be interpreted in different — not always positive — ways. Yet we are the greatest, most diverse art community in existence. Few branding agencies would ever make DeviantArt its infamous green/gray color. Yet we love it,
The DeviantArt Timeline entries from the past few months have discussed how we’re focusing on user experience for DeviantArt and ways to make the site more intuitive. In this journal, we'd like to kick off a discussion on another big design-related milestone: to improve the profile experience on the site, mobile web, and mobile apps.
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The DeviantArt Timeline entries from the past few months have discussed how we’re focusing on user experience for DeviantArt and ways to make the site more intuitive. In this journal, we'd like to kick off a discussion on another big design-related milestone: to improve th
‘Twas the night before Christmas on DeviantArt,
Not a paintbrush was stirring, and creators took heart.
The artists scrolled through Daily Deviations with care
Knowing kindred warm-fuzzies soon would be there.
Deviants were all swiping, all snug on their phones
While visions of inspiration across all time zones
Were zapped to their smart device, quick as can be,
At the tap of a button in a +Fav’ing spree!
When across the Interwebs there arose such a clatter,
I sprang to the Comments to see what was the matter,
“I’m bored,” the Journal wrote, “I’m on a long trip, too.
I don’t have my laptop, an
Celebrate DeviantArt's 15th Birthday! by Heidi, journal
Celebrate DeviantArt's 15th Birthday!
As DeviantArt enters its 15th year on the Internet, we want to take a moment before blowing out our candles to thank the community for allowing us the honor of hosting the site that you call your home for art. After all, it's the community's 15th birthday, too, and in the past few months, we've been making it our top priority to share with you our plans for the future, celebrate the successes of our past, and look to you for guidance on how best we can serve each of you while entering this new phase of DeviantArt's existence.
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As DeviantArt enters its 15th year on the Internet, we want to take a moment bef
Introducing the Timeline of DeviantArt! by Heidi, journal
Introducing the Timeline of DeviantArt!
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Introducing the Timeline of DeviantArt!
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Good morning Callisto VIII...
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DeviantArt.com will celebrate its 15th birthday in August 2015. While many online communities have come and gone during the last decade and a half, DeviantArt remains because of our passionate and committed community. In that time, we've celebrated many milestones, and it became apparent we were in need of a place to share our victories and our challenges. And since we want to move toward more complete transparency with the community, what better time to also showcase
Is fan fiction art? Those who make a hobby from reading stories based on characters or settings from original works have all said the same exact sentence at some point in their fan fiction travels: "Fan fiction is better than many published books I've read."
I know what you're thinking, and it's probably partly my fault for this journal’s title. Depending on your cup of tea, fan fiction as a genre gets either a bad rap for tending to have romantic/erotic themes or has the best romantic/erotic themes. Let's just get that out of our systems for a second. Adult things exist on the Internet, and when you don't need to worry about "real
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“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”The Dark Knight
A DeviantArt & Wattpad Challenge
March 6 to April 6for ages 13–17
When you think about it, any hero could become a villain, and any villain, a hero. It wouldn’t take much. A small change, a tiny twist of fate, a white suit or a red lightsaber, and things could be completely different.
What would cause the Joker and Batman to reverse roles? For an ogre to become a prince, Maleficent to switch places with Sleeping Beauty, Katniss Everdeen to become a tyrannical l
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Please join me in thanking SingingFlames (https://www.deviantart.com/singingflames) for her time and efforts during her term as a Community Volunteer, representing the Fan Fiction and Literature communities!
Thank you SingingFlames (https://www.deviantart.com/singingflames), we love you! :heart:
Artists on Writers - No. 4, Gabriel Garcia Marquez by techgnotic, journal
Artists on Writers - No. 4, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Spectre of Magical Realism Comes to TexasGabriel García Márquez
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When he died last April at age 87, he had for a half century been a candidate for “world’s greatest living writer.”
Author of short stories and novels, including his masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, he received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1972 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in Literature in 1982. He was a fierce critic of the United States and had a friend in admirer Fidel Castro, with whom he sometimes shared notes on his works-in-progress. He was banned
Please join me in welcoming LiliWrites (https://www.deviantart.com/liliwrites) and TheMaidenInBlack (https://www.deviantart.com/themaideninblack) to the Community Volunteer team! Both of these ladies will be helping to represent the literature community. Take a minute and go say hello :wave:
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