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Tune into the voice of the community by checking out deviantART's Journal Portal. Join the conversation by browsing, adding faves, and leaving comments, or submit your own Journal to let your voice be heard.

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How has your week been? Tell us through artwork using the new Journal editor.

How to Participate


Simply post a Journal entry with three deviations that represent your week (or your week to come).
  1. Start a new Journal entry
  2. Using the new "Add Media" sidebar, search deviantART for three deviations that represent your week and then place them in your Journal (for example, if you went on a date this week, one of your deviations might depict two people having dinner).
  3. At the end of your Journal, add a link back to this Journal by copy and pasting the following text:
    "This was MyWeekThroughArt. How was yours?"
  4. Title your Journal "MyWeekThroughArt" and submit it!


Examples





Browse MyWeekThroughArt Journals »




In our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.

What's New


Undiscovered (Beta): Unearthing Quality Art

Each day, hundreds of thousands of pieces of art are submitted to deviantART. As more and more artists join, create, and share their work, it becomes easy for high quality art to miss its chance to stand out and be seen. 

Our new browse mode, Undiscovered, aims to bring new, high quality artwork to the foreground.



The New Way To Write Journals

Writing a Journal is easier than ever with the new Write a Journal Entry page. Add formatting, artwork, files, Journal Skins, and emoticons to your Journal for a more dynamic journal creation experience!

Read more »


Notifications for Commissions

A new set of notifications have been added to the Message Center to bring more exposure to artists offering Commissions! 



Change Log

  • Clicking on a username inside the "Who faved this?" modal would open that deviant's Profile inside of the modal. Fixed by $muteor
  • The "Give Points" modal would stretch in Firefox and not display properly. Fixed by $inazar
  • For Internet Explorer users, the "Send Note" modal on Profile Pages was briefly broken. Fixed by $shahyarg
  • The "Submit to group" modal stayed open when using browser back button and going to previous deviation page. Fixed by $muteor
  • Chat failed to load for a short period. Fixed by $shahyarg
  • Selecting multiple categories when setting up a Channel would generate an incorrect search query. Fixed by $DEVlANT
  • Clicking a thumbnail in the footer would display an error before loading the deviation page. Fixed by $muteor
  • The order of examples included in a Commission would change when saved. Fixed by $adahacker
  • The Website Button was removed because of its lack of use. Removed by $shadowhand
  • When updating a Journal in the Journal Portal, selecting "Notify your deviantWATCHERs" did not work. Fixed by $randomduck
  • Social widgets in Journals did not work when those Journals were reached using the "Next" or "Previous" buttons. Fixed by $shadowhand
  • Banned users would encounter unhelpful error messages when attempting to install widgets. Fixed by $adahacker

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  • In rare situations, mostly due to browser incompatibilities, the Fill tool could behave incorrectly when watching a Redraw. Reported by ~MangaDeity99 and fixed by $mudimba

Sta.sh / Submit


  • An extra "Upload" button would appear in Sta.sh. Fixed by $drommk
  • When opening the Schedule menu, people would sometimes see NaN instead of the date, and scheduling wouldn't work properly. Fixed by $kouiskas
  • The layout of the Submit page was broken for iPhones and iPads. Fixed by $kouiskas
  • Duplicate tabs would appear when refusing to accept the Terms of Service. Fixed by $kouiskas
  • For some deviation types, first-time submitters were being asked to accept the Terms of Service, even if they already had. Fixed by $drommk
  • The category preview panel wouldn't clear when going to or from certain categories. Fixed by $drommk
  • Some users would get an alert mentioning fatal errors when trying to submit to Groups. Fixed by $kouiskas

Sta.sh Writer


  • The toolbar was widened slightly for a cleaner layout. Fixed by $inazar
  • Pasting markup into Writer could become a potential XSS vector. Fixed by $Alisey
  • Pressing Tab to jump from a Sta.sh comment to the "Submit Comment" button did not work. Fixed by $inazar
  • When previewing a comment, the comment box view did not resize if the window was resized. Fixed by $inazar
  • The Preview button in the toolbar did not always reflect the correct state. Fixed by $inazar
  • When previewing a comment in Sta.sh, the "Close Preview" button overlapped with the scrollbar. Fixed by $inazar
  • The conversation sidebar would not display at all if only some of its contents failed to load. Fixed by $inazar
  • Browsing away from a Sta.sh item would not reset the sidebar. Fixed by $inazar
  • Clicking into a comment box at the bottom of the page would expand the Writer toolbar and sidebar off the bottom of the screen. Fixed by $inazar

Your Feedback


Thank you for the feedback left on last week's Site Update! Here's some of what you had to say:
  • Deviants were pleased with the launch of Multi-Submit and Scheduled Submit. Some deviants mentioned that they would like these tools to be open to everyone, while others said that they feel they are good Premium Member features.
  • Deviants were positive about the new Ideas Forum. We are still actively reading through and analyzing suggestions, but we encourage you to continue to use the new forum, or try it out if you haven't done so yet!
  • Responses to the Discuss topic varied. Some deviants said that they don't use mobile apps when creating art, while others mentioned frequently using them to create. Some of the apps that deviants mentioned include Sketchbook Pro, ArtRage, Procreate, and Art Studio for iOS.

Discuss!

The New Journal Writer
Have you given the new Write a Journal Entry page a try? If so, what do you like about it? Do you prefer to use rich-text, or do you switch to HTML mode? What features do you find most useful, when writing a Journal?


Lightbulb Have a suggestion, idea, or feedback? Leave a comment on this article!
Lightbulb Want to keep track of known issues? Check out our Status Forum!
:bug: Find a bug? Report it to the Help Desk(Be as detailed as possible!)

The New Way to Write Journals

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 4:46 PM


Writing a Journal is easier than ever with the new Write a Journal Entry page. Add formatting, artwork, files, Journal Skins, and emoticons to your Journal for a more dynamic journal creation experience!

What's New

  • Rich-text formatting is supported! You can use familiar keyboard shortcuts or Sta.sh Writer's rich-text toolbar for a simple, straightforward experience when formatting your text.
    • For deviants who prefer to use HTML, you can still type your HTML as usual, or you can turn off the rich-text by switching to HTML Mode from the Edit menu!
  • Make your Journal more engaging without having to work harder! Use Sta.sh Writer's sidebar to easily add deviations and files from your Sta.sh into your Journal!
    • Premium Members can also improve their Journal by adding a custom Journal Skin using the Style section of the sidebar.
  • Use the Emoticons tab of the sidebar to explore and add a combination of official and community-created emoticons to your Journal!
  • Save an unfinished draft of your Journal to your Sta.sh or open an unfinished Journal draft from the File menu in the toolbar!
  • Create, customize, and submit your Journal, all from one page, all in one step.

Try it out! Visit the Write a Journal Entry page!


Wednesday: Winners Announced!

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 4:51 PM


We're coming to you on a special Wednesday to bring you the winners of the Dangerous Escape contest. Since tomorrow will be full of Olympic events, we wanted to get you the winners in advance!

Our top six winners who chose pieces that best exemplify dangerous escapes are:




Congratulations! You should be receiving your Points within the next 24 hours.

Remember, our first clue in the #PremiumMembers vs. #deviant365 Olympics will be released at midnight! Be one of the first five to identify the location of the piece based on the clue, send a note to the group with the location, and you could win Points and prove once and for all that #PremiumMembers is the best group of them all! :strong:


Friday: Clue 3 Released!

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 8:00 PM


Edit: We have our winners!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the first ever #PremiumMembers v. #deviant365 Olympics! The final decision of who won is still to be decided, but I can say that Premium Members gave a tough fight. Great job everyone! :strong:

Our winners are:
First piece:

Second piece:

Third piece:

And, special congratulations to these deviants who found more than one piece or all three!



The original journal can be found below!

The finish line is in sight! The last clue is here, and it's all up to you now. :la:

A deviation has been stolen from the Sta.sh archives of deviantART, and both #PremiumMembers and #deviant365 are racing to find all three pieces to bring it back together! Whichever team creates the finalized piece first will win!

Your final clue to finding the deviant hiding the third piece:

The last clue is hidden by a deviant of many names
An electrical primate, now an animated fan
He lets you know every week what's new with deviantART
Find this last clue to secure your team's win!

Once you find the piece, send a note to #PremiumMembers with the image of the piece, and the name of the deviant who hid it.

Remember, whichever official group wins the best out of three rounds will gain bragging rights for all of their members, and will display their dominance for the next month. In addition, the 15 members of each group who reply first will receive 400 Points a piece! (You may enter as many times as you'd like, but you can only win once.) Want more information? Check out this journal

Got it? Good! Now, go search! :eager:


Thursday: Clue 2 Released!

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 5:00 PM


Awesome job so far, guys! We've had two Premium Members correctly find two of the pieces so far. There's still an opportunity to win 400 Points by searching for the first piece, or try your luck at finding the next piece using the clue below! Remember, you're looking for a puzzle-piece shaped clue, hidden by the deviant who corresponds to the clue. If you think you know the deviant, search their entire profile and see if you can spot it!

A deviation has been stolen from the Sta.sh archives of deviantART, and both #PremiumMembers and #deviant365 are racing to find all three pieces to bring it back together! Whichever team creates the finalized piece first will win!

Your second clue to finding the deviant hiding the second piece:

You'll need your best Poker Face for this next clue
And a knowledge of all things deviantART related
So if you know this super deviant
Find this clue hiding down under!


Once you find the piece, send a note to #PremiumMembers with the image of the piece, and the name of the deviant who hid it.

Remember, whichever official group wins the best out of three rounds will gain bragging rights for all of their members, and will display their dominance for the next month. In addition, the 15 members of each group who reply first will receive 400 Points a piece! (You may enter as many times as you'd like, but you can only win once.) Want more information? Check out this journal.

Got it? Good! Now, go search! :eager:

Thursday: Clue 1 Released!

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 12:00 AM


The #deviant365 v. #PremiumMembers Olympics are now in full swing! The first clue is released below!

A deviation has been stolen from the Sta.sh archives of deviantART, and both #PremiumMembers and #deviant365 are racing to find all three pieces to bring it back together! Whichever team creates the finalized piece first will win!

Your first clue to finding the deviant hiding the first piece:

You'll have to dig down deep within yourself
And think of a ticked-off deviant
With never-ending love.


Once you find the piece, send a note to #PremiumMembers with the image of the piece, and the name of the deviant who hid it.

Remember, whichever official group wins the best out of three rounds will gain bragging rights for all of their members, and will display their dominance for the next month. In addition, the 15 members of each group who reply first will receive 400 Points a piece! (You may enter as many times as you'd like, but you can only win once.) Want more information? Check out this journal.

Got it? Good! Now, go search! :eager:

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