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DeviantART'S 12th Birthday Gameshow: Starting soonDeviantART Birthday Gameshow is starting in just FIFTEEN MINUTES!
We're looking for game players to come and join in our deviantART Birthday Event! In just a short while ^3wyl and myself are hosting an interpretation of a British game show called Pointless. The idea of the game is that you have to guess the least popular answer to a multiple answers question. You will be awarded points accordingly, those with the most points will win - but you will have used pointless answers to get there!
We'll have pre-judged the least popular and most popular answers by asking a panel of CVs beforehand for their responses. Want an example?
Name a Film Starring Tom Cruise

Okay so Mission Impossible is a really high answer and if you said that one, you'd get lots of points. Which isn't good! If you said Rain Man - you'd possibly be getting less points. But if you said something like Endless Love or Taps, then you'd be hitting on an answer tha

Spirit Day 2012"Ultimately, I want Spirit Day to make just one person feel little bit better about his or herself, to feel safe enough in their own skin and to be proud of who they are" - Brittany McMillan
In memory of the young LGBT people who lost their lives to suicide, Brittany encouraged her friends to wear purple on a day in October -- a day that came to be known as Spirit Day. Since then, GLAAD has helped turn Spirit Day into a global event that inspires millions of individuals, celebrities, TV personalities, media outlets, companies and schools to wear purple in a stand against bullying.
While Spirit Day does focus on the LGBT community, I believe that it's anti-bullying message is relevant to every community. It only get's better, if we take the pledge to make it so.
Practice compassion and understanding, and treat others how you would like to be treated and we can make a difference.
Show your support for this anti-bullying me

Happy Birthday Moonbeam13!Hello all
Today marks a very special day for someone, and since this someone is our wonderful team leader, $Moonbeam13, we wanted to write a journal to say...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIE!
Now a lot of you know Danie as the big chief of the Community Relations team, but I doubt half of you truly know how much of a hard worker Danie is. Not only does she have to look after us lively lot (and by “lot” have you seen how big the CV team is?!), but she works on copious behind the scenes projects on deviantART, making this place just a little bit more devious and better for all us Artists out there in the big dA community. Not only this, but she has to have a life at the same time!
Now we have decided to use Danie’s birthday for three things:
1. To wish her a very happy birthday (of course)
2.

Seniority Announcements - January 2013

This article marks the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 1000 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
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So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community. 
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many other

Seniority Announcement - June 2012

This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 900 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
:faq29:
So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community.
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice t

DeviantART's 12th Birthday Hat Contest! About The Contest
Time Frame:
Ended! hosted by ^KovoWolf
Thank You Everyone!
The contest is currently being judged!! Thank you everyone who participated! They all where amazing and creative!!
In preparation for the Birthday Shinanigans about to unfold here at DeviantART, we want to ask you, the community to get your crafty scissors, gear up your imagination, and all the materials you can for this contest in preparation for celebrating DeviantART's 12th birthday! What we're asking of you is to make your OWN birthday hat to wear for DeviantART's birthday!
Here are some ideas for you to get started on a birthday hat!

The Judges
:iconastralseed: :icon3wyl: :iconlyricanna: :iconSanguineVamp:
The Rules
Below you will find the rules for the Hat contest!

Please do not submit something you have already created

It must

CR Newsletter - July/AugustTable of Contents
1. Thank You!
2. Daily Deviations and Groups
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7 Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History Project
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
1. Thank You!
I'd like to take a moment to issue a very important "THANK YOU" to YOU! The deviantART Community. On the heels of our 12th Birthday, I've looked back at the projects that my team have undertaken and realized that in the last year, especially, the deviantART community has stepped up and helped to make projects like #projecteducate and #ArtHistoryProject successful. Without your contributions, interest, faves, feedback and participation, projects like these would go no where. I'm looking forward to more community interaction and participation projects and am always open to your feedback regarding projects or endeavors you'd li

Nom Nom #11

Apples
Chicken
Strawberries
Cinnamon
Chocolate
Sprouts
Cocktails
Ice Cream
Pasta

Even MORE Even MORE New Volunteers!Just when you think $Moonbeam13 is done this time, lets welcome 6 more fresh hats to our team!
^Talty - Artisan Crafts

^princepal- Designs & Interfaces

^SRudy - Traditional Art

`krazykel - Chats & Forums

`yashachan - Chats & Forums

^sTiViA - Chats & Forums

(and another one!)
^alltheoriginalnames Sci-Fi and Space Art

Official Birthday Card Contest

Birthday Card Contest
deviantART is celebrating its 12th birthday on the 7th August and what better way to celebrate with a card from its awesome members?!
This is where you guys come in!
Make a card!
It is up to you to make a card celebrating dA's 12th birthday! You can use any medium for this, the more creative the better!
If you are into Artisan Crafts you could try your hand at papercutting, or add some little handmade charms to your card.

If you are into Traditional Art you could scratchboard a card, or try a collage or even mix t

Pimps and Whoas - November 7, 2012Pimps
Official dA News

DeviantART Holiday Card Project 2012

Movember

Ch. 4 - Odyssey Prompt Released

The Art Department - Train Your Brain Contest

Site Update - deviantART muro and Sta.sh

Creative Grants Update - Subm

Spirit Day is ComingSpirit Day
Save the date! Spirit Day is Friday, October 19th! Which means you can show your support for the LGBT community by doing a number of things, from raising awareness through articles, artwork, literature or simply sporting the team colors on and/or offline. What colors?
Purpleh!
The color that represents Spirit Day is purple! Which brings us to the challenge portion of Spirit Day!
The Purple Challenge
The Purple Challenge is simple, go one day (October 19th) using only one color during your daily adventure on deviantART: purple. Here are some places you can pimp out the color purple:

Your avatar. Use a simple photo editing program to temporarily turn your avatar purple.

A featured deviation on your page.

A collection of purple deviations.

Your devID.

Use only purple emoticons!

In journal sk

PE: Daily Deviations - The Myth and the LegendDaily Deviations, or DDs . . . for some deviants, receiving one is the epitome of awesomesauce in the deviantART world. For others, they are a nice way to show off the work of lesser-known artists. Still others treat them as a special way to bring attention to great art that exemplifies works being done by a particular gallery or community.
Perhaps because there are so many different ways of conceptualizing DDs, there are also many myths and misconceptions. I would like to address some of those myths by responding to the ones most frequently heard. Please note that these opinions are mine and reflect my experiences with the photomanipulation community, but perhaps they will be informative nevertheless.
Myth 1: DDs should always be perfect.
To many of us, the ideal Daily Deviation goes to an artist with amazing talent whose work draws you in and makes you think, "Wow, everyone needs to see this!" A DD should move you, inspire you, and provoke you to think, b

This contest is all about supporting (RED), the cause known for fighting for an AIDS free generation by 2015.
The contest is split into three (3) categories: Deviant Stamps, Journal or Gallery Skins, and DeviantIDs. Each category will have one Major Prize winner.

Deviant Stamps

Create a Deviant Stamp that supports the (RED) organization.
(RULES)

The stamps message must support/promote (RED).

Your entry must be submitted on or after December 1st, 2012.

Your entry must be submitted into the category: Contests > 2012 > dArelated RED Contest > Devian

Project Educate: People and Portraits IntroductionPortrait or Portraiture Photography is about a person or a group of people arranged in a certain way to convey the mood, emotions and possibly even a story. On DeviantART there are many sub-categories within the People & Portraits Gallery and some of those are self explanatory whilst others take a little bit more planning and thinking about to achieve. Throughout this week, we'll be working to hopefully clean up misconceptions and straighten out parts of the People & Portrait Galleries. So here's what's happening...

Shoot Yourself - Photography Contest

Open Forum - Throw your questions to the photography CVs and expect the answers (as much as possible) by the end of the week!

Getting your Emotive on - Definition

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12th BirthdAy Shenanigans

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 12:00 AM by ^ladygagz

A compiled list of any current (or upcoming) deviantART 12th Birthday activities.

If you are holding and event or know someone who is, leave a comment below!

Official 12th Birthday Announcement

Read all about deviantART's Birthday here!

Giveaways

deviantART Birthday Subscription (run by ^Katara-Alchemist)
Win yourself a Premium Membership!

7-Day deviantART BirthdAy Giveaway! (run by ^ladygagz and =lightpurge)
The draw to win prizes is closed, but winners will be drawn all week!

20000 Downloads/dA Birthday Giveaway and Surprise! (run by =Pickley)
Comment on the linked blog for the chance to win free copies of dAmnMobile or dA Messages for iOS!

Premium Membership Giveaway (run by `KnightAR)
Want to change your username? Give a reason and you may win a premium membership!

Get a 1-month Premium Membership! (run by #ArtBIT)
Are you an aspiring artist? Leave your best work in #ArtBIT's journal and you may win a 1-month Premium Membership!

Contests and Events

General

DeviantART's 12th Birthday Hat Contest! (run by ^KovoWolf)
Create your OWN birthday hat to wear for deviantART's birthday!

Official Birthday Card Contest (run by `UnicornReality)
It is up to you to make a card celebrating dA's 12th birthday!

Birthday Wallpaper Contest (run by `Infinite705)
Create a deviantART 12th Birthday themed wallpaper!

Quirky Horoscope Contest (run by ^Lyricanna)
In this contest, using any visual media, you have to draw a representation of at least one of the Western Zodiac signs and create a daily horoscope for that sign set for the date of August 7th.

Chinese Horoscope Contest (run by `SRaffa)
How will your own birthday contribute to deviantART's 12th birthday celebration on August 7th, 2012?

deviantART Birthday Contest (run by *RTNightmare)
A birthday contest which covers pretty much all media!

Free Premium Membership Day! (run by deviantART)
August 7th is Free Premium Membership Day!

Thursday: Birthday Cake (run by #PremiumMembers)
Collaboratively draw deviantART's Birthday cake!

Happy Birth dA (run by $Ikue)

Using muro, draw a slice of cake!

Premium Memberships to grab (run by ^dekorAdum)

Fancify ^dekorAdum and you may win a Premium Membership!

Forums

12th BirthdAy Muro Fun (run by ^dekorAdum and ^KovoWolf)
Draw something deviantART related containing the number 12 in the forum linked above!

Birthday Party! (run by ^3wyl)
Tell us what deviantART's birthday party will be like, using only 12 things! More details in the forum.

deviantART's Birthday Hunt! (run by ^3wyl)
Another hunt, but based around the forums this time!

DeviantART has turned 12! -- 1 year PM up for grabs (run by `Hardrockangel)
Find and share deviations that contain the number 2, or 12 similar things.

dAmn Game: "Pointless"-styled game (run by ^Kaz-D and ^3wyl)
More information in the blog. But hurry, you must sign up before this coming Tuesday!

BIRTHDAY TIEMS: Worst. Birthday Cake. Ever. (run by `bohobella)

Complain about the worst Birthday Cake you've ever gotten.

BIRTHDAY TIEMS: Worst. Birthday Present. Ever. (run by `bohobella)

Complain about the worst Birthday Present you've ever received.

Chat

#devart

Rock, Paper, Scissors! (run by ^3wyl)
Play deviantART-styled Rock, Paper, Scissors in #devart!

#CommunityRelations

9AM PDT
Stock/Resources and Photomanipulation Chat Event and Challenge (run by ^SanguineVamp, ^Elandria and `Dan-Heffer)
Chat events and challenges hosted by your resident Stock and Resources and Photomanipulation volunteers!

11AM PDT
Muro Event (run by ^dekorAdum and ^KovoWolf)
Practice your deviantART muro skills for this event!

12PM PDT

Trivia events hosted by ^Kaz-D.

2PM PDT
Meet and Greet with the Community Relations Team!