As part of our ongoing process to make the user experience cleaner and more intuitive, we've launched a new set of username symbols designed to help easily identify deviant-types.
Easily Identifiable
At a glance, the new symbols are quickly recognizable. When hovering over a username symbol, a tooltip appears, providing a brief explanation of that user's deviant-type. If clicked, a modal appears, giving a brief explanation for each username symbol, with "Learn more" links that lead to more detailed explanations.
A word from Heidi:
Over the years, a few things have come to seem like deviantART mainstays. Deviant green, intricate art categori
UPDATE 21/02/2014:So this journal literally got so full that it won't let me post anymore thumbnails XD I've created a second journal, so you guys can just keep adding your photos :D Also, there isn't a deadline for this, so just send in a pic when you're ready to <3
Here's the second journal ^u^
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EDIT: I realize many of you are asking as to why I am doing this. Why would I want to put my face on the internet with an insignificant sign that can't really prove who I am?
Because I wanted to create light to darkn
Anti-Valentine Contest by AzizrianDaoXrak, journal
Anti-Valentine Contest
:new: Just a reminder, there are just over 24 hours left in the contest!!! Please get me your submissions as soon as possible ^^
I've added a donation box to my front page if you would like to donate towards the contest! Keep in mind I still need more judges too ^^
Hello, my lovely people! Valentine's Day approaches, and in the spirit of not spending the day with someone special, and as a kind of sequel to last year's Valentine Hangover Flash Contest, I wanted to give you all an opportunity to take out your frustration on the holiday. :heart:
To try to improve on the number of submissions from last year's contest, and possibly get togethe
PE: Dealing with Rejections by kareynomer, journal
PE: Dealing with Rejections
Dealing With Rejections
Oh no! Rejections! We all know what rejection feels like - it's like a feeling of disappointment, shock, or other mixed feelings that had struck the home of your heart.
Rejections can be a painful thing. We face rejections in the real world in which companies or schools deny your application. But we also face them on the internet world, especially deviantArt. There's always that one group that deny your picture every time you try to submit or that contest you were sure you were going to win, but didn't.
Now let's hear something important: It's okay to be rejected.
Oh no, you heard me right. Everyone is rejected in
Making the Most of the Words You Use by brietta-a-m-f, journal
Making the Most of the Words You Use
Have you ever opened up a dictionary and just starting reading it? (Oh, come on, I know I'm not the only one!) Well, if you haven't, you should go do that, right now, before you read any further. Okay, you're back. There are literally hundreds of thousands of words out there, and all of them are waiting for you to use them in your next literary masterpiece.
Now, you may be asking "So what?" Words are just words, right? So long as you get your point across, that's all that matters, right? After all, green is green, whether you call it olive or neon or sea-foam. Right? Right?
Wrong! Consider this scene: Abigail walked through the quiet garden.
PE Prose Basics: Varying Sentences by SingingFlames, journal
PE Prose Basics: Varying Sentences
Varying Your Sentences
When I was in college, I took an early morning Anthropology class. I had to wake up at five to catch the bus. Ugh. Yeah, I'm not a morning person. But I did it. The first day, our instructor stood before us and starting reading from the textbook. Word for word. Completely monotone. I was asleep within ten minutes. The rest of the week was the same; arrive, begin listening to the instructor, pass out. I had to drop the class and get whatever refund I could, while I could. It was my worse class experience there.
Most people know that in public speaking, the person talking needs to vary their tone and speech patterns and s
Using Colloquialisms: Are you down with it? by DailyBreadCafe, journal
Using Colloquialisms: Are you down with it?
Colloqualism: You down with it?
Noun: colloquialism;
A word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation. synonyms: slang, idioms, patois, dialect.
Examples: whatcha, gotta, face on, ovver.
I’m sure you’ve had a good telling off by your teachers for using colloquial language inappropriately in your writing. I’ve had essays returned with the word “too informal” scrawled along the margin or a big red exclamation mark next to a certain word, who hasn’t? What just me? Oh right… my bad!
So WHY would we use colloquial language in our writing, after years o
Readymades: Hallmarks of Lazy Writing by ShadowedAcolyte, journal
Readymades: Hallmarks of Lazy Writing
ReadymadesHallmarks of Lazy Writing
ShadowedAcolyte (https://www.deviantart.com/shadowedacolyte) here for projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)'s Prose Basics Week. I decided to tackle "lazy writing" as a topic, because they always say "write what you know" and boy, do I know laziness. Then I realized there were dozens of ways to be a lazy writer, so I heroically narrowed the scope of my article down to one broad topic: readymades. After talking about what a "readymade" is, I'll explain why they should be avoided in writing prose*, and I'll finish with some tips to help you avoid using them yourself.
Before we go any further, I should note that the term is not a technical one. It is the word I was
PE: ''Said'' and Effective Dialogue Tags by MissLunaRose, journal
PE: ''Said'' and Effective Dialogue Tags
I have horrifying news, everyone: I'm teaming up with Project Educate for Prose Week, so you inquisitive readers are about to fall victim to me and my terrible sense of humor. Today I'll be torturing you with a discourse on a subject of constant debate in the writing world: the word said. It's a simple word that encourages authors to write descriptively, but it's far from the only good choice when it comes to writing fluid dialogue.
I'm going to be using the word dialogue tag often, so if you're unfamiliar with the word or just need a refresher, here's the definition:
Dialogue Tag—a phrase used in the same paragraph as a piece of dial