I am honoured that my photo "Warm Blue" has been featured as a Daily Deviation. Thank you very, very much, @Queen-Kitty! ♥ That light! It was a wonderful evening for me ... ♥ My favourite photos by @Queen-Kitty: Someone also gifted me a 1 month Core membership, so thank you, too, anonymous person! ♥
Become a Beta Tester on DeviantArt! by team, journal
Become a Beta Tester on DeviantArt!
Join the beta testing program to help test and improve future DeviantArt features! Beta testing is a cornerstone of DeviantArt’s history, and beta testers benefit the community by providing feedback and usage data. Through bug reports and insight shared during the testing stages, beta testers can help shape and improve site features. Any deviant can become a beta tester by adding this journal to their favourites. :+fav: New Beta Testers are added daily; once you favorite this journal, you'll gain access the following day. If you decide later that you want to opt-out, you can do so by removing this journal from your favorites and you'll be removed the following day. :sherlock: How It Works Beta testers are among the first to see new features introduced to DeviantArt. This early access is provided so deviants can test new features and provide feedback for the DeviantArt team through comments, bug reports, and user engagement metrics before it's released sitewide. When there’s an
Art Feature: Vaporwave - A Visual Journey by team, journal
Art Feature: Vaporwave - A Visual Journey
This curated feature is brought to you by @Queen-Kitty, who recommends listening to a vaporwave playlist like Spotify’s while reading. Vaporwave is an aesthetic trend associated with design and electronic music. The music often takes samples of R&B songs from the 1980s and 1990s (though samples can and do come from other genres or time periods), then cuts the samples into smaller pieces and slows them down to create a new sound. Directly linked to this music, the art of the vaporwave aesthetic is built on nostalgia informed by art and design trends of the late 1970s to the early 2000s. Visual influences include the Memphis Group, MTV and Nickelodeon programming from the 1980s and 1990s, early computer graphics, shopping malls, logos, computer skylines, anime, a disposable paper cup design, and much more. The term "vaporwave" itself is based on the word "vaporware," referring to a product (usually computer hardware or software) that is announced but either never gets made or never
Celebrating Deviousness - August 2023 by team, journal
Celebrating Deviousness - August 2023
The Deviousness Award is given to one deviant each month in recognition of their exemplary contributions to DeviantArt and its community and has been a long-standing tradition since DeviantArt’s early years. @JenFruzz is the recipient of August 2023’s Deviousness Award, so please join us in congratulating her! @JenFruzz’s many contributions to the DeviantArt community over the years are nearly impossible to summarize or overstate. A photographer who spent the greater part of 10 years as a dedicated Community Volunteer, she has coordinated and run countless projects and events to bring artists together. Beyond running projects, she is a constant cheerful and helpful presence on DeviantArt, always offering deviants help, guidance, and good cheer. It is with tremendous pleasure that we name @JenFruzz the recipient of the Deviousness Award for August 2023! HELLO. I’m Jen! I’m not the best at introducing myself so I’ll start with a few fun facts about me. I’m a banker with a geology
We left early yesterday, and had a full fun day out together (visiting a new-to-us cat café :D ) and were pretty tired when we came away. Logging in today, I was so surprised and honored to see our photo of Pino the Eurasian Eagle-Owl in the rain was featured as a Daily Deviation :la: :w00t: :boogie: Thank you @Queen-Kitty :hug: It means the world to have one of our photos highlighted for every member to see :heart:
Art Feature: An Exploration of Cottagecore by team, journal
Art Feature: An Exploration of Cottagecore
This curated feature is brought to you by @Queen-Kitty. Cottagecore is an aesthetic trend that grew in popularity over the late 2010s and early 2020s, and it serves as a celebration of living simply and being in harmony with nature. Like the Romanticism and Arts and Crafts movements of the past, cottagecore takes inspiration from a simpler way of life. The aesthetic is inspired by countryside and woodland locations, and often features natural color schemes, as well as the embracing of traditional activities (such as baking bread, gardening, and handmade crafts). In fashion and textiles, cottagecore-inspired clothing and decor is usually flowy, often featuring delicate floral prints and inspiration from the past, particularly romantic revival and shabby chic. Art with cottagecore aesthetic frequently includes scenes and settings with woodlands, meadows, cottages, gardens, mushrooms, picnics, and fields, to name a few common features. It can also include magical elements, including