CR Newsletter - May and June 2012

Table of Contents

1. New Faces
2. Daily Deviations: Listing Suggesters
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. New Faces

We welcomed many new faces onto the Community Volunteer team this month! Please join us in welcoming them and I encourage you to reach out and get to know these fantastic people:

bradleysays - DeviantART Related
IsacGoulart -  Photography
EveryNextDream - Darkroom Photography
RezaBisuto - Chat & Forums
Oughter - Chat & Forums
JZLobo - Fan Fiction
STelari - Traditional Art
DaPineapple - Chats & Forums
BitterBeanJuicer - Chats & Forums
Talty - Artisan Crafts
princepal - Designs & Interfaces
SRudy - Traditional Art
krazykel - Chats & Forums
yashachan - Chats & Forums
sTiViA - Chats & Forums
alltheoriginalnames - Space & Sci-Fi
ClefairyKid - Pixel Art
kiwi-pdd - Street Art

2. Daily Deviations: Listing Suggesters

As a team, we receive hundreds of Daily Deviation suggestions a day.  As a team, we endeavor to go through those in a timely manner and some of those go on to become some of the Daily Deviations you see highlighted on any given day.  When we select a DD via a suggestion, we add the name of the suggester into the selection tool.  Occasionally, the image has been suggested to us by more than one person and when that's obvious, we may choose to include both people who suggested the piece.  More often than not, this just isn't possible.  It's not possible to remember every single image we've seen and include every single person who felt it should be a Daily Deviation.  In the past, it would seem that some people on our team have chosen to edit a Daily Deviation to add a suggester, this practice just simply doesn't make sense.  We will continue to include the first suggester of the Daily Deviation and occasionally, multiple suggesters if it's possible but at the end of the day, the Daily Deviation is about the artist being featured, not about who found it.  We do everything in our power to be fair and represent the community in a positive way, however, I've recently been getting complaints that someone sent in a suggestion and someone else was listed as a suggester, and some of these comments are really unkind.  Please consider the sheer amount of feedback my team get and remind yourself that Daily Deviations are a feature of Artwork.  If you're upset because you didn't get your name in the suggester box and really need to talk to someone about it, please do not harass my volunteers.  Please note myself or email me at Moonbeam13@deviantart.com Thank you.

3. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations

If you're interested in learning more about being a volunteer on deviantART please read FAQ #85: Can I be a volunteer on DeviantArt?

To see current openings on the Community Relations volunteer team please check this blog

If there isn't a spot open please consider helping out from within the community.  Read How to be a guiding light and shining example by EveryNextDream and So you Want to be a CV by Thiefoworld

4. Share Your Opinions!

I'm actively using my personal forum to try and connect more with the community and I have a series of threads:

Questions for $Moonbeam13 or Community Relations? Ask here
Suggestions for deviantART
Gallery Changes or Addition Requests
Suggestions for Project Educate


These forums are all accessible from my profile page at moonbeam13 as well and I will be adding more. I encourage you to speak up and get involved! We're in this together

If you have a suggestion for a forum please send me a note! please do not create them yourself as it causes confusion on my page

5.  Community Projects

Want to show your devious pride and get involved in ongoing Community Projects? Check out some of these!

6. Official Contests

Musically Inspired Design Challenge - Deadline July 5, 2012 (Voting begins July 6 and ends July 12, 2012)
Feedback Frenzy Comment Contest - Deadline July 8, 2012
"When Darkness Falls" Photomanipulation Contest - Deadline August 3, 2012


Please note that all contests end on the deadline stated at 11:59:59 PM PST

7. Project Educate 2011/2012

This Week: Artisan Crafts      Next Week: Feedback Frenzy

The Full Schedule

8. Art History Project

Join the Group Get Involved

 

9. News from the Chats and Forums

Bi-weekly Critique Nights The LOL Corner #122 and #123 May's Forum Features : Night June's Forum Features : Celebrations ~ Post your deviations now!

10.  News from the Galleries

Anime/Manga

Anthro

Anthro Artists Feature &  Interview #6 - Lingrimm Anthro DD Round Up May 2012 Anthro Magazine Issue #1

Artisan Crafts

Your new friendly CV Inspirational Artisan Crafts #21 Project Educate is a go!

Body Art & Modification

Body Art DD Recap, May 2012 Are White Ink Tattoos The Latest Trend?

Cosplay

Customization
Digital Dolls
Emoticons
Icons
Wallpaper

Designs & Interfaces
Game Development Art

DeviantART Related

DDs from April 2012 dA related Community Relations Update - April Katara-Alchemist and GillianIvy Winners of the dA Related Collaboration Contest  A Week in dA Related - #041, #042, #043, #044, #045, #046, #047 and #048

Digital Art
3-Dimensional
Fractal
Photomanipulation
Pixel Art
Vector
Vexel

Fan Art
Fan Fiction

Film & Animation

Literature

Photography

Photography Weekly Photography Troubleshooting: What Digital Camera? Photography Troubleshooting: Noise General Photography Daily Deviations - May Summer Days

Abstract & Surreal

Abstract and Surreal DDs for May The Trick is to Keep Breathing (abstract and surreal Feature, inspired by music)

Animals, Plants & Nature
Architecture

Architecture Photography: May 2012 Summary Architecture Photography: Need for changes?

Artistic Nude

Suggested Fashion Nude DDs Suggested Bodyscape Nude DDs Critiques and Comments

Conceptual

The Power of Ideas # 7 Conceptual DD summary - May 2012

Darkroom
Fashion
Fetish

Suggested Fetish DDs Critiques and Comments

Horror & Macabre
Macro Photography
People & Portraits
  Photojournalism

Photojournalism Daily Deviations May 2012 Recommended artists part IX Recommended artists part VIII Masters of Photography part IV

Pin-Up & Glamour

Pinup & Glamour Photography Daily Deviations - May Under the Skin - Ulorinvex LUSH Pinup & Glam Features

Still Life
Street

A Visual Guide to Street Photography Street Photography Tutorial - I Street Photography Tutorial - II Street...without People The Essence of "Street" The Lucky 13 (street tips) Street Photography DDs - MAY 2012 Friday night Street Specials v5.1 Friday night Street Specials v5.2 Friday night Street Specials v5.3 Friday night Street Specials v5.4 Friday night Street Specials v6.1 Friday night Street Specials v6.2

Urban & Rural

Resources & Stock Images

Stock & Resources Gallery Changes and Updates Stock & Resources DD's May 2012 Stock & Resources, DA News Stock & Resources, "This...To That" Edition #5 Stock & Resources PE week, Winners of the Icarus Contest

Text Art & Typography

Traditional Art

Street Art & Graffiti




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