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And it's not gonna be brief
Because, no one can simply answer this for other people. This journal will not attempt to do that. Instead I have tried to gather a variety of opinions on this subject, so you can read several views and decide for yourself!

Some of the views below were shared with me through note, others in comments to the poll here. Feel free to chip in there too!

there's also more responses left to be enjoyed there - I only selected some from the comments there to pick as many

dA CSS ChangesdA has changed the allowed CSS properties slightly, and I (`electricjonny) wanted to write about them here so that people can understand what they are and how to use them.
Not everything I'm writing about is new, but I wanted to go over some things in a bit more detail so people can understand how it's used. Below you can see some links that will jump down to the specific area talking about them (unless you superbrowsed over to this journal (with the #/d type link). In which case, you're out of luck, I think. Click the title here to load this page normally).
▼ border-radius
▼ box-shadow
▼ rgba()
▼ /* CSS comments */
▼ :before :after content
▼ [attr="foo"] selectors

Also see:

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`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related & Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
deviantART Skins & Scripts (What are skins? What are scripts?)

deviantART Suggestions(what is this?)

Art Feature - DD suggesters!
As the dA Related Community Volunteer, I am blessed to receive some wonderful DD suggestions sent to me by note!

in the previous issues, I featured some deviations that were suggested to me that I chose not to feature. In this issue, I will feature some work by people who made me several suggestions, as a Thank You to them

Would you like to suggest too? Everyone can do so! See My DD Suggestions Guidelines

:thu

The Art of Code
As written by `ginkgografix in the Guide to the deviantART Related Gallery, The browser scripts and extensions category is for scripts that add new functions to (or modify current functions of) deviantART.com. Commonly these scripts are installed through Greasemonkey, but some are designed to install through web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. Keep in mind that this category is for functioning scripts, not just ideas for scripts.
This is perhaps one of the most resourceful types of dA Related deviations

But, how do you create these? In order to find out, I interviewed a couple of creators of scripts, user styles and apps.

Please tell me briefly about yourself and

Of course I cannot feature them all as Daily Deviations, but I still like many of these that I don't feature. So here's the first of some feature journals with "the best of the rest"! Please enjoy

Of course, the fact that I chose not to feature them yet as DDs doesn't exclude them from still being featured as such in the future

Skins & Scripts

deviantIDs

Stamps
:thum

Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related & Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
deviantART Skins & Scripts (What are skins? What are scripts?)

deviantART Suggestions(what is this?)

:thumb257011131

CSS Snippets: Wrapped Header:iconikue:
CSS { Snippets : Wrapped Header }
Welcome to the first installment of my CSS Snippets journals. I've had a lot of questions over the years about how I create/achieve some of the elements in my journal skins so I thought I'd try my hand at a tutorial of sorts for the different elements I find fascinating and some of the work arounds needed to make them function properly when limited by deviantART's journaling system. Although, "limited" doesn't feel like the correct word. To me it's more of a challenge and to persevere through it really gives me a thrill I just can't explain. It's not really a limitation as it forces one to think outside the box and hopefully when you get it just right, you'll get that same thrill.
I had originally planned to start these journal tuts after the new Journal/News system and Sta.sh Writer had been launched. I think showing you live what happens when C

[#dAr] October 2011 Newsletter:icondeviantart-related: | Your Monthly dAr Newsletter
Covering October 2011 - Volume 8
Each month #deviantART-Related will roll out a monthly summary with features, interviews, contest details and updates concerning the deviantART related category here on dA. We run independently of any official dA representative and serve only to expand knowledge and open up the deviantART Related category. You may feel free to suggest something related to that category for feature, or an artist you feel represents something in that category well. All suggestions can be noted to ^ladygagz or #deviantART-Related.
#deviantART-Related News

Remember to like our Facebook Page!

Check out the #dARelated-Zine.

A recap of dA Related DDs Featured in O

February 2012dA Related Daily Deviations
This is a monthly article to show all the deviations from the dA related gallery that were featured as Daily Deviations during the month!

There weren't all that many DDs this month since I was away for 3 weeks - but luckily I did manage to have some for you to enjoy

Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix' Overview of dA related and Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
deviantART Skins & Scripts

deviantART Suggestions

Deviant IDs

Deviant Stamps

Deviant Meets
None this month
Devious Fun
None this month
deviantART Birthday
None this month
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Some brief notes and things

Hey everyone, thank you very much for all the birthday messages! It was an overwhelming lot

I really appreciate it

some even made me muro drawings or art gifts
Now I can imagine this journal getting lots of birthday messages again

before you comment, I would like to ask you all a favour.

*Topicality has written a wonderful article about Community Projects that is worth a read. Please have a read, and support/fave it if you can

http://topicality.deviantart.com/journal/I-love-Community-Projects-274409215
This is community spirit.

You know, the more I do for this community, the more I love it. The more I love working for it and the more I feel motivated to do my best for it, and help out every single deviant, be as approachable as possible, and adress everyone's concerns to my best ability. Thank you all

Community Relations Update - MarchHi and welcome to the Community Relations update for deviantART Related of this month!

Take a comfy seat and a popcorn cause there's lots to look into and participate in again

(tl;dr i'd love to see your participation in http://namenotrequired.deviantart.com/journal/deviantART-Related-Collaboration-Contest-293870510 and your feedback on http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/suggestions/1709570/

)
Biased as I am, I will start with dA related news from yours truly;
I just announced the deviantART Related Collaboration Contest!Last month's Community Relations UpdateIn

This first issue is a little different from others – I became a Community Volunteer in the last days of September, and `ginkgografix’ last monthly DD collection was in July. So here are the DDs given by other volunteers (mostly `WDWParksGal) in the two months inbetween

Also be warned, I link to many informative articles by `ginkgografix since she was the volunteer before me and created many useful articles about dA related

Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related & Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The August features

Project Educate, dA RelatedThrough Project Educate, the Community Relations team aim to further educate the community about the wonders of the dA galleries and community! This week: deviantART Related

What you can expect this week
(Subject to change)
A contest! Details to be announced soon.A chat event in :#dArelated:Art Features - #1, #2, #3, #4, #5Informative articles regarding the following subjects:

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by `electricjonny, Dec 15, 2011, 12:46:47 PM
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Awesome Art + Fun Presentation

Here are some thumbs from my favourites I thought I'd share. But I'm not exactly writing this journal to show off the thumbs

Thumbs

By the way, this journal looks best in Firefox, IE (amazing right?), and Opera. Might also work in Safari - haven't checked. Oddly, it doesn't work so well in Chrome. There's a few bugs with Chrome still.

And just for some extra pizazz, here's a link to the dA forums, and here's an outgoing link to google. Notice the sexy color transition? And the different colors for each? With this skin, any deviantart.com domain is green, while outgoing links are blue with an outgoing symbol after it. All done with just CSS.

I'm not sure when CSS3 will be available for people to use, but I'm sure they'll announce it in due time

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CSS3 Thumbsby `electricjonny

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HTML
<div align="center"><div class="thumb-holder"><b>Thumbs</b>:thumb245809217: :thumb255711027: :thumb191354398: :thumb141015036: :thumb107374597: :thumb106043616: :thumb62478918: :thumb74465331:</div></div>

CSS
/* style the thumb-holder */
.thumb-holder {
     background:url(http://st.deviantart.net/blogskins/green/daskin_noise.png) repeat;
     margin:20px 20px 20px 20px;
     padding:20px;
     box-shadow:5px 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
     border-radius:6px;
}

/* style the thumbs to remove the padding */
span.shadow {
     padding:0px;
}

/* title of the thumb-holder */
.thumb-holder b {
     display:block;
     color:#3F3F3F;
     font-size:16pt;
     text-align:center;
     text-shadow:2px 2px 4px #999999;
     margin-top:-10px;
}

.thumb-holder .thumb:hover {
     border-bottom:none;
}

/* remove box-shadow of thumbs - added in another place */
.thumb-holder .shadow {
     box-shadow:none;
     margin:0px;
}

.thumb-holder img {
     border-radius:4px;
}

/* set up the transition */
.thumb-holder .shadow-holder {
     transition:all 80ms ease-in-out;
}

/* rotate the thumbs, kinda randomly */
.thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+1) {
     transform:rotate(4deg) scale(.8,.8);
     box-shadow:1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}

.thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+2) {
     transform:rotate(-2deg) scale(.8,.8);
     box-shadow:1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}

.thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+3) {
     transform:rotate(1deg) scale(.8,.8);
     box-shadow:1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}

.thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+4) {
     transform:rotate(-4deg) scale(.8,.8);
     box-shadow:1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}

/* unrotate them and zoom up on hover */
.thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+1):hover, .thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+2):hover, .thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+3):hover, .thumb-holder .shadow-holder:nth-child(4n+4):hover {
     transform:rotate(0) scale(1,1);
     transition:all 80ms ease-in-out;
     box-shadow:6px 6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
     z-index:100;
}

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`electricjonny Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

And mother fucking hate, hate, that this is still fucking alpha-only. Come on $pachunka, release this already

Or is that up someone else's ass to approve and initial to be ready to be released

`GillianIvy Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

They make a great teaser though.

`electricjonny Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

What?

`GillianIvy Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

The CSS3 thumbs are a teaser for those who cannot use it. Sorry, thought I was making sense. But I'm tired, I should learn to speak in context rather just half a random thought...

`electricjonny Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Gotcha

`GillianIvy Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Yea, should so go to bed now. Will stop checking my messages on repeat.

`electricjonny Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Goodnight.

`miontre Nov 10, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Give us transitions!

Nice transitions you made here!

`electricjonny Nov 10, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you

Let's hope transitions come soon. We got gradients, now it's time for transitions

`miontre Nov 10, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I agree!

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