DeviantART V6 is here.

With a new deviated look.

http://news.deviantart.com/article/52608/
from WinCustomize Forums

Our friends over at dA have busted their behinds to make yet another version of their great site.
Countless hours/days/weeks/months have gone into makeing the site even more convenient to use, and I know alot of us do check the site more or less every day.
I know, I do. :)
Listing all the changes would be pure madness and probably fill most of the frontpage, so you'll just have to go see for yourselves ;)

http://news.deviantart.com/article/52608/

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've found it hard to navigate...learning curve all over again. I'm sure I'll get used to it though.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I logged into it last night and got confused...
DeskScapes - Bring your desktop background to life.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
still one of the most pathetic browsing experiences ever. DA is so slow i cant even see the changes due to the site not loading in any reasonable time at all. Seems bandwidth would be a wiser investment.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes very confusing at first. But it's basically the same without the drop down menu.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I hated the "new" front page...like I want to see nothing but a bunch of crappy new deviations. It was so much better with the channels view, showcasing a few new submits, popular, prints, and the DD's. Now the DD's are relegated to the bottom where they'll go largely unnoticed, and if you want to see the popular/prints, you have to click on those links.

I just clicked on the More dropdown in the toolbar, dragged Channels back into it (and browse and got rid of the crap I'll never use), and set that as my homepage for dA so I can have the same view as before.

So now it's more or less like how it was viewed before, but I'm not all that impressed with it. I don't like having my login/message stuff at the dead top, I almost overlooked it.

The one thing they REALLY need to fix is the comment navigation. It's impossible! There's no way to easily get to the last page, so if an article has over a thousand comments, you have to sit there forever and a day to get to the last page. FAIL.


Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks awesome, but didn't they just do v5 a few months ago? :NOTSURE:
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've found it hard to navigate
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It does take a few tries to get used to.
I myself find it easier to navigate now. :)

DA is so slow
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Are you a subscriber, Phoon?
If not, you're not getting full advantage of true speed of dA.
I'm easily using the full potential of my 20mbit internet connection (1.8MB per/sec) when downloading large files.
Plus navigating is a breeze ;)
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't like having my login/message stuff at the dead top, I almost overlooked it
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Agreed, Bebi.
The first time I got on the site with new changes I thought; 'Wtf...... where's the top of the page gone?!'
At first I thought they were in one of their multitude of 'read only' modes again.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
^Yeah same, it literally changed before my eyes. I went to view a DD and then BAM! Was like, WTF just happened here?!?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yeah ... fantastic design .... and nice new features .... but but but ..... i still love WC
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i still love WC
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Offcourse, we all do ;)
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
New look, same untimely and inadequate protection of author copyrights.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The one thing they REALLY need to fix is the comment navigation. It's impossible! There's no way to easily get to the last page, so if an article has over a thousand comments, you have to sit there forever and a day to get to the last page. FAIL.
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I totally agree. This is the same when viewing in the galleries. You have to click "next, next, next". If I get to page 20 and have to go do something else, I don't want to have to start all over when I come back... ;p 
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think like any site they are trying new and different ideas to make it more "intuitive" to the user. For good or ill, i personally like the new format. Although i had pretty much the same reaction as Bebi, and Snowman. But i do ultimately enjoy their new version. :)
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i did like the changes., but they could improve even more the colors....  ;p 
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Seems to me they have done as much as they can to make ads more visible to non-subscribers. I had an account all last year, no ads, but sure wasnt any faster. The ads are now under the Name, Messages etc, area. instead of at top of page..
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Are you a subscriber, Phoon?
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yep. Still slow as hell.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I really like it!
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was visiting dA probably around half an hour before they changed the look...and I had to leave the PC for some time...I remember coming back and refreshing the page... :d Oh what a shock it was...
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I like it. Will take a bit of getting used to but that's progress for you.........
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
From the drop down box nothing I did got the 'Go' button to work. Poor first impression.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK just wondering what so great about deviant art i been there just a few times no matter what they do to it i don't get what's so great about it, what i hate about it,1.its slow,2.i get a string error on every page.3.pictures are to small to do anything with them as far as having any wallpaper out of them so what's so great about it, any of you guys sell your work there i mean do people really buy prints from there and how does that work and how much of a percentage do you get for each print sold, just wondering.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
3.pictures are to small to do anything with them as far as having any wallpaper out of them so what's so great about it
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You need to actually browse the wallpaper gallery for that.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
PicLens support. Sweet..... :)