Hey guys, we're back!

Before we start the third edition of the RoundUP, we'd like to mention a few things.

deviantART v5 has brought about a plethora of changes, and many of us have very mixed feelings about them. The new News format is one of the most obvious changes, and it's perhaps the most debated...

However, instead of ranting and raving for either side of the news system, I'd like to point you to two important articles:
- News! News?!? NEWS!!!!!: $lolly's introduction to the new News system, and we hope you all read this and take it to heart because this system will only be as good as we make it. And it could definitely be very beneficial to the site if we can all utilize it with a bit of maturity and thoughtfulness.
- dA News System: $dionyziz's introduction to the news system. Also a good read.

Also, you may have noticed the new account and the references to 'we'... well, that's because with the new system, there's going to be some changes!
The RoundUP will be centralized around *roundUP, where you can direct questions and let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. And there'll be three of us working on bi-weekly articles! The team consists of deviants `bellchild, =Nex9k9, and =lazybutt, and we'll be scouring the news all the time looking for new, relevant, interesting articles throughout the whole of deviantART.

Again, the Help and FAQ entries will be kept and built upon at the bottom so you have easy linkage, and articles with mature content will be labelled with a ^MC tag.

And the header contest is still going... Read this for more information!

With that, let's get to the news!

Design
- enektor.com: The first e-pack from enektor.com officially released
- A Day in the Life: an article based on outlining a creative professional's day given by the creative himself; This feature is for °liquisoft

Digital Art
- Fantasy Realms 4: Venturing into lands where dragons and unicorns run wild, and fair maidens wait for their knights to join them...
- Twenty and Under: Lost Art: Features the best of the lesser known digital work on dA.
- Vector Art mixed bag - August: A bundle of great vector art focussing on Animals.
- Future Glimpse 4: Great features showing us a glimpse of the future.
- Unburied Treasures 26: A nice bunch of digital treasures, unburied for us.
- The Misc Files - Special Edition: Hilights from the misc category submitted during the last two weeks.
- Photomanips Weekly - Special Edition: Two weeks worth of photomanipulations
- The Treasure Hunter Vol. 1^MC: Hunting for valuable treasure across deviantART
- Fractals, fractals, fractals!: Want to sink your teeth into the cream of the fractal crop? (thumbs don't show, but interesting nonetheless)
- ART Discover 1: Best paintings ever: Will contain information and best image features
- VL Monthly Vol. 1: Hilights of vectors and vexels based on a dreamland/surreal theme.

Icons & Emotes
- Icon Interlude #1: The first edition of Icon Interlude, a newsletter written for the iconist community.

Literature
- Authors plead for fictional life: Two of America's top authors, John Irving and Stephen King, made a plea to J.K. Rowling on Tuesday not to kill the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter...
- poetry + prose = literature.deviantart.com: poetry and prose marriage!
- The Best of the Best Project - Released: Selections from the best of the best from the Literature Gallery.
- Better Late Then Never: Lost Cause Publishing Group is proud to present Lost Cause Quarterly Issue #4!
- v5 and Literature: Lit deviants: we need your input!
- Problems: problems with literature
- Low literacy increases risk of death [. . .]: Literacy at less than a ninth-grade level almost doubles the five-year risk of mortality...
- Spam Goes Literary: Spammers are using quotations from famous literary works in order to bypass your e-mail's protection methods.
- Solution for v5 bug in poetry and prose: I've got a solution for those of you who have noticed the problem with partialy covered letters on submitted poetry/prose.
- Rainbow of Poetry: Red: Welcome to the first edition of a new poetry feature!
- Literature Oppurtunity: Lit Deviants: I need you!
- dA on Literature: I increasingly see yet more and more neglect towards the literature part of this site...
- FOTOfriday: A weekly highlight of poetry inspired by photography.
- Günter Grass Admits SS Role: Famed German Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass admits that he was a member of the Waffen SS during World War II.

Manga & Anime
- Anime, Anthro and Cartoons & Comics Galleries: What dAv5 means for Anime and other media.

Photography
- 4x6 Releases Architecture for August: The photography group 4x6's August release.
- Million Word Artists Vol.2: The second edition of this photography project focuses on people.
- Adobe Lightroom: News on a new photo editting program released by Adobe.
- Getty’s New Photographers of 2007: Getty Images have chosen 35 of the best advertising photographers of 2007.
- Misinformation about photography rights spreads: An interesting read on photography rights.
- Want Black and White Photography?: A new group dedicated to black & white photography.
- What deviants Really Need To Look At: An opinion on what makes 'eh' photography with examples.

Traditional Art
- Mixed Media Monthly #1: Mixed Media Monthly will be a monthly news feature on noteworthy works in the Mixed Media and Collage sections of Traditional Art.

Wallpaper
Wallpaper Gallery: Featuring submissions to the Wallpaper gallery in the past seven days
- Volume 48
- Volume 49

All Media
- The Peep Show Extravaganza: Several artists well-deserving of attention.
- Gallery Directors in Disguise 4: Ever thought 'If I could be gallery director for a day, I'd pick this as a DD'?
- Daily Deviants: July: A feature from the subcommunity =DailyDeviants

Software
- Pixologic presents ZBrush 2.5: 3D creation is about to be revolutionized - if it works as promises.
- Adobe PhotoShop CS3: We know a large percentage of deviantART use Photoshop, so what's so great about CS3?
- Noise! Noise! Noise!: Not that loud ruckus, the stuff you find in pictures...
- Adobe Lightroom: Adobe is creating a user friendly photo-editing tool and it is currently available as a free beta download

Prints
100% Q.C. APPROVED! Weekend Edition 49: Featuring the most amazing new prints, covering the gems of the prints approval queue from the past few days.
- 08/09/06
- Weekend Edition 49

- GD5 Week 15: Hide and Seek^MC: Every other week, Gallery Directors will select 5 of their favorite prints that meet a particular theme.

Editorials
- The Flying Elephant Foundation: Ashes and Snow: An overview of The Flying Elephant Foundation and Gregory COlbert, winner of one of its $50,000 fellowships.
- Advice: Five Fool-Proof Ways to Improve Your Art: How anyone can gain skill, confidence, and positive comments.
- Misinformation about Photography Rights Spread: As misinformation spreads and arrests are made, many photographers are asking the same question: "What ARE my rights?"
- The Times - They Are A-Changin': A look at what has happened with dA v.5

Devious News
- Weekly Picks from the DU Vol. 1: The weekly picks from the group *Deviant-Underground
- Pixelkink has launched: A brand new independent news portal for professional and student artists and designers has opened.
- Auto full view in Firefox: Simple script and instructions for auto-fullview.
- A Revolution: A little something about the news revolution and some featured thumbs
- Microsoft Live Labs - Photosynth: Ever wondered what it would be like to walk through your digital photos in 3D?
- Monthy Newsletter. Focus: Digital art: Want to help create a monthly news article?
- Deviants & Thumbshare: 'Z - A' Features Project: In short, this is all about Features and Thumbs of Deviants
- 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Award winners: A list of the 2006 winners
- Future Art Magazine - A deviantART e-zine: Main goal of this e-zine is to feature artists with a small interview and artwork.
- The Quiet Death of the Major Re-Launch: A look at the consequences of website relaunches
- Hugi #32 released: The 32nd issue of the Hugi diskmag has been released.
- Phirebrush Release 40: Release40 of the online art mag Phirebrush is now online.
- dA Unknown Reviews Vol. 4: Take a look and support the Unknown Artists of deviantART


Interviews
- Time Magazine Interviews Natsuki Takaya: Time Magazine sat down with Natsuki Takaya to talk with the Fruits Basket manga-ka about her journey into shoujo manga.
- Pixelkink has launched: A brand new independent news portal has launched with an interview.
- A Day in the Life: A 'day in the life' is an article based on outlining a creative professional's day; this issues features °liquisoft

deviantMEETS
- Niagara devMeet: A Canadian devMEET hosted by =thegnat.
- Brissy, Australia. deviantART MEET. September 2006: Australian devmeet hosted by @kyza.
- Birmingham DevMeet 2006: A British devMEET hosted by *shaundj & *infernal-raynata.

Help & FAQ
Hey Hexe - A regular FAQ/How To article
- Where did the Help Desk and FAQ go to?: Since the version 5 changes many have questioned if we have done away with the Desk and FAQ.
- How do I download brushes?: How to download brushes.

How To - A series of how-to articles for deviantART
- Submit a Help Desk Inquiry
- Properly Receive Help
- Submit a Harassment Report
- Submit a Bug Report
- Submit a Gallery Section Addition Request
- Submit a Site Suggestion

and newsy goodness,

`bellchild, =Nex9k9, =lazybutt