Yes we're back, back again...

Yes! Ladies and gentlement, I present to you (after a minor 5-day delay, my fault there...) the mid-September edition of the RoundUP!

Nothing major to start us off here. I must say personally (this is `bellchild typing, by the way) I'm quite impressed at how the majority of us are handling the News lately. It can really be a beautiful thing, eh? Lovely articles. The contests area astounded me, and I'm loving the interviews coming through as well.

Quick Contest Update: We'll be announcing the winner with the next edition of the RoundUP so keep an eye out for that. It should be fun!

Awesome news is definitely not a thing of the past around here! So enjoy browsing, and if you have any questions, please note `bellchild for the quickest response.

Aaaaaaaaand... Here we go!
- Josie

Cartoons & Comics
Comics and Cartoons Thumbnail Smorgasbord: The delightful cornucopia of traditional and digital comics and cartoons submissions over the past week.
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Customization
- Cool Photoshop Brushes: A link to some brushes worth a look.
- Intel releases monster CPU soon: New Intel Core 2 Quadro doubles the performance.

Design
- Logo Life [September 06]: A selection of logos from the past few months.

Designers' Block: Calling all designers. Be inspired...
- [Edition 2] [Edition 3]

Digital Art
- Out of the Darkness^MC: Taking our first look into the darker regions of the digital galleries.
- Vector Art Mixed Bag for September - People: People are one of the perennial favorites for vector art.
- Violin and Cello Manips, Oh my: Feature of photomanipulations with violins and cellos.
- Awesome Pixel Art: Large pixel art design offsite.
- Digital - August 06: Five digital artists come together to share digital art from August.
- Vector Vector v1: A new feature with the aim of getting vector art seen a bit more.
- Creature Feature 3: Taking another look at our animal friends that roam around the digital galleries.
- Future Glimpse 5: Doing sci-fi the digital way. Another month's worth of futuristic images from the digital gallery.
- Fantasy Realms 5: From beasts of old to fair maidens, a month's worth of digital fantasy images to take you back in time or to mystical new worlds.
- VL Monthly Vol. 2: Hilights of vectors and vexels based on a sound theme.

Misc Files: Weekly highlights from the Digital Misc gallery.
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Photomanips Weekly: A weekly feature showcasing the best deviations to the Photomanipulation Gallery.
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Unburied Treasures: Collections of digital work with ten or less faves.
- [29] [30-SE] [31]

Literature
- Australian author Colin Thiele dies: Colin Thiele, the world-renowned author of Storm Boy, has died in a Queensland hospital, aged 85.
- Author Takes on Queen of Commas: Language Expert David Crystal criticises Lynn Truss's bestseller 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' in his new book.
- Avant-garde Poet Wins $100,000 prize: Avant-garde poet Michael Palmer has won the Wallace Stevens Award.
- Ted Hughes: domestic tyrant?: According to a new biography of Ted Hughes' lover, Assia Wevil, the late poet was a bully...
- Literature Preview - v5 Update: Writers can once again upload visual images to complement their writing.
- 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Announced: For the first time since its creation, the Scotiabank Giller prize has released its inagural longlist.
- John Betjeman's Daughter Apologizes for 'Sloth': betjeman's daughter has revealed that the poem was never meant to be published.
- Hello to Oriana: Oriana Fallaci 1929-2006.
- Spotlight on Nin-Fiction (part 1): 10 selected pieces from the Literature > Prose > Non-Fiction gallery.
- Booker shortlist announced: Sarah Waters is the favorite on this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist.

fotoFRIDAY: A weekly selection of writing inspired by photography.
- [IV] [V] [VI]

Rainbow of Poetry: Poetry and colors of the rainbow.
- [Green] [blue]

Photography
- Special Photography Journal Feature: Looking for fashion photography for a feature.
- Underappreciated Photography: Portraits: A collection of underappreciated portrait photographs.
- Male Artistic Nudes: August^MC: The sixth installment of a monthly focus on male artistic nude photography.
- August's Lust Objects: Inspirational photography from PhotoLust's August journals.
- Vacancy at the ASOS Club: Every week, the club photographers post their best deviations on a theme... This week's theme is Vacancy.
- Underappreciated Photography: Land & Waterscapes: A collection of underappreciated landscape and waterscape photographs.
- Photographing People Vol. 10: Photographing People is a monthly feature that does exactly what it says, concentrates on showcasing photography featuring people.
- Fine & Graphic Vol.2: Graphic Picture - September.
- For the Love of Architecture - August Edition: A selection of the best from the Architecture Photography Gallery in August.
- Sigma SD14 - Coming Soon: Sigma SD14 with 'full color capture direct image sensor'.
- Photojournalism on deviantART: Is the next James Nachtwey lurking somewhere on dA?
- The Collective: The Tych^MC: A collection of diptychs and triptychs from various dA photography artists.
- Low Key Lighting, photographer quotes and thumbs^MC: A collection of nude photography in low key lighting.
- Krappy Kamera prospectus for the 9th annual NYC show: One of the biggest toy camera gallery shows in NYC is open for submissions.
- Leica M8 unveiled: Some fifty two years since Leica introduced the first M series, they have introduced the first digital M series.
- Insects and Spiders: August: A monthly feature of submissions to the Insects and Spiders photography category.
- Stunning Nipples Collection^MC: A collection of nipple photography.
- Olympus E-400: Olympus has announced their brand new 10mp camera.
- Pentax K10d - Revolution in the dSLR market?: This camera is causing quite a stir in the photographic community.
- Fashion Features: Weekly featured fashion portraits and general fashion.

Stock Photos
- Huge Collection of 3D and Photographic Textures: A huge collection of high resolution textures for use in commercial and personal projects.
- Up and Coming Stockers: Under 1K Views: Some talented unknown stock artists.

Stock Up: Explores a category in the world of stock photography each week.
- [wings] [waterfalls] [children]

Traditional Art
- The New WTC: Building designs are up for viewing.
- Jose Maria Casas @ Agora Gallery, NY, USA: Masters of the Imagination: The Latin American Fine Art Exhibition.
- The sound of Paintings: New research has found that looking at a painting and hearing music is inextricably linked.
- Unknown-Prints, September 2006: Prints from some of the more unknown artists this month.
- Cut and Paste: Collage Art Spotlight vol. 4: Featuring the latest and greatest in the Collage Art category.
- The Peep Show - Traditional Edition: A new edition of The Peep Show focusing on traditional art.

It's Your Turn: Ever wanted the chance to pick DDs? Well, here's your go- now's your chance to show the dA community how great your taste is.^MC
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Devious Crafts of the Week: Once a week Artisan Crafts deviations are featured at *ArtisanCraft's club.
- [1&2] [3] [4]

Wallpaper
- Design Is?: What is design, or what you think it is.
- Wallpaper Gallery: Volume 52: Featuring submissions to the Wallpaper Gallery

Wallpaper Gallery: Selected and Dissected: Wallpaper gallery regulars give us their choices for their top five desktops from dA.
- [ptI] [ptII]

All Media
- Goldfish of deviantART: A selection of goldfish art.
- The Treasure Hunter Vol.2: Hunting for valuable treasure across deviantART.
- Weekly Picks from the DU: VOlume 4
- What deviants Really Need to Look At - unknown art: A selection of works for critiquing.
- Unknown Artists - September Feature: Unknown Artist features in photography, literature, traditional and digital art.
- News of the Screws: A feature of art found from dA's search feature.

Software
- Microsoft Releases Windows Vista RC1: With plans to launch Windows Vista to the world in early 2007, Microsoft has released a version to its Connect users.
- Weather Alarm Clock 1.3 released: A replacement desktop clock with weather forecasts.
- Fake Compact Flash Cards: Be wary buying CF cards from eBay.
- DesktopX 3.2 Released: A new version of DesktopX is released.
- Paint Shop Pro Photo XI: Corel brings out the new Paint Shop Pro Photo with new enhancements and effects.
- Nintendo Wii Less than $170 in Japan: The Wii is coming.

Prints
- The Best Nude Selling Prints, get out your wallets: 'How I sold 4 nude prints in 2 weeks'
- Unknown-Prints, September 2006: a selection of prints from unknown artists.

100% Q.C. Approved!: Featuring the gems that pass through the print approval queue
- Weekend Editions
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- Dailies
- - [09/06/06] [09/13/06] [09/18/06]

Contests & Projects
- FUContest: Draw a picture of FUCharlie. Ends 9/30/06
- Vector Hero Contest: Create yourself in vector form as a superhero. Ends 10/01/06
- Illustration competition - theme: music: This month's IT illustration theme is taking a shot at drawing music. Ends 9/29/06
- Icons Contest - Autumn Grand Master: A contest for creators of icons and emoticons. Ends 10/10/06
- Rock T-Shirt Design Contest: Help Falcongate to manufacture their new t-shirt. Ends 9/30/06
- Ultimate Texture Contest: Contest for photographic textures. Ends 10/20/06 (date extended)
- A Story Photography Contest: Write a story with photography. Ends 10/10/06
- Expressive Feet Contest: Express your feelings with feet. Ends 11/06/06
- Modern Fantasy Digital Art/Photography Contest: A digital art and photography contest. Ends 10/31/06
- Help Design Beck's Album Cover: Help design Beck's album cover.
- Peugeot Design Contest 2007: The fourth Peugeot Design Contest has been announced.
- Digital Art Contest: Contest for any digital art. Ends 09/30/06
- Flash Intro Contest: Design a flash intro for a website.
- WinampSkinners Community Logo Contest: Logo for the community needed. Ends 09/24/06
- Fall Photography Contest: Autumn themed photography contest. Ends 10/30/06
- Halloween Costume Contest 2006: We're having a costume contest. Ends 10/28/06
- Light Contest: Light themed digital art contest.
- GUI Champs 2006: Graphic design contest for icons, visual styles, and wallpapers.
- Erotic Food Contest: Photography contest with an interesting theme. Ends 09/30/06
- Nick's Tattoo Contest: Tattoo design contest. Ends 10/31/06
- Tattoo Design Contest: Another tattoo design contest. Tentative Deadline: 10/15/06
- SLIMplify Skin Contest: Winamp Classic skinning contest. Ends 10/10/06
- 'If you could touch a star...' Visual Art Contest: Interpret the line in visual art. Ends 10/19/06
- The Thorned Venom Contest: Contest asking you to create your best work. Ends 01/01/07
- Contest: Freedom: Photography contest based on the word freedom. Ends 01/01/07
- Scare Me competition: Visual art competition utilizing stock. Ends 10/28/06

Winners
- Exotica Contest Winners: Uh, oh, no more waiting.
- The Smoking Contest Winners: Find out about the winners of the Smoking Photography Contest.
- dA Ad Hunt Contest Winner Announced: One lucky dA member won an item of his choice from his wishlist.

Projects
- Interview: a new way to discover dA people: A place where a lot of unknown deviants can be recognized.
- steve Irwin Tribute: A 'contest' type with no prizes, but to tribute Steve Irwin.
- Photography & Poetry Project: A project joining photography and poetry.
- Comics & Short Stories: Project for Sri Lanka.

Editorials
- Why Digital Art is THE Creative Medium: One person's take on digital art.
- Will Louvre Find a New Home?: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is about to welcome the Louvre home.
- What is News?: Discussion of what news is on deviantART.
- Copyright and News: Helpful information on copyright issues in the news.
- Where were you on 9/11?: Five years after the fact, we still have stories to tell and grief to express.
- Quality of Comments: Comments helpful or not?

Devious News
- Noise Art Magazine #01: Number one of the free digital art and photography magazine, featuring the best of the best that dA has to offer.
- Phirebrush | Release41: Phirebrush's 41st Release is now online.
- Three Free Image Hosting Sites Reviewed: A quick review of three top image hosting services for hotlinking images.
- Artist Relations Newsletter - #17: The 17th edition of the newsletter to bring the artists closer to their GDs.
- ArtistsForCharity Makes First Donation: The charity-minded group has successfully completed its first donation round for UNICEF.
- Behind The Symbol Chat: The news artical which aims to know more about the deviant behind the symbol is coming back.
- Weekly Community Update 09-08-06: The CommDev Update we've all grown to love is back.
- Zombie Walk, Helsinki, Finland: The dead will rise, 10-01-06.
- Apple iPod - New Models + iTunes 7: Nano now comes in a variety of colors, and the iPod Shuffle is no more what it used to be.
- Deviants Win National Book Award: Ten members of deviantART were among the honorees for the National Book Award for Best Comic Book of the Year.
- Microsoft Zune - iPod Contender?: Microsoft is set to release its own media player near the holiday season, but will it contend with the Apple iPod and an already media-soaked market?
- Edinburgh Fringe Smoke Clears: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival came to a close on 28th August.
- Bill Biggart - Photograph, even at end: What arrived the 11th September is terrible, and Bill Biggart saw it.
- Favorville: A new site to let people help others and seek help themselves.
- Talk Like a dAmn Pirate Day - Sept 19th 2006: Talk like a pirate day!
- New News FAQs: Horray: FAQs have been added and updated to reflect the new news system.

Interviews
- Behind the Symbol - back and with changes: The changes coming to the popular interview series.
- C&C Interview with TraditionalDanimatio: Take a moment to step into Dan Schoening's world.
- Interview with artisan Klyph: Interview with a talented jeweler.
- C&C Interview with Themrock: Dare to enter a world of bold strokes, vivid color, and fantastic imagination with Dirk Erik Schulz.
- AdmInterview: $chris: Get a rare glimpse into the world of mysterious, vital admin Chris.
- C&C Interview with Spaghetti016: Where characters come to life... Matthew Synowicz.

Help & FAQ
- The deviantART FAQ gets a makeover: The deviantART FAQ has gotten a makeover and is now filled with 100% more technical sodium.

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.
- What is the difference between the Deviation Management page and Deviation Storage tool?: Answers the question to avoid some common confusion.

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

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=Nex9k9, `bellchild