Hey, everyone!

We're back with a new edition, some special contest news, a new addition to the team, and, as always, a great list of articles for your pleasure
As you can see, we're attempting to get back on track with our timing, so this article is a mere 10 days after the previous. We'll try to keep it more consistent from here on out ...

First of all, I'd like to bring up the contest! A little less than two months ago, I announced a contest for an article header. Well, now we have a winner! =chromosphere and his header has taken the prize, a print (up to $40) from `ArtistsForCharity and a three month subscription! And thank you, all of you who entered, for your wonderful work. <3

Secondly, I'd like to point out a new addition to our 'crew' of sorts, along with some changes that will be taking place in time. `mirrorkills is now joining us, so give him some love.
We're also starting a fledgling little addition to our regular articles, bringing noteworthy news to the forefront for a little extra unf. This is small, for now... but I think it's important to help promote well-thought, informative, or notable articles.
If you want to keep up on developments, be sure to head over to the *roundUP account and watch us for slightly more frequent updates, possible contests, and the like. And, of course, if you have any questions, comments, tips, complaints, or anything, feel free to contact us and let us know!

I'm going to cut it short now and let you all get to news, 'cause I know that's what you're waiting for!

Let's get it a-rollin'!

Noteworthy Articles
JOurnal CSS Resources
CSS for subscribers is finally here! Your local neighborhood zilla is here to give a few pointers to the novice CSSers who want to give their journals a makover with a few pointers and a list of handy resources.

Photokina Coverage
If you're interested in photography, chances are you'll find Photokina interesting too - it's one of the worlds biggest photography events.

Cartoons & Comics
- Spaceballs gets animated: Remember Spaceballs? May the farce be with us once more!

Customization
- CSS in Journals Available for Seniors/Subscribers: If you are a senior member or a subscriber ...
- CSS Journal Help: Article covering the main points of the journal CSS.
- Journal CSS Resources: A list of useful pointers and resources for taking advantage of journal CSS.
- CSS Generator for dA Journals: Plug in the colors and styles you want and it will spit out the code for you.

Design
- DesignsToLove - Online Craft Gallery & Community: A community dedicated to craft enthusiasts from around the world.
- 5th issue of Bak Magazine is online: International visual arts e-magazine Bak is now in its fifth issue.

Digital Art
- Fractal Formations 2 cos (0): The second installment from the mysterious world of fractal art.
- Unburied Treasures 32: 32nd of the series uncovering the best of the lesser known art in the digital world.
- d'artist CONCEPT ART - Now Shipping!: Article informing us on the availability of one of the best concept art books for sale today.
- The most beautiful CG girls: Information regarding a new magazine showcasing the art of computer generated women.
- Carnival Macabre new Issue #3!: News on yet another digital art magazine.
- Abstractions 5: 5th in the series of the digital abstract art feature article.
- Misc Files - 07: another installment showing us the digital art catagory we mainly don't focus on.
- DigitalMedia 3D Highlights!: 2nd edition of the 3D art review article. This week: 3D Abstract art.
- TextCanvas - Textmode Art Spotlight: Exploring the unknown world of art using text.

Literature
- Unfinished Tolkien Tale Completed By Son: J.R.R Tolkiens son steps in his fathers footsteps once more.
- Novelist to be tried for insulting Turkey: News on a Turkish author who could go to jail for speaking her mind.
- Rainbow of Poetry: Purple: Yet another colour in the rainbow for this poetry article.
- fotoFRIDAY VII: Special Edition: 7th in the series of this powerful link between literature and photography.
- Lulu:Write Books, Add Cover Art, and Sell.: Informing us on a website that lets writters and artists produce and sell their works.
- New Frost Poem Found: Informing us on the discovery of a new war poem from this great poet.

Photography
A Place For Film Photographers, Finally! - An interesting photography group for film photographers.
B&W Club - Info on The club for black & white photography, plus features!
- New Pentax DA star lenses: Information on new Pentax lenses ariving in 2007.
- Samsung GX-10!: Information on the new Samsung dSLR camera.
- In the Shower or Bath...^MC: Nude features showing us the beauty of the bathroom. Also asking for suggestions.
- The power of dA photography III^MC: Third edition including 69 powerful photography features.
- RAndom (Edition 2): Second installment of this photography featuring article.
- MAGMA EXHIBITION: Information on an arts festival in London, UK. Showcasing youngsters creativity.
- Theme Your Scheme Edition #1: Water: A themed look at some of the best prints, magnets, puzzles and more! This edition is themed on water.
- B&W Photos Of This Week VOL_1.0: 10th edition of the weekly B & W photography loving feature.
- Seitz 6x17 Panorama Camera: Information on the new, powerfull camera from Seitz coming out in 2007.
- Macro Photography here at deviantART: Fantastic feature of some, mainly natural, macro photography.
- Apple Aperture 1.5: Telling us about the new version of Apple's powerful photoediting software.
- Lensbabies announces Lensbaby 3G: News on the release of the newest sweet spot focusing lens from Lensbaby.
- Photokina Coverage: Information on the main photography of the year allowing suppliers to presnt their newest hardware.
- Unknown Photography #1 • September 2006: Showcasing some unknown photography from September.
- Just Portraits - A Portraits Only Community: A group dedicated to portrait photography + some great features!
- Best Pictures Of Australia: Photography feature letting us get a taste of the beauty of Australia.
- Camera shy - anti-camera security: Interesting article on how security systems could temporarily disable camera's. Full article here.
- Whose Garden Was This: A Legacy of Photography: Telling us of an amazing and interesting account which shows us unknown photography from the past.
- The Collective : The Holga: 3rd in the series of features showing us a lesser known side of the world of photography.
- Photokina - Signs of the Future?: Yet another informative article on the Photokina event in Germany.
- Your Favourites - Mature Content^MC: Showcasing some users favourites from the Fetish, Glamour or Pinup galleries.
- photoXpose - The Xposed Deviants of September '06: Article exposing some amazing deviant photographers.
- Animals, Plants, & Nature 2: A look at some of the submissions to the Animals, Plants, and Nature photography gallery.
- Commercial Photography - September: A collection of photographs from the Commercial Photography section on deviantART,submittedin September.

Stock Photos
- Up and coming stockers....under 1k views: A new group informing deviants on unknown stock artists.

Stock Up: Exploring and supporting stock photography
- [Vol. 7] [Vol. 8]

Wallpaper
- dA Wallpapers: Want to update your desktop? Check this wallpaper feature out!

All Media
- The Unsung Heroes: People who deserve exposure...
- Cut and Paste: Collage Art Spotlight vol. 5: Presenting this week's selection of the best collage art out there on dA.
- Weekly Deviation - 01: The start of an article for weekly features.
- The Fear!: Halloween's coming! Time for some spooky features, don't you think?
- Randimity Issue 03: 10 more random selections courtesy of the Random Deviant button.

Software
- Microsoft Zune: An eagerly awaited media player.
- MediaMonkey 2.5.4.978: Why don't you let the monkey manage your tunes?
- Xdrive Desktop 5.1: Would you like to create an online backup of music, documents, etc?
- Xion, a hot new media player: New media player with skinning engine.
- Rumshot 1.1: Application for Windows similar to SnapShooter.

Art Groups
- Death-Chicks September^MC: Updates and thumbs from the alternative and fashion community.
- Flowers in Focus #1: Article celebrating the growth of the community with thumbnail features.
- Magicka Art Group: dA art group Magicka information.
- Devious Crafts of the Week 6: Once a week artisan crafts are featured at the club.
- photoXpose - The Xposed Deviants of September '06: A look at some of the best from the photographers xposed this month.
- dAZine: Want to get features? Give features? Get published in a monthly magazine?

Prints
- Horror in Print: A presentation series that showcases the best prints sold on dA under the Macabre/Horror category.
- Theme Your Scheme Edition #1 - Water: A bimonthly article featuring the best prints from a particular theme.

100% Q.C. Approved: Featuring the gems going through the print approval queue.
- [09/21/06] [09/27/06]

Contests & Projects
Contests
- Hokuto Manga - a big Finnish manga contest: Create a manga cartoon. Ends 11/15/06
- Artists.Against.War Competition: Create any art aggainst war. Ends 11/15/06
- The Surreal Nature Contest: A surreal photomanipulation contest. Ends 11/25/06
- Capture The Moment Competition (voting now open): Vote on the winners to this cuddly photography contest. Ends 11/03/06
- Pencil-Crusade Contest: Create an avatar. No end date given.
- The Dragon Contest: Create dragon art. Ends 11/11/06
- Contests - 01: A list of a whole bunch of contest. End dates vary
- Music Art Contest: Create any type of music art. Ends 11/10/06
- Get Yourself a CSS Journal - Contest: Create a CSS journal. Get great prizes! Ends 11/14/06
- CSS Template Contest: Create a CSS journal for anyone to use.Ends 11/10/06
- writing can make you a subscriber: Tell this generous deviant why you deserve it and win subscriptions!Ends 11/10/06
- Story Photography Contest Update: Create a story with photography. Ends 11/10/06 (updated)
- Fantasy Contest: Create fantasy art using any artform! End of contest undecided.
- Photography Contest : The Color Orange: Take photographs on the theme of the colour orange. Ends 11/27/06

Winners
- Renaissance Winners!: Jealous of the winners? So are we!
- Barenaked Ladies Contest Winners Announced!: The band has made their decisions and the winners are in!

Projects
- Grubin's Community Project!: Answer the simple question of what makes you deviant? Using any artform!

Editorials
- Creativity and the infinity of the logosphere: Interesting article on creativity on online communities.
- Commission Networking-Help Save Starving Artists!
- An open letter to Spyed: Interesting letter to the leader of our art community that has now been answered to.
- An open letter / editorial to dA: An update on the above open letter article.

Devious News
- aFc to support Habitat for Humanity: ArtistsForCharity and deviantART, Inc. are pleased to announced that our next donation will be going to Habitat For Humanity
- d'artist Concept Art - Now Shipping: In this tutorial book, readers are taken through concept art techniques...
- To 2030 and beyond!: `londonxpress - to 2030 and beyond
- Support Needed in #dAlife: A chat room of volunteers needs somre more support.
- The Identity of the Mona Lisa is Revealed: After four centuries of fierce debate, convincing proof of the woman's identity is revealed.
- Journal Magic: With the introduction of CSS to seniors and subscribers, let's see what can be done with it.
- 4 open FlashDev positions at BLITZ: BLITZ has four open FlashDev positions, maybe one is for you.
- flickr Minicards: With the success that flickr has brought to photography, Moo has brought a creative service to those willing to show off their photos.

Interviews
- Featured Chat with chix0r: Open chat with dA's very own Customer Service Supervisor.
- C&C Interview with tvskyle: Interview with one of the best cartoonists here on dA!

deviantMEETS
- Melbourne Scavenger Meet - Round III: Info on an Australian devMEET.
- Deviant Meet in Cluj Napoca, Romania: Info on a Romanian devMEET.

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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That's all for now!
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