DeviantART V6 is here.
With a new deviated look.
Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Snowman | Discussion: WinCustomize News
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 
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Phoon
Reply #3 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:23 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:23 PM
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.
ALMonty
Reply #4 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:31 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:31 PM
Yes very confusing at first. But it's basically the same without the drop down menu.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #5 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:38 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:38 PM
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.
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.
PurrBall
Reply #6 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:39 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:39 PM
Looks awesome, but didn't they just do v5 a few months ago? 
Snowman
Reply #7 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:47 PM
It does take a few tries to get used to.
I myself find it easier to navigate now.
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 #7 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:47 PM
I've found it hard to navigate
It does take a few tries to get used to.
I myself find it easier to navigate now.
DA is so slow
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
Snowman
Reply #8 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:50 PM
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 #8 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:50 PM
I don't like having my login/message stuff at the dead top, I almost overlooked it
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.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #9 Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:18 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:18 PM
^Yeah same, it literally changed before my eyes. I went to view a DD and then BAM! Was like, WTF just happened here?!?
sAARGe
Reply #10 Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:48 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:48 PM
yeah ... fantastic design .... and nice new features ....
but but but ..... i still love WC
vStyler
Reply #12 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:23 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:23 PM
New look, same untimely and inadequate protection of author copyrights.
messiah1
Reply #13 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:24 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:24 PM
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.
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... 
pjdark
Reply #14 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:38 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:38 PM
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.
TYCUS
Reply #15 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:42 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:42 PM
i did like the changes., but they could improve even more the colors....
vStyler
Reply #16 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:43 PM
Reply #16 Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:43 PM
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..
Phoon
Reply #17 Sunday, July 13, 2008 12:00 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, July 13, 2008 12:00 AM
Are you a subscriber, Phoon?
yep. Still slow as hell.
Pixeleo
Reply #20 Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:23 AM
Reply #20 Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:23 AM
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... 
Oh what a shock it was...
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Reply #1 Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:09 PM