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The art community website deviantART recently upgraded, with a new layout, new features, etc. I've seen mixed reviews, and I feel the same. Here's my rundown of the new dA:

Pros:
-Shows more recent deviations, faves, etc on your page
-Mood setting for critique is kinda interesting, and gives us new emoticons
-new categories are good in some aspects, for example can help narrow browsing down more, especially for the anime artists whee
-devious page comments are now in deviation comment format, so you can follow conversations easier
-you can search through a specific user's gallery for different categories

Cons:
-search is glitchy again stare
-the clickable collapse from full view is annoying when you have a sensitive touch pad...
-submitting is a bit glitchy (currently)
-the layout colors are icky gonk
-avatars, submission button, etc have been switched around, which gets confusing when you click buttons out of habit and know which they are
-glitchy in general, pictures aren't loading properly (hopefully this'll be fixed up soon)
-message center no longer specifies what kind of message you have (comment, watch/fave, dAnews, etc)
-read messages can no longer be deleted by double clicking the checkbox
-Journal size format readjusted slightly, put my journal format out of kilter

Anyone else who would like to discuss their opinions on dA's new layout, post away~
And if you want, shamelessly advertise your dA page =D arrow http://www.kitsoru-san.deviantart.com