This is just an idea. I know a lot of cbers here have DeviantArts and I think there is a good handful of CBers who subscribe to DA. I was wondering what everyone thought about providing journal templates and layouts for DeviantArt? There is a big need for them.

Thoughts please.

I think this'd be nice to furthur boost the designing part of cB, and it'd definitely bring some creative traffic to cB. However, I didn't even know there were even layouts for DeviantArt, but I'm never really on that site, anyway.

If I were to see more examples of layouts and journal templates, then I think I'd have a much more educated opinion. And also, is there a known script for DeviantArt codes? Or is there near-complete freedom like with DIVs for MySpace and Xanga?

I would like to see some examples please Linda? I've been on DA for a while and all I've ever seen was the original looking layouts..

I think it would be neat anyway. I don't know how it would be a huge need for them. But since we do use DA for the graphics resource to load all the things we provide in there, I think it would be nice to support DA more and have layouts too

Being able to change your journal's layout is a subscriber feature. However, subscribing is usually what most serious arists do. Here are some examples:

My journal

Journal templates:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41800674/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40648016/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49402213/
http://search.deviantart.com/?section=brow...ournal+template

It's just basic CSS.

hey!!!! im http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49402213/

Pretty neat I have to admit. I don't have any objection against this.

I don't think that many cB-ers are subscribed to dA. But it is a good idea, could generate traffic, but it all depends on how many people here are subscribed to dA to submit layouts to generate said potential traffic increase.



My journal: http://shesfresh.deviantart.com/journal/ (default).

Other customized journals:
http://kedralynn.deviantart.com/journal/
http://kuroitora.deviantart.com/journal/
http://okti.deviantart.com/journal/
http://st3to.deviantart.com/journal/
http://acidlullaby.deviantart.com/journal/
http://toonekked.deviantart.com/journal/
http://ksenkat.deviantart.com/journal/
http://aegis-strife.deviantart.com/journal/

Some are more elaborate than others and I'm sure there are better ones out there, but it gives you a good idea of what can be accomplished.

Those look terrific! I like the range of complication and styles, and if having them would direct traffic, that'd be a wonderful change.

However, as Carrie stated, how many regular cB members do we have that are also dA members? Would we have enough entries to merit a whole section?

I suspect that the answer to the second might be a "no", but at the same time, we would want people to come to cB to possibly contribute their journal designs, we don't just have to use the current members (like LB).

YAY LB!

This idear is awesome! I love love love it.