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Journal Entry: Tue May 14, 2013, 2:24 AM

You can still join these Contests:

Create Emotes based on song-titles.Welcome to the "Create Emotes based on song-titles"-Event.

All you have to do is to pick one or more song titles and create an Emotes based on the title. It's up to you how you interpret it, you can do everything as long as it somehow fits to the song.
You can create as many Emotes as you want. (You can pick one song or you can create Emotes for all songs. You can even create several Emotes for one song.
If you have finished your Emoticon, write a comment on this Journal with your Emote. You can also send me a note.
Please include the song title in the Artist's comments.
The Deadline is May 19, you have one week to create your Emotes.

Here are the songs:
Thriller
skin to bone
Closer to the edge
Burn it down
Us against the world
Heaven Is a Halfpipe
Cleanin’ Out My Closet
Do what I say
Creatures of the Night
Can't Help Falling in Love
Petrified
Nothing Else Matters
I believe I can Fly
I'm too sexy for my Shirt
King of my Castle
Cry Me a River
If you have any quest

Emoticon ContestWelcome to the special EAD Emoticon Contest. We will have 2 Categories with subcategories.
We will have a Pixel Contest and a Muro Contest with special rules.
The deadline for this Event is May 19. 11pm (los angeles time)
First of all here are the Themes:
Themes
party pooper
best partyer
mother's day
You don't have to create something for every theme. ;D
Pixel Contest
1. Category = Standard Contest:
Your Entry needs at least 1 15x15px Emoticon
You are allowed to included bigger and smaller Emoticons.
No use of existing Emoticons (just as

)
animated or static.
You can create as many Emotes as you want.
2. Category = Limited Colours:
You have to use less than 25 colours. (transparency not included)
Your Entry needs at least 1 15x15px Emoticon
You are allowed to included bigger and smaller Emoticons.
No use of existing Emoticons (just as

)
animated or static.
You can create as many Emotes as you w

Line-art colouringThis is not really Contest, but there will be points for the pieces that I like the most.
I prepared some pixel and non-pixel line-arts and you can colour those you lke the most.
If you want to submit the pieces to your gallery, please mention that I created the line-art and add the link to this Journal.
If you aren't sure where to submit the final piece, feel free to ask me. C:
Visit the sta.sh files to get the full-sized images: (Visit the sta.sh files [hit the download button] and right click on the image and then "save image as")
the deadline for this Event is May 19. 11pm (los angeles time)
The Line-arts:

<a href="http://sta.sh/02e35dsh1l3h">

These Contests/events have ended:

Guess the songs.Welcome to the "guess the song" - Event.

I created 16 Emotes and you have to guess which song I wanted to display. I hope it isn't too difficult.

All Emotes can be found at the end of the Article, if you want to participate you have to visit the deviation and write your guess in the comment. You can add up to 3 Comments but only one guess for each comment. Like this:
The fastest with the correct answer will get more points than the 2nd fastest deviant.
The deviants with the most correct guesses will also win something.
And all of the other deviants who guessed the correct song will have the chance to win something.

Summary:
Comment on the deviation with your guess.
You have 3 guesses, 1 comment for each guess.
If you have any questions about this Event, write a comment on this Journal.

Here are the Emotes:

Emoticon word searchWelcome to the "word search"-Event.

Your task is simple: Find the words from the list. ;D
The fastest deviants will get the most points, but all of the others have a chance to win something as well.
Save the image on your computer and open it with any painting program. (Visit the sta.sh files and right click on the image and then "save image as")
If you have finished a word search, submit them to your sta.sh and write a comment, with the link, on this Journal.
The Word Searches:

Emoticon MazesWelcome to the Emoticon Maze Event.

A little blue Emotes tries to find the way to the Party, help him to find the party.

I prepared 5 Mazes, I hope they aren't too easy or too difficult.

You can just finish one or you can finish all of them, it's your choice.
The fastest deviants will get the most points, but all of the others have a chance to win something as well.
Save the mazes on your computer and open it with any painting program. (Visit the sta.sh files and right click on the image and then "save image as")
If you have finished a maze, submit them to your sta.sh and write a comment, with the link, on this Journal.
The Mazes

Scuzzle-QuizA Scuzzle is a scavenger hunt and a puzzle. I am not sure if you can consider this to be a real scuzzle.

Anyway I hid 10 Emoticons on my page, those Emoticons are linked to sta.sh pages where you can find a question.
(Important: Don't answer the question on the st.ash file, copy the question and your answer into a notepad file.)
These Emotes are also holding signs, there are letters on the signs. If you have found all Emoticons you will find a link to a sta.sh page, with the final question.
You have to answer all questions to be able to win the scuzzle-quiz, but you will also get points for each correct answer.
To make it easier, I added numbers to the Emoticons so you don't have to guess the correct sequence.
I will provide the template where you have to add the emoticons.
As soon as you have found all Emoticons, add them to the template. Then submit it to your sta.sh. Then you have to copy the questions and your answers into the Artist's Comments,

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Emoticon Appreciation Day

Journal Entry: Sun May 12, 2013, 1:44 AM

Welcome to another Emoticon Appreciation day. Today we celebrate the existence of Emoticons on dA and the existence of Emotes in general. They bring us joy and they help to show our Emotions. You can celebrate this day, by using more Emotes than usual or you can participate in the events that I prepared for today. I hope you will have lots of fun.

I use this Journal as an Overview Journal for all the events that will happen today, so you don't miss any of them.

First of all I want to tell you that I won't announce a specific set of prizes, all I can say that I have 2500

and all of them will be used. Everybody who participates has the chance to win something (if you have the correct answer). The fastest deviants might get a few more points. ;D

Here are the Events: You can learn more about the events by visiting the corresponding Journals.

(You don't have to participate in all of them.)

oh and everything that has been created for the Emoticon Appreciation Day can be submitted to the Group: (You have to be a member to submit something)

Deadline of the Events.

Most of the Events will end at 11pm (Los Angeles time). on May 13
Because of mother's day I decided that the events will end 1 day later. So more deviants can participate.

You can find the time for your country here: [link] or try this link [link]

If the deadline is different, it will be mentioned on the corresponding Journal.
If you aren't sure when the event ends, please ask me.

Guess the songs.

(I created a few Emoticons based on song-titles. You have to guess which song I meant. If it isn't the song I meant, but still fitting to the Emote, you will win as well.) Deviants who guess the Artist/Band get bonus points.

Guess the songs.Welcome to the "guess the song" - Event.

I created 16 Emotes and you have to guess which song I wanted to display. I hope it isn't too difficult.

All Emotes can be found at the end of the Article, if you want to participate you have to visit the deviation and write your guess in the comment. You can add up to 3 Comments but only one guess for each comment. Like this:
The fastest with the correct answer will get more points than the 2nd fastest deviant.
The deviants with the most correct guesses will also win something.
And all of the other deviants who guessed the correct song will have the chance to win something.

Summary:
Comment on the deviation with your guess.
You have 3 guesses, 1 comment for each guess.
If you have any questions about this Event, write a comment on this Journal.

Here are the Emotes:

Create Emotes based on song-titles.

(I have chosen some song-titles and you have to create an Emote for them.)

Create Emotes based on song-titles.Welcome to the "Create Emotes based on song-titles"-Event.

All you have to do is to pick one or more song titles and create an Emotes based on the title. It's up to you how you interpret it, you can do everything as long as it somehow fits to the song.
You can create as many Emotes as you want. (You can pick one song or you can create Emotes for all songs. You can even create several Emotes for one song.
If you have finished your Emoticon, write a comment on this Journal with your Emote. You can also send me a note.
Please include the song title in the Artist's comments.
The Deadline is May 19, you have one week to create your Emotes.

Here are the songs:
Thriller
skin to bone
Closer to the edge
Burn it down
Us against the world
Heaven Is a Halfpipe
Cleanin’ Out My Closet
Do what I say
Creatures of the Night
Can't Help Falling in Love
Petrified
Nothing Else Matters
I believe I can Fly
I'm too sexy for my Shirt
King of my Castle
Cry Me a River
If you have any quest

Emoticon word search.

(I prepared two word Searches, 1 with 33 words and the other one with 17 words. You simply have to search for the words that are on the list)

Emoticon word searchWelcome to the "word search"-Event.

Your task is simple: Find the words from the list. ;D
The fastest deviants will get the most points, but all of the others have a chance to win something as well.
Save the image on your computer and open it with any painting program. (Visit the sta.sh files and right click on the image and then "save image as")
If you have finished a word search, submit them to your sta.sh and write a comment, with the link, on this Journal.
The Word Searches:

Emoticon Maze

(I prepared 5 mazes, help the blue Emote to reach the party.)

Emoticon MazesWelcome to the Emoticon Maze Event.

A little blue Emotes tries to find the way to the Party, help him to find the party.

I prepared 5 Mazes, I hope they aren't too easy or too difficult.

You can just finish one or you can finish all of them, it's your choice.
The fastest deviants will get the most points, but all of the others have a chance to win something as well.
Save the mazes on your computer and open it with any painting program. (Visit the sta.sh files and right click on the image and then "save image as")
If you have finished a maze, submit them to your sta.sh and write a comment, with the link, on this Journal.
The Mazes

Scuzzle + Quiz

(I hid some Emotes on my page, those are linked to a page with a question. If you found all Emotes you will see that they link to another page.)

Scuzzle-QuizA Scuzzle is a scavenger hunt and a puzzle. I am not sure if you can consider this to be a real scuzzle.

Anyway I hid 10 Emoticons on my page, those Emoticons are linked to sta.sh pages where you can find a question.
(Important: Don't answer the question on the st.ash file, copy the question and your answer into a notepad file.)
These Emotes are also holding signs, there are letters on the signs. If you have found all Emoticons you will find a link to a sta.sh page, with the final question.
You have to answer all questions to be able to win the scuzzle-quiz, but you will also get points for each correct answer.
To make it easier, I added numbers to the Emoticons so you don't have to guess the correct sequence.
I will provide the template where you have to add the emoticons.
As soon as you have found all Emoticons, add them to the template. Then submit it to your sta.sh. Then you have to copy the questions and your answers into the Artist's Comments,

Emoticon Contest

(A small Emoticon Contest. With 2 main-categories: Pixel contest and Muro Contest .)

Emoticon ContestWelcome to the special EAD Emoticon Contest. We will have 2 Categories with subcategories.
We will have a Pixel Contest and a Muro Contest with special rules.
The deadline for this Event is May 19. 11pm (los angeles time)
First of all here are the Themes:
Themes
party pooper
best partyer
mother's day
You don't have to create something for every theme. ;D
Pixel Contest
1. Category = Standard Contest:
Your Entry needs at least 1 15x15px Emoticon
You are allowed to included bigger and smaller Emoticons.
No use of existing Emoticons (just as

)
animated or static.
You can create as many Emotes as you want.
2. Category = Limited Colours:
You have to use less than 25 colours. (transparency not included)
Your Entry needs at least 1 15x15px Emoticon
You are allowed to included bigger and smaller Emoticons.
No use of existing Emoticons (just as

)
animated or static.
You can create as many Emotes as you w

Line-art colouring

(I prepared some Emoticon Line-Arts, pixel and non-pixel, and you can colour them.

)

Line-art colouringThis is not really Contest, but there will be points for the pieces that I like the most.
I prepared some pixel and non-pixel line-arts and you can colour those you lke the most.
If you want to submit the pieces to your gallery, please mention that I created the line-art and add the link to this Journal.
If you aren't sure where to submit the final piece, feel free to ask me. C:
Visit the sta.sh files to get the full-sized images: (Visit the sta.sh files [hit the download button] and right click on the image and then "save image as")
The Line-arts:

Have Fun :D

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be excited

Journal Entry: Thu May 9, 2013, 6:36 AM

Emoticon Appreciation DayWelcome to another Emoticon Appreciation day. Today we celebrate the existence of Emoticons on dA and the existence of Emotes in general. They bring us joy and they help to show our Emotions. You can celebrate this day, by using more Emotes than usual or you can participate in the events that I prepared for today. I hope you will have lots of fun.

I use this Journal as an Overview Journal for all the events that will happen today, so you don't miss any of them.

First of all I want to tell you that I won't announce a specific set of prizes, all I can say that I have 2500

and all of them will be used. Everybody who participates has the chance to win something (if you have the correct answer). The fastest deviants might get a few more points. ;D
Here are the Events: You can learn more about the events by visiting the corresponding Journals.

(You don't have to participate in all of them.)
oh and everything that has been created f

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Emoticon News + Features

Journal Entry: Thu May 9, 2013, 6:22 AM

Volunteer News

Emoticon Gallery: Newsletter #1
Summary
I was hat-ed in the last week of April, so I don't have a lot to share, per say. Firstly, though, I wanted to express my excitement over there being an Emote CV again!

Yes, yes, I know. I should be more excited about being the CV, but that excitement was tempered with fear...and it has passed. Now, I get to just be excited knowing someone is posting DDs again.

Speaking of which, please keep the suggestions coming! The more, the merrier, in my book! As you have probably seen by now, I am trying to stick to an Emoticon DD every other day. We are a small community and I don't want to run out of pieces to feature. So, it is the schedule that I will stick with for now, with the chance of more or less days between subject to change to fit my schedule, if necessary.
Also, please take a moment to go give input on the

May EMTC! + 8 Entries!Added some links for stamp bases.

I love stamps. I find, lately, that a stamp is the only way I make emotes anymore. So many actions and ideas have been taken for just emotes...but stamps! There are quotes, showing support, being funny, etc.

The list goes on and on! So, this month, the theme is stamp. You can create a stamp for others to use on their pages, or you can show support for a fellow artist by making a stamp for them. Or, you can do a mailman themed emote.

As long as it has something to do with the word "stamp", it will qualify!

A couple links to help you find bases: http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/?q=stamp+base and some wonderful bases by `Mirz123 :http://mirz123.deviantart.com/gallery/12180438
She also has some fonts that would work great in stamps.

Judge(s):
^SparklyDest
=Kath602
`stuck-in-suburbia

April Emoticon DDs
Facehugger

by *a-kid-at-heart

EMTC February 10

by =happy-gurl
Suggested by `IceXDragon

April EMTC Winners!Sorry guys. I had to re-upload.
So many beautiful entries....this was a tough month.

FIRST PLACE

Honorable Mention

by `stuck-in-suburbia

Close Contenders :bulletpink:

To see all the entries, just click here.
And just a reminder, the winner and honorable mention will be judges for next month's challenge, and unable to enter the contest. Well, unable to win at least.

Prizes
Since I can never remember what I offered to what contest, I figured I would include all the amazing prizes here so those of you who offered something don't have to search and see wh

Special News

Something new is coming.Soon.
Keep an eye open.

Emote Appreciation Day (EAD)Emote Appreciation Day
Each year `Krissi001 organises a fantastic day to celebrate emoticons, known as Emote Appreciation Day or EAD.
The date for this year's EAD has been announced as Sunday 12th May (this Sunday).

Krissi has an awesome set of events lined up including wordsearches, scuzzles and emote challenges. You can find the full list here: http://sta.sh/01hgtt5ik89m and you don't have to be an emoticonist to take part!
In addition, a number of emoticonists will be hanging out all day in our emoticon dAmn chatroom #WeEmote, so feel free to drop by and have some fun.
Be sure to watch the #EmoteAppreciationDay group and stay tuned for the announcement of events. We would also appreciate you helping to spread the word and let people know this exciting event is taking place.
NaNoEmo
Whilst I have your attention, it would also be worth checking out this.

Contests

College Contest - 3 EntriesHey guys, ~Serrius07 here! I'm hosting my first ever contest! The new theme is...

With spring fling approaching fast here at my own college, and finals coming shortly after that, many people are going to have to balance work and partying. What do you love (or hate) about college? If you aren't a college student, what do you imagine it to be like? Work? Parties? Sporting events? Make an emote relating to whatever you think of college life!
RULES

Your entry must be an emote (they don't call it EmoticonOpus for nothing, right? )

You may submit up to THREE (3) entries for this contest.

Static and animated emotes are acceptable.

Make sure it's somehow related to the theme! If it doesn't fit the theme, it's disqualified!

In the artist comments, state that it was made for the EmoticonOpus contest, and if how the emote related to the theme isn't glaringly obvious,

2 entries for Tree-motes! Comments Appreciated =)EDIT: 5/7 2 entries so far. Lots of time yet to enter!

I'm new to this type of Administrating, but enjoying it immensely, so by all means feel free to comment or suggest things as they come to mind!

EDIT: 5/4 I decided to create a folder under Group Favorites called ART PRIZES, to showcase Art selected as prizes by the winners.

May:

The new "Contest" folder is now "Tree-motes"! I used to do most of my Summer reading near the top of a tall Maple when I was a kid! Perhaps you have a favorite tree, or dream of a tree house you've always wanted. Maybe a tree was a character in a story you loved?

Here are the rules:
Must be a new deviation
Must have something to do with a tree or trees
Static or animated accepted
Must have at least one emote
Entry must be submitted by midnight 31 May (0400 GMT June 2nd)
Tip: Emotes are representations of emotion, so try to e

Feature Articles

Emoticons of the Week!

May 5th, 2013

April 28th, 2013

April 22nd 2013

April 14th, 2013

March 31st 2013

March 25th, 2013

March 17th, 2013

March 3rd, 2013

February 24th, 2013

February 16th, 2013

January 27th, 2012

January 20th, 2013

January 14th, 2013

January 6th, 2013

January 1st, 2013

December 23rd, 2012

December 16th, 2012
[Deviation Deleted]
December 10th, 2012

December 2nd, 2012

November 25th, 2012

November 19th, 2012

November 4th, 2012

October 27th, 2012

October 21st, 2012

Emoticon Community #31 Breaking Emoticon News
DeviantART’s Next Top Emoticon Community Volunteer has been selected and it is…
^SparklyDest!
Hurrah! I think I echo the rest of the community when I say I am delighted! Congratulations!
In other news, National Pride Contest winners have been announced! See below for the fantabulous details!

I’m working on the article's CSS, if anyone’s wondering
Emoticon Contests

#EmoticonOpus

Nation Pride Contest Deadline: May 10th
It’s time to think about the stress of tests as you face ~Serrius07’s exam of College-themed emotes!
The rest of the contests are ending soon, so get your entries in ASAP!
#ee-motes
Rain Competition Deadline: The end of this month
Spring flowers, April showers! Bring out the soaking side of this

April 2013 EmoteADay SummaryHey everyone, =Waluigi-Prower here!
The second month of #EmoteADay features has come to a close! With May and the rest of springtime coming up, there's a few springtime emotes in here to brighten your day! And some other emotes that are completely random and don't fit the theme of springtime at all! So go take a look at them and consider +faving them and +watching their respective artists!

APRIL 2013 SUMMARY
MonthlyEmoticonist Feature - `IceXDragon
Read the interview here!

Suicide Hug by ~originalaffluence, submitted on June 24, 2006.
April 2

Emote :abducted: by ~Majarath, submitted on March 16, 2013.
April 3

April spring/easter contest WINNERS!Congratulations to everyone who entered! You all did a fantastic job!, but unfortunately only three can win
:iconbutterflyplz:

Honorable mention goes to.....
TanteTabata, with

congratulations!! you won:

15 points from: roxanne608

1 journal feature on SnazzEmoticons

A spot in favorites section

Second place goes to.......
TheWritingDragon, with:

congratulations! You won:

30 points from: Roxanne608

1 journal feature on SnazzEmoticons

3 favs
:bulletyellow:1 llama
:bulletyellow:spot in favorites section
:bulletgreen:And first place goes to *drumroll*.....
Spring-Sky!, with

Congratulations!! You won:
:bulletgreen:1st: 50 points from: Roxanne608
:bulletgreen:1 journal feature on SnazzEmoticons
:bulletgreen: stamp commission for free +
:bulletgreen: 3 favs
:bulletgreen:1 llama+ spot in

May 1, 2013The featured emote for today is:

A Buck Tooth Emoticon by ~ja22, submitted on February 15, 2002.
A buck tooth emote. The ultimate expression for everything. Sadness, utmost joy, ineffable rage, etc. You name it,

does it.

May 2, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Waiting. Waiting. WAITING. by *Emotikonz, submitted on March 11, 2011.
This is a very nicely animated, pixelled, and thought out emote. The shading on all of the various objects in the foreground and background are all outstanding, the animation of the emote walking down to the check the mail is very fluid, and the expression of disappointment on the emote when there's nothing in the box is very realistic.

May 3, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Flower wanna party? by ~chrsfaria, submitted on June 19, 2012.
This emote is just so adorably cute. The little party hat that it's wearing, the way it's looking at the flower, it's all so incredibly diabetes-inducting sweet.

May 4, 2013The featured emote for today is:

emoticon opus contest - space by *Electrosion, submitted on September 24, 2011.
Did you know that emotes have their own space program? Actually, they might just be on our own space program, hitching rides.
But don't tell anyone at NASA that.

May 5, 2013The featured emote for today is:

:achoo: by *Soulnova, submitted on June 16, 2011.
The way this emote loops it's animation over is really unique. The little details of it, like the expressions of the emote and the smoothness of the animation also make this a really good piece.

May 6, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Frustrated Emote by ~Msabrehaven, submitted on September 14, 2005.
Ever have trouble drawing proper L shapes on paper? This emote feels your pain. Even if you haven't, this emote still feels you during your life's frustrating moments that make random symbols of rage appear in speech bubbles next to you.

May 7, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Ignored by ~Lushbob, submitted on April 16, 2011.
This piece was done in a very unique way. It's pixelled so that one might not even see the emote that's being ignored, and focus just on the emotes that are standing in a circle together. It's a very nice way to add to the overall feel, which was done brilliantly.

May 8, 2013The featured emote for today is:

wave remake by ~nillemotes, submitted on June 22, 2009.
This is a very nice remake of

that I myself, and others, often use while in dA's chat networks. It's very handy as an emote, and it's a nice way to convey greeting someone with this smiling face.

Features

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New Emoticon CV + News

by `Krissi001, Apr 25, 2013, 12:15:46 PM
Personal Journal

^SparklyDest

April EMTC! + 17 Entries! + 5 days left!!Hey guys, please remember to note/comment me about your entry. Just because it ends up in the gallery doesn't mean it will actually end up in the journal. The note/comment streamlines the updating process for me! Thanks!
Rainbows

So, my life is kinda sucky right now. Family stuff, struggling to get moved and completely settled, having no time for me, etc.....yeah, kinda of a dark patch for me. I need some happy stuff for my eyeballs. And well.....April showers bring May flowers....and also rainbows.

Rainbows make me happy.

The colors are vibrant and shiny..and sometimes sparkly...

You get the idea. Whether your emote is riding a rainbow-haired beast, puking the colors, eating colorful breakfast cereal....as long as there is a rainbow of colors in your piece, it will fit. Amuse me, plz.

Judge(s):
`SparklyDest
`mintyy
`Krissi001
:thumb3644920

6 days left for Rainy-mote Art Prize Still 1 Entry4/24 - 6 days left till the deadline for Rainy-mote Contest Entries. After getting some feedback, I'll be sticking to art related prizes including mugs, based on the contest theme.

4/11 - It's still early with 19 days to go! We've certainly had lots of real life rain here since this started. My County is under a flood warning!
I had planned on giving stuff from the dA store as prizes off and on, but as most of you are aware, it's closing. What is your opinion of winning prints of other deviants art as prizes? I'd really like to do something other than the usual points/subs.
March:

Movie-motes winners are -
Runner-up - *snazzie-designz wins a dA Accessory Pack!
Winner - =Kath602 wins a dA Fun Pack!
Both entries are now in the Featured Folder!

Movie-motes is now an "Open" folder. Old and new submissions will be auto-accepted. Be sure the deviation has something to do with movies and contains at least one emote.
April:

Host(s) needed + Other contestsHost an opus
We've now worked out way through our list of upcoming hosts and are in need of a host for the next contest. You don't need to an experienced emoticonist (or even an emoticonist at all) to host an Opus - just willing to set a theme, gather prizes and judge your contest at the end.
If you are interested in signing up at host, please send the group a note (comments sometimes get missed). If we get multiple people signing up then we will simply create a new waiting list and contact you when it is your time to judge

Other contests
There are a couple of other emote contest groups in the community that I'd like to take this time to promote.
:iconee-motes:
#ee-motes currently has a 'Rain' themed contest with amazing prizes ($50 worth of prints) up for grabs. It's could really do with some more entries, so consider entering and/or promoting the contest.
More info: http://ee-motes.deviantart.com/journal/6-days-left-for-Rainy-mote-Art-Priz

National Pride Contest - WINNERS!Hey guys, =Waluigi-Prower again, the winners have been decided! All of the entries were pretty good, but there can only be one winner! And here they are!
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the pride to be part of something bigger by ~TanteTabata
Well done!

3rd Place Prizes

from =Waluigi-Prower

from `IceXDragon

Journal feature from =Waluigi-Prower

Journal feature from =Eitvys200
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2nd Place :star:

'MURICA by ~Serrius07
Very nice job! :dummy:
2nd Place Prizes
:bulletyellow: 25

oints: from =Waluigi-Prower
:bulletyellow: 25

oints: from `IceXDragon
:bulletyellow: Journal feature from =Waluigi-Prower
:bulletyellow: Journal feature from :devE

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Link me to awesome Emoticons.

Journal Entry: Thu Apr 18, 2013, 5:55 AM

Share your favourite Emoticons that have been submitted in 2013, it can be your own or from somebody else.

here are the Emotes that you have chosen (:

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emoticon related words - I need your help +Feature

Journal Entry: Fri Apr 12, 2013, 9:25 AM

Hai again.

I need your help! I am preparing something for a special day.
All you have to do is to write a comment here with a word that is related to the Emoticon Community/Gallery.
For example: :dummy:

You can write as many words as you want.

A special challenge: Also include a description of the word so others can guess what it is, based on the description.

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Birthday + Hell freezes over

Journal Entry: Thu Apr 11, 2013, 5:11 AM

First of all, Thank you very much to those who took the time to come to my page to say Happy Birthday.

And special thanks to the deviants who created something for me.

(by *marcphx)

til Hell freezes over

I want to hear your opinion about it.
What do you think about it, that it is now possible to buy the "til Hell freezes over" status and a premium membership that lasts for 7 years for US $200.00?

Would you buy it if you had enough money?
Do you think it should be something just for (current and former) Staff/Volunteers?
Would it be ok for you if it would get a different name?

What do you think of those who buy it? Do you care less about them, because they think it is important to buy a special title?

[link]

I am against buying the "til Hell freezes over"-title. For me the title is a reward for what I have done in my term as a CV. The title means less to me now that it is possible to buy it.
And I don't want that deviants who just have too much money (and don't love dA enough to apply as a CV) will get the same title. I don't want that deviants think that I bought the title.
And I don't want to have anything to do with deviants who spend money on a title. They could be a really amazing deviant, but I am going to judge them based on their decision to buy the title.

I don't care if people want to buy a 7 year long Premium Membership and a special title (maybe even a symbol) as long as it isn't the same title that (current and former) Staff/Volunteers get.
(even though I will still think less of them)

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MOAR Emoticon News

Journal Entry: Tue Apr 2, 2013, 1:50 PM

Our Community Volunteer (`ChaosEmeraldHunter ) has stepped down, please send her some love

This means it's now possible to apply for this position again

The Community Relations TeamThe Community Relations Team is made up of Community Volunteers who liaise with Director of Community Relations $Moonbeam13
Community Volunteers help the community out by providing you -- the community -- with a specific contact point in relation to galleries, chat and forums. You’ll find them doing the following;

Helping run community challenges and educational projects

Supporting community events

Helping moderate featured chats

Helping moderate forums

Being part of the #help team

Being part of the team that moderate #devart and other official chatrooms

Liaising with $Moonbeam13 and $fourteenthstar on community matters

Bringing rockstar deviants to your attention via features, articles and Daily DeviationsPlease read :faq85: before applying for a Community Volunteer positionNote that you must be 18 years of age or older to qualifyPlease do NOT send notes

Good luck

New Chat Event + More NewsChat Event
I've just finished organising the basics with `BlissfullySarcastic for the next emote chat event. It has been scheduled for:
Saturday 6th April
9pm BST (UK time) / 4pm EDT (Eastern)
In the #WeEmote chatroom
We have 3 fun events lined up with a few new twists, so t should be good fun. If you want to help us out and donate a prize for the event, check out this poll. Any sort of prizes (features, points, art donations etc) are welcome.

We would also appreciate if you could help spread the word about the event to let the community know. We are aware it is kinda short notice, but hopefully people can still attend/.
Other news
There has been mountains of emote related news lately. To help promote it all I've split it into sections. Please make sure you glance over them all

April EMTC!Rainbows

So, my life is kinda sucky right now. Family stuff, struggling to get moved and completely settled, having no time for me, etc.....yeah, kinda of a dark patch for me. I need some happy stuff for my eyeballs. And well.....April showers bring May flowers....and also rainbows.

Rainbows make me happy.

The colors are vibrant and shiny..and sometimes sparkly...

You get the idea. Whether your emote is riding a rainbow-haired beast, puking the colors, eating colorful breakfast cereal....as long as there is a rainbow of colors in your piece, it will fit. Amuse me, plz.

Judge(s):
`SparklyDest
`mintyy
`Krissi001
Rules

Only new submissions for this. The emote must be submitted after the theme has been announced.

You can enter as many times as you want.

Please include a brief explanation to the theme, if it isn't already completely obvious

Movie-motes Winners! New contest is Rainy-mote!March:

Movie-motes winners are -
Runner-up -

*snazzie-designz wins a dA Accessory Pack!
Winner -

=Kath602 wins a dA Fun Pack!
Both entries are now in the Featured Folder!

Movie-motes is now an "Open" folder. Old and new submissions will be auto-accepted. Be sure the deviation has something to do with movies and contains at least one emote.
April:

The current "Contest" folder is now "Rainy-motes"! I'm looking forward to my gardens growing again this year, but we need those April showers to get off to a good start! So bring on the rain!
Here are the rules:
Must be a new deviation
Must have something to do with rain (like it, hate it, stuck because of it... better still, surprise me with a unique take on the theme)
Static or animated accepted
Must have at least one emote
Winner gets any print from this link RAIN up to $30! Deviation in the Featured fo

National Pride Opus ContestHey everyone! =Waluigi-Prower here with a new opus theme for everyone!
The new contest theme is
National Pride!
There's over 100 different countries on this huge blue ball flying through space we call Earth, which one is your favorite? Make an emote relating to it and show your pride!

RULES

Your entry must be an emote (they don't call it EmoticonOpus for nothing, right?

)

You may submit up to THREE (3) entries for this contest.

Static and animated emotes are acceptable.

Make sure it's somehow related to the theme! If it doesn't fit the theme, it's disqualified!

In the artist comments, state that it was made for the EmoticonOpus contest, and if how the emote related to the theme isn't glaringly obvious, state your reasoning.

The submission entry must have been submitted on April 1st (current Opus starting date) or later.

Any contest entry must be sub

SnazzEmotes Spring/Easter Contest! Awesome Prizes!Contest SnazzEmoticons:

:iconbutterflyplz:

Hi guys! Its finally the first day of spring and we're ready for our first emoticon contest! The theme of this contest is: spring or easter! This theme is very vague, so come up with something original! We're really
excited to see what you come up with!

:iconroxanne608:
:iconsackofSquan:
:iconstickfigures123:
Theme: E

March EMTC Winners!Such hard working emotes!! And such a hard job of judging!

FIRST PLACE

Honorable Mention

Close Contenders :bulletpink:

To see all the entries, just click here.
And just a reminder, the winner and honorable mention will be judges for next month's challenge, and unable to enter the contest. Well, unable to win at least.

Prizes
Since I can never remember what I offered to what contest, I figured I would include all the amazing prizes here so those of you who offered something don't have to search and see what you may have decided t

Interview with emoticonist :devKath602:!:iconArtHistoryProject:
March is dedicated to the customization gallery here in #ArtHistoryProject! I had the chance to interview five lovely emoticonists and present you their thoughts and sayings about emoticons.
Sadly, this is the last interview! I had an amazing month talking to all those awesome people and showing you the interviews! I had a really great time!
So, today we will be interviewing =Kath602!
Hello there, =Kath602! Tell us one or two words about yourself!

I'm known as Kath (if it is not obvious) and have been on dA for roughly 3 and a half years, and making emotes for almost the same amount of time. Recently I've dabbled in various forms of art, but you can always find an emote nearby. I'm not so great as these introductions so next question it is

How did you find Dev

Coffee and Features - Vol 2A periodic random feature article showcasing various stuff, including contest wins and other goodies. Published on an erratic schedule.
If you enjoy this article, please add this article to your favorites to help bring more exposure to the artists featured.
Special Emoticon Edition - Part 1
Oftentimes I offer features to emoticon contests to support the community. Typically I do them in batches, periodically. However, sadly it's been a while since I've done any. So this edition will be a special feature of emoticon-only contests, as well as general emotes. Hope you like them.
EMTC April 2012 - Flowers

by: ~TheSaltyMonster

Honorable Mention

Close Contenders

EMTC May 2012 - Rain

Awesome Sauce Emotes Vol. 4This is a random news article series that comes out at completely random times featuring awesome sauce emotes submitted recently!
Featured Awesome Sauce Emote

I really like the pixeling and the accurate perspective in this emote! The push pin broad looks amazing and the emote looks so confused and sad there are no jobs.D: Great piece!
Moar Awesome Sauce Emotes!

Emoticon Gallery Makeover DiscussionGallery Makeover Project
The focus of this journal is to provide a discussion platform about the Gallery Makeover Project for the emote community. This is not the official journal for the emote community, but in the absence of one, does allow us to talk about possible changes. All thoughts and opinions will then be available for the the official Gallery Makeover team to hear the community's views and make final decisions.
Before we dive into the list of suggestions we have so far, I want to give a brief explanation of the project's aims. The main purpose is to simplify the gallery structure by removing and merging categories that are no longer used by the community. It also includes also renaming categories to help reduce confusion and make the whole submission process easier for all.
In addition, it

April 1, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Suicide Hug by ~originalaffluence, submitted on June 24, 2006.
This is the best emote that has ever been, and ever will be created. Nobody else will ever make one better than this, EVER.
Just kidding, you're all amazing and I love every single one of you.

Update + Looking for new admins!How's it going everyone?
~MikkoToivonen here (formerly known as runemetsa ). Even though I stepped down from the main admin position over a year ago, I wanted to write this blog entry here to clear up #Emoticiety's situation.
As you might have noticed, our group has been really quiet in the past months. This is mostly because many of our admins have resigned from their duties (we still have few awesome admins, not to take anything away from them). And you, our beloved members, you have been extremely active with your submissions. Thank you for that!
How we should fix this situation:

Find new administrators

Host more contests/events

Make our members more active!

So the main point of this blog entry is:
WE ARE SEARCHING FOR NEW ADMINISTRATORS!
If you are interested in helping bringing #Emoticiety to it's former glory, feel free to send me or the group a message! We would love to see you onboard!

Thank you everyone for your

March 2013 EmoteADay SummaryThe first month of EmoteADay features has come and gone, and with the given support from the community, is starting to turn into a great initiative.
As the first month as gone by, it's time to feature everyone in the monthly round-up article! Take a look at all the great emoticonists and their works here if you missed any during the month!

MARCH 2013 SUMMARY
March 1 - 2
We didn't exist yet!

Sneak Attack: GLOMP by ~Tattered-Angel, submitted on April 1, 2004.
March 4

Reapirs 2.0 by ~Azundo, submitted on January 14, 2009.
March 5

Could you hold that for me? by ~X-wing9, submitted on January 28th, 2009.
March 6

Emoticons of the Week!

March 31st 2013

March 25th, 2013

March 17th, 2013

March 3rd, 2013

February 24th, 2013

February 16th, 2013

January 27th, 2012

January 20th, 2013

January 14th, 2013

January 6th, 2013

January 1st, 2013

December 23rd, 2012

December 16th, 2012
[Deviation Deleted]
December 10th, 2012

December 2nd, 2012

November 25th, 2012

November 19th, 2012

November 4th, 2012

October 27th, 2012

October 21st, 2012

March 31, 2013The featured emote for today is:

The amazing lightbulbman by ~XQbit, submitted on March 2, 2010.
This idea certainly has creativity and uniqueness as one of, if not it's most abundant trait. The animation is also smooth, and the shading of the emote works well when it works it's special skill.

March 30, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Jumping HejMote by =VlKlNGEN, submitted on November 8, 2010.
The animation physics is astounding in this piece, with a nice fluid framerate and blob-like properties of the emote. The change in expression of the emote as it hits the floor and how the hat has it's own separate drop are more nice touches put into this emote.

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This year is disappointing so far :C

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 1, 2013, 5:36 AM

DeviantHeart is a nice concept but it could have been better.
It needs more silly questions and it shouldn't show the same deviant with every new try. :c

And there wasn't even a fun deviousness award

But hey: I am a pirate

with a Fella Tattoo

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Emoticon News and Features

Journal Entry: Fri Mar 29, 2013, 11:01 AM

Emoticon Gallery Makeover DiscussionGallery Makeover Project
The focus of this journal is to provide a discussion platform about the Gallery Makeover Project for the emote community. This is not the official journal for the emote community, but in the absence of one, does allow us to talk about possible changes. All thoughts and opinions will then be available for the the official Gallery Makeover team to hear the community's views and make final decisions.
Before we dive into the list of suggestions we have so far, I want to give a brief explanation of the project's aims. The main purpose is to simplify the gallery structure by removing and merging categories that are no longer used by the community. It also includes also renaming categories to help reduce confusion and make the whole submission process easier for all.
In addition, it

8 days for Movie-motes! Avvie-mote folder open!3/19/2013 - 11 more days to submit your Movie Themed Emote (Movie-mote!) for the current contest!
Don't forget the Contest folders become Open Submission Folders after the month ends. That allows for older as well as newer submissions to the group for that theme, so if you have any dA avatars for groups or individuals that contain emotes, show them off in the Avvie-mote folder.
3/15/2013: Moved intro stuff to Admin box. A new Journal will be posted for each subsequent month.
February:

Avvie-motes winners are -
Runner-up `Krissi001 wins a 1 month subscription!
Winner ~BenediktXVII wins a 3 month subscription!
Both entries are now in the Featured Folder!

Avvie-motes is now an "Open" folder. Old an new submissions will be accepted. Avvies can be for any group or individual. Make sure submissions meet dA requirements for individual and group avatars.
The current "Contest" folder is now "Movie-motes"!

SnazzEmotes Spring/Easter Contest! Awesome Prizes!Contest SnazzEmoticons:

:iconbutterflyplz:

Hi guys! Its finally the first day of spring and we're ready for our first emoticon contest! The theme of this contest is: spring or easter! This theme is very vague, so come up with something original! We're really
excited to see what you come up with!

:iconroxanne608:
:iconsackofSquan:
:iconstickfigures123:
Theme: E

March EMTC! + 11 Entries! + 15 hours LEFT!!Did this once already, but stash lost all the new stuff I added.

To recap, I have been uber busy with moving, losing net, unpacking, and being locked from my account. There are some amazing prizes. Thank you for the votes for Best Group.

So this month, fingers crossed

, my job is going to be getting all of my stuff moved into our new house, organizing and putting stuff away, and just learning to deal with two to three times as much space as I have ever had since being married.

But whatevs. I have decided, to help keep me distracted from this very adult task, I want to see emotes doing jobs that are much cooler than mine. Perhaps your emote will work in a office....or make video games. Or maybe he/she is in a video game, with a really cool job class....like ranger...or vampire

...or something.

The options are pretty numerous. Amuse and distr

Interview with emoticonist :devIceXDragon:!March is customization time here at #ArtHistoryProject! It was a great opportunity for me to interview five great emoticonists for all of us to get to know them better!
We have already interviewed `mintyy and `Krissi001!
Today: Interview with `IceXDragon!
:iconIceXDragon:
Hello and welcome to this interview, `IceXDragon! Let's hear some info about yourself.
Hello! First I would like to thank *Eightence for interviewing me! I'm super excited to answar all the questions!
I am a 15 year old emoticonist. I love the dA community and I do martial arts! I'm not very good at writing about my own bios.

Why, you're welcome, it's my pleasure! So, how (and why) did you get into the world of pixel art, and especially emoticons?
My very first emoticon was

. I made that because somebody in dAmn was sayin

Interview with emoticonist :devSynfull:!:iconArtHistoryProject:
March is dedicated to the Customization Gallery here in #ArtHistoryProject! I had the chance to meet and interview great emoticonists of our community!
Today, we will be interviewing `Synfull, a well known artist! (This was supposed to be posted on Saturday, but I had connection problems, sorry for the incovenience. Also, I am sorry but my Membership ended and I can't use the group's skin).
Hello and welcome to this interview `Synfull! Introduce us yourself.
Hey everyone. My name is Karen though I'm also known as 'Syn' around the community. I've been a member of deviantART for 7 years now and have been an emoticonist for around 4-5 years. In the offline world I'm currently taking a gap year out before starting work and in my free time love watching films, helping at Scouts and solving Rubik's cubes.

You are a successful emotico

Emote Freshmen Vol. 10 =jeanawei1234nani-fo-sho 8-bitcoffee Nice-Spice piirustus Web5teR pixiepot Midnighthowls Infinite-Carousel SnowSniffer
Hello, and welcome to Emote Freshmen. This is an interview series dedicated to gathering the input of new/newer emoticonists(less than one year old). We will have a new article 2-3 times a month!
Today we will be interviewing
:iconjeanawei1234:
=jeanawei1234

A (modern) history of dA emoticonsIntro
As you wander around deviantART pages, there is noticeably one art medium that invades almost every element of the site. Whether it is the deviantART galleries, journals, news section, comments, forums, chatrooms, avatars or even dA profiles, it is hard to find a spot that hasn't been infiltrated by a familiar set of small, coloured, pixel circles. The art form I am talking about is of course the emoticon and throughout the past 10 or so years they have been happily adopted by deviantART and its community.
Although emoticons can often be spotted on a wide range of other instant messengers (IMs) and social media sites, deviantART has come to house a unique branch of these miniature art pieces. Whilst the majority of these alternative sites opt for simple, predominately yellow emotes with a range of basic expressions, the art community here at dA have stretched the art form far beyond its natural boundaries and developed entirely new styles of emoticons

Outsider Looking In: Emoticons#ArtHistoryProject: Customization March
Customization is a diverse category, that because of its diversity shares many rumors, myths and general questions about parts of the gallery and their uses. I do not claim to be knowledgeable of this gallery, in fact, when writing this article, I decided to approach this through my own perspective as someone who has no experience with the gallery and has never submitted to it before. I set out to answer my own questions that I've wondered about and was greeted with a tremendous amount of help from the community as well as a variety of answers for me to chew on.
This Wednesday, I will present to you three of the amazing people who answered my questions about Emoticons and their responses. For those who are seasoned emoticonists, feel free to answer the questions in greater detail in the comments. Here are some questions for everybody to participate i

AH: Emoticon Fan Art Feature

Hope you enjoyed the features!

Secret Contest: Need Judges!Hey!
As some of you may know, I will be hosting a top secret emoticon event next month.

http://icexdragon.deviantart.com/journal/It-s-Coming-355082965
There will be at least 6000

worth of prizes to be won!

But, I need a panel of 5 emoticonist judges.

If you fit all the requirements below, feel free to note me saying you're interested.

If you get chosen, I'll note you with all the info about the contest.

Must have been an emoticonist for at least 1 year.
You must have 30 emotes or more in your gallery.
If you met these requirements on a different account, but don't on your current one, you may still apply.
Note that you will be judging multiple times. Assuming the interest is as planned, you will be judging possibly up to 50 emotes at one time. You must be able to complete the judging process within 3 days. Missing a period or 2 is OK, but please keep to a minimum.
Judges may still compete in the contest, but may not vote for themselves.

2013 Spring Clean and Group IdeasSpring Clean
Each year I like to do a spring clean of this group to ensure all of the information is as up to date and relevant as possible. Over the next couple of weeks I intend to go through each of the journals and clear out old information, as well as add in any new relevant information.
To help me in this process, if you have spotted any issues or problems I would love to hear about them. It may be the fact that the CV is listed incorrectly somewhere (which I have just found), a broken link, a dead group or something else you have spotted. Feel free to leave a comment on this journal or note myself or the group directly.
I have also been in contact with the majority of the groups listed on our Groups page to check that each group is still active and serving the community. If you are a founder or admin of one of those groups and have not replied to my note, please do so asap or your gro

Emoticons of the Week!

March 25th, 2013

March 17th, 2013

March 3rd, 2013

February 24th, 2013

February 16th, 2013

January 27th, 2012

January 20th, 2013

January 14th, 2013

January 6th, 2013

January 1st, 2013

December 23rd, 2012

December 16th, 2012
[Deviation Deleted]
December 10th, 2012

December 2nd, 2012

November 25th, 2012

November 19th, 2012

November 4th, 2012

October 27th, 2012

October 21st, 2012

March 11, 2013The featured emote for today is:

:monstercokemachine: by ~Hayabuza, submitted on August 28, 2010.
The machine is very nicely pixeled, along with the emote's animation and use of expression. The idea in itself is also pretty unique and well thought out. Just be sure to avoid this vending machine if you spot it!

March 12, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Singing Emote by *Keikuina, submitted on October 4, 2009.
Expression is always a very important part for any static emote, and this one pulls it off very well. The speaker system is also nicely pixeled, and ready to help that little guy jam with the rest of the band!

March 13, 2013The featured emote for today is:

I want the ice tea by ~supperfrogg, submitted on June 18, 2010.
This piece shows a nice example of teamwork to obtain a very nice example of a pixel summer drink.

March 14, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Teh Conductor by ~Epiculus, submitted on May 29, 2008.
The smoothness of the animation shows how realistic this emote is to an actual conductor! The expression, as always, is also a key element to this awesome emote.

March 15, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Water Ski by ~madb0y, submitted on August 2, 2009.
With summer just around the corner (or just fading, depending on your hemispherical preference

), this beautifully shaded, animated, and pixeled emote piece needs no words to describe how it accurately shows being pulled along by a speeding boat in potentially dozens of feet deep water.

March 16, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Reason to celebrate... by =Kath602, submitted on February 29, 2012.
A nicely pixeled scene for a past project shows a somewhat common problem among party-goers: Whether to steal the entire delicious looking cake for yourself or not.

March 17, 2013The featured emote for today is:

:junkmail:, by ~Spaarghy, submitted on July 14, 2007.
A nicely animated emote from a time past when junk mail was sent through mailboxes instead of through e-mails, the expressions and animation is very well done.

March 18, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Angel vs Demon by ~riuske, submitted on February 25, 2009.
The individual details and shading on each emote is excellent. The expressions are also fitting of character for each emote as well.

March 19, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Nice-Spice's House by *litecrush, submitted on December 31, 2012.
I honestly had a hard time picking from this deviant's gallery for a feature, they were all pretty amazing.

Nonetheless, this one in particular stood out to me, the level of detail of the house is incredible. Each individual nook and cranny is very well pixeled, along with the emotes themselves looking quite happy to find such a large delicacy.

March 20, 2013The featured emote for today is:

:gaming: - Full Version by ~Smidy, submitted on August 9, 2006.
The use of expression in this emote is impeccable, as any gamer can relate to that one time where they almost threw their controller at the TV in ineffable rage at that one part of the game.

March 21, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Mad coach training by *malmu, submitted on August 12, 2010.
The tiny details put into the swimming motion of the emote in the pool is impeccable, along with the texture of the water itself. The animation of the coach's bandana is also a little animation quirk that makes this an overall great emote.

March 22, 2013The featured emote for today is:

El Flamo de Rectum by ~yuukansan, submitted on November 1, 2001.
Although it might not be visually impressive, this can arguably be one of the first emoticons ever submitted into the gallery, with a thumb number with only 5 digits. It's interesting to see how far emotes have come since the year 2001.

March 23, 2013 + NEW INTERVIEWS, STARRING YOU!The featured emote for today is:

Emote Evolution by ^ChaosEmeraldHunter, submitted on November 24, 2012.
With this group's focus being featuring emotes from all corners of deviantART, this emote itself features a great example of how emotes have changed over the many years of people using them on the internet.
Also, since you probably read the annex of the normal journal header, #EmoteADay is now starting a new kind of feature! Interviews!

On the 15th of every month, we will choose one random emoticonist that has volunteered themselves to be interviewed via the same method of random features.
If you would like to potentially be interviewed and featured on EmoteADay, leave a comment on this journal or on the Master List saying you'd like to be interviewed, and we'll add you to the list!

March 24, 2013The featured emote for today is:

I'll walk you home... by ~kittyluv8, submitted on July 2, 2012.
A unique part of this emote, is the ability to create a situational background just based on the rain particles and puddles, without using an actual pixeled background. The expression, as with any static emote, is also nicely done.
If you haven't yet heard about the upcoming interview series from EmoteADay and how you can be a part of it, check out the journal from March 23 for more details!

March 25, 2013The featured emote for today is:

:jkjk: by `stuck-in-suburbia, submitted on May 6, 2011.
I personally like the unexpected-ness of this piece. When I first looked at it, I was kind of surprised myself at what the animation entailed, just like the emote that gets to be at the wrong end of the barrel. The smoothness of the animation and the various expressions on each emote is also superb.

March 26, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Ice Grinder by ~HsnGoneWild, submitted on November 30, 2010.
The glow effect from the ice is very well cast upon the emote and the surrounding space. The animation and shading is also well executed, making this an overall amazing emote.

March 27, 2013The featured emote for today is:

The Robot Family by ~Xanderpus, submitted on March 17, 2013.
This cute little family portrait shows a very nicely textured background and fun expressions for each family member. It also shows that, somehow, robots can procreate. Might wanna watch out for that.

March 28, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Seasons by ~magistycal, submitted on September 24, 2010.
Animation different sections of an emote separately is difficult, which this emote has pulled off successfully. The shading in each quadrant is very nice, I personally like autumn the best due to the fluid motion of the leaves. And autumn is totally the best.

March 29, 2013The featured emote for today is:

jamming by ~twilightang3l, submitted on July 22, 2002.
The simplicity of the piece adds to the quality, from the animation to the shading style. The shading, by itself, is impressive for the time period where most emotes were one solid color.

Robots contest winners!You sent me amazing entries.

You did a great job and I had a big job to pick the winners. It was really hard and I just loved all your entries but here's the winners:
3rd place

by `Synfull
You won:
50

from *dully101
50

from =Eitvys200 (thanks to `Krissi001)
Journal feature from =Eitvys200
Journal feature from `IceXDragon
Feature from `Mirz123
Journal feature *Kohaku0827
Feature from `Infinite-Heart
Profile feature from =Kath602
Journal feature from =Waluigi-Prower
2nd place

by *SpencerMel
You won:
50

from *dully101
50

from =Eitvys200 (thanks to `Krissi001)
Journal feature from =Eitvys200
Journal feature from `IceXDragon
Feature from `Mirz123
Journal feature from =Waluigi-Prower
Journal feature *Kohaku0827
Feature from `Infinite-Heart
Profile feature from =Kath602
1st

#WeEmote Trivia Challenge Summary (16-3-13)For the month of March, the monthly #WeEmote chatroom event was held by myself, =Waluigi-Prower.
During this event, it was all trivia, all the time. 30 trivia questions were asked, asking for answers to various emoticon-related questions, from the Emote Legend to numerous emote-related groups, with points awarded for those to got the right answer. More points and other various prizes were awarded to those who won the top 3 amount of points during the event.
Questions & Answers
1. Since St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, what emote in the Seasonal Category is related to St. Patrick's Day?
Answer: :shamrock:

Winner: `Synfull
2. Which of the bullet emotes, ( ) comes last when listed alphabetically?
Answer: :bulletyellow: Yellow
Winner: `mintyy
3. There are five Emot

Emote Heaven Contest #02: WINNERS!Hey, =UninterestedRug here, a little late, but hey, whatever.
You may remember this contest, right?

Well I ~~finally~~ decided on the winners and posted. It was hard, you guys.
3rd place: by ~stickfigures123! Congrats!
Prizes: 50

, a feature on ~EmoteHeavenDonations, a +watch and a +fav!
2nd place: by ~Eightence! Congrats!
Prizes: 150

, 2 features on #EmoteHeaven and ~EmoteHeavenDonations, a +watch and 2 +favs!
Aaand, next is first place! Drumroll please!
...
...
THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
1st place: by `IceXDragon!! Awesome work, IceXDragon! Congrats!
Prizes: 200

, a feature on 3 accounts: =UninterestedRug, #EmoteHeaven, ~EmoteHeavenDonations, a watch and 3 favs!!
Honorable Mentions:

Be sure to congratulate th

2012 Emote Awards Winners!

Thank you for your support of the 2012 Emote Awards.

At long last, the day has come. After 3 weeks of nominations and another 3 weeks of voting, the polls are closed, the ballots have been counted, and `Krissi001 and `Mirz123 are here to announce the winners of the 2012 Emote Award.!
Before we get to the winners, though, we'd like to comment on a question that was raised during the voting process. There was some concern that a few of the "newcomers" actually posted their first emoticon before January 1, 2012. In previous years, the Emote Awards were done on an erratic schedule, from a date in December to another date in December. Our goal this year was to get the awards on a full January 1 - December 31 calendar. As a result, there were a few newcomers that fell into the gray area between the last awards and the new January date. In the spirit of fairness, we allowed those couple of emoticonists to compete, since we did not feel it right

Emoticon Community #25 Breaking Emoticon News
There is literally only one day left until the closure of this year’s Emoticon Awards ! So get voting toot sweet!
The next chat event down at :#weemote: has been announced!

Emoticon Contests
Closing soon:

#EmoticonOpus

Robots Contest Deadline: March 15th
The Opus had donned some rather fetching metal as =Eitvys200 takes it robotical!
#ee-motes
Movie Competition Deadline: The end of this month
The silver screen is waiting with this theme of movie-making!
#TheEMTC
March EMTC Deadline: March 29th
Any tasks or employment worries? Emote them with this month’s prompt of jobs!
Emotic

Emoticon Community #26 Breaking Emoticon News
The winners of this year’s Emoticon Awards have been announced! Congrats to all!
The latest :#weemote: chat event has been summed up by its host =Waluigi-Prower!

Emoticon Contests
Extended Deadline:

#EmoticonOpus

Robots Contest New Deadline: March 19th
The Opus had donned some rather fetching metal as =Eitvys200 takes it robotical!
#ee-motes
Movie Competition Deadline: The end of this month
The silver screen is waiting with this theme of movie-making!
#TheEMTC
March EMTC Deadline: March 29th
Any tasks or employment worries? Emote them with this month’s prompt of jobs!

Emoticon Community #27 Breaking Emoticon News
Wednesday’s issue was delayed due to a lack of news, but today’s edition is packed with it!
There is currently a discussion about renewing the format of the emoticon gallery, so get involved if you want to see the gallery much tidier for once!
#EmoteADay are going to start interviewing emoticonists on the 15th of each month! Leave a comment here or here to be applicable for interview!
And the winners of the Robot Contest at #EmoticonOpus have been announced!

Emoticon Contests

#SnazzEmoticons

Easter Contest Deadline: April 31st
Time to snazz up Easter! Have you tried putting glitter on it?
#ee-motes
Movie Competition Deadlin

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Important! Emoticon Gallery makeover

Journal Entry: Sat Mar 23, 2013, 7:39 AM

Please go to this Journal!

to join the discussion.

Emoticon Gallery Makeover DiscussionGallery Makeover Project
The focus of this journal is to provide a discussion platform about the Gallery Makeover Project for the emote community. This is not the official journal for the emote community, but in the absence of one, does allow us to talk about possible changes. All thoughts and opinions will then be available for the the official Gallery Makeover team to hear the community's views and make final decisions.
Before we dive into the list of suggestions we have so far, I want to give a brief explanation of the project's aims. The main purpose is to simplify the gallery structure by removing and merging categories that are no longer used by the community. It also includes also renaming categories to help reduce confusion and make the whole submission process easier for all.
In addition, it

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Emoticon Award Winners!!!

Journal Entry: Sun Mar 17, 2013, 7:01 AM

2012 Emote Awards Winners!

Thank you for your support of the 2012 Emote Awards.

At long last, the day has come. After 3 weeks of nominations and another 3 weeks of voting, the polls are closed, the ballots have been counted, and `Krissi001 and `Mirz123 are here to announce the winners of the 2012 Emote Award.!
Before we get to the winners, though, we'd like to comment on a question that was raised during the voting process. There was some concern that a few of the "newcomers" actually posted their first emoticon before January 1, 2012. In previous years, the Emote Awards were done on an erratic schedule, from a date in December to another date in December. Our goal this year was to get the awards on a full January 1 - December 31 calendar. As a result, there were a few newcomers that fell into the gray area between the last awards and the new January date. In the spirit of fairness, we allowed those couple of emoticonists to compete, since we did not feel it right

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News! Emoticon news!

Journal Entry: Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:27 AM

A (modern) history of dA emoticonsIntro
As you wander around deviantART pages, there is noticeably one art medium that invades almost every element of the site. Whether it is the deviantART galleries, journals, news section, comments, forums, chatrooms, avatars or even dA profiles, it is hard to find a spot that hasn't been infiltrated by a familiar set of small, coloured, pixel circles. The art form I am talking about is of course the emoticon and throughout the past 10 or so years they have been happily adopted by deviantART and its community.
Although emoticons can often be spotted on a wide range of other instant messengers (IMs) and social media sites, deviantART has come to house a unique branch of these miniature art pieces. Whilst the majority of these alternative sites opt for simple, predominately yellow emotes with a range of basic expressions, the art community here at dA have stretched the art form far beyond its natural boundaries and developed entirely new styles of emoticons

Interview with emoticonist :devKrissi001:!March is the customization month here on #ArtHistoryProject! This was my opportunity to interview with five great emoticonsts!
Last Saturday, we had a great conversation with `mintyy.
Today, we interview `Krissi001!
:iconKrissi001:
Hello, `Krissi001! Tell us about yourself. How did you start making art?
Hi! Well, my name is Kristina Pest, I am 23 years old and from Germany. I am really bad at writing things about me. D:
If you have any questions, you can either send me a note or can ask it on my ask.fm account
I think everybody likes to scribble things in their notebook or and papers. In Kindergarten one of my paintings was selected to get a frame and they put it on the wall, that was special for me.
My cousin showed me how to draw graffiti (on paper), it was something I did for a few years, then I decided to draw tradi

March 10, 2013The featured emote for today is:

lurking in your pond by ~Rebel2206, submitted on July 25, 2009.
This piece is very nicely pixeled and animated. Just make sure to not look for too long, or else the little guy'll see you and retreat back into his pond.

Emoticon Community #24 (edited) Breaking Emoticon News
There are only four days left until the closure of this year’s Emoticon Awards ! So get voting quick!
`Synfull has written a (modern) History of Emoticons. Be sure to check it out:

Emoticon Contests
Closing soon:

#EmoticonOpus

Robots Contest Deadline: March 15th
The Opus had donned some rather fetching metal as =Eitvys200 takes it robotical!
#ee-motes
Movie Competition Deadline: The end of this month
The silver screen is waiting with this theme of movie-making!
#TheEMTC
March EMTC Deadline: March 29th
Any tasks or employment worries? Emote them with this month’s prompt of jobs!

Emote Trivia Challenge - STARTS IN 30 MINUTES!

The chat event starts in 30 minutes! Come join the chatroom #WeEmote soon!
Hey there, everyone! =Waluigi-Prower here, it's time for another monthly (technically, this one is 3 weeks, but that can be our little secret) #WeEmote chat event!
This event will take place on

Saturday, March 16th, 2013 @ 8 P.M. GMT / 4 P.M. EST / 1 P.M. PST

and it'll be all trivia, all the time! Since this is trivia only, I've made sure that there's more questions than in a usual chat event, so there's more chances for everyone.
Like usual, there will be points awarded per correct answer, along with bonuses awarded for the top three placers for the event as a whole. If you'd like to donate prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and / or 3rd place finishers, please note =Waluigi-Prower, the group account, or leave a comment down there on this journal with whatever yo

March 8, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Viking Drinking Beer by ~themedusa, submitted on September 21, 2003.
With all the popularity going between robots, ninjas, and pirates, a lot of people forget the awesome Vikings! Say "cheers" to them with this nostalgic emote.

March 7, 2013The featured emote for today is:

I m Not a Good Dancer by ~E-mot, submitted on December 25, 2008.
You gotta give it up for this cute little guy's dance moves.

- #ee-motes

The Master List

This is the master list of deviants we pull from when we choose the emote to feature for the day.
By no means is this list ever fully complete, if you don't find yourself on the list, note us or comment on this journal and we can add you to the list, if you meet the following criteria:
1. You must have at least 1 emoticon in your gallery, otherwise we ain't got nothing to feature if your name comes up.

2. You can only have up to three separate accounts from your main account on the list.
Any deviant's name with an asterisk and a number next to it means that that user has an alternate account, and can be found with the same asterisk number code. If I've made any mistakes, such as the wrong accounts linked together or one account has no emotes on it, don't be afraid to send a note and correct me. Also note that even if a deviant on this list is banned or has deactivated their account, some of their deviations can still be used as featured.
Most of the name here were

Emoticon Awards Voting - Extended:iconupdatedsignplz: At the request of several people, and to allow as many people the opportunity as possible, we have decided to extend the voting period for one week. The new voting deadline is March 14, 2013.

Kindly note there was also some questions as to some of the deviants listed in the newcomer category and the fact that their first emote was created in late 2012. Due to the fact that the Emote Awards had an erratic timeframe before now (an uncertain date from December to December), we allowed those additional 2 nominations as they would have been in a window where they would have been excluded. Now that we have moved to a Jan 1 - Dec 31 timeframe, that should not be a problem in the future.

We'd like to welcome everyone to the 2012 Emote Awards.

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to make nominations. We were staggered at the number of people who participated! Now, before w

March EMTC! + 11 Entries! + 5 days left!Did this once already, but stash lost all the new stuff I added.

To recap, I have been uber busy with moving, losing net, unpacking, and being locked from my account. There are some amazing prizes. Thank you for the votes for Best Group.

So this month, fingers crossed

, my job is going to be getting all of my stuff moved into our new house, organizing and putting stuff away, and just learning to deal with two to three times as much space as I have ever had since being married.

But whatevs. I have decided, to help keep me distracted from this very adult task, I want to see emotes doing jobs that are much cooler than mine. Perhaps your emote will work in a office....or make video games. Or maybe he/she is in a video game, with a really cool job class....like ranger...or vampire

...or something.

The options are pretty numerous. Amuse and distr

Robots Contest! CLOSED! 19 entriesHey guys!, =Eitvys200 here running another contest for #EmoticonOpus!

Theme:
We had ninjas, pirates and it's time for Robots! Interpret however you like.

We usually imagine it a bit blocky but now it's your turn to show me how you imagine robots.

Rules and Guides:

Your entry MUST include at least one (1) emote inside of it.

You may make up to three (3) entries.

Your entry may be static or animated.

Your entry must be a GIF. or a PNG. NO JPG. PSD. etc.

Your entry must relate to the theme somehow.

In the artist comments of your entry you must state that it was made for this contest, and how your entry relates to the theme if it's not completely obvious.

The entry must have been created on or after March 1st, 2013(the contest starting date)
:bulletyellow: Please subm

8 days for Movie-motes! Avvie-mote folder open!3/19/2013 - 11 more days to submit your Movie Themed Emote (Movie-mote!) for the current contest!
Don't forget the Contest folders become Open Submission Folders after the month ends. That allows for older as well as newer submissions to the group for that theme, so if you have any dA avatars for groups or individuals that contain emotes, show them off in the Avvie-mote folder.
3/15/2013: Moved intro stuff to Admin box. A new Journal will be posted for each subsequent month.
February:

Avvie-motes winners are -
Runner-up `Krissi001 wins a 1 month subscription!
Winner ~BenediktXVII wins a 3 month subscription!
Both entries are now in the Featured Folder!

Avvie-motes is now an "Open" folder. Old an new submissions will be accepted. Avvies can be for any group or individual. Make sure submissions meet dA requirements for individual and group avatars.
The current "Contest" folder is now "Movie-motes"!

Interview with emoticonist :devmintyy:!Customization month on #ArtHistoryProject gave me the opportunity to interview amazing emoticonists here, on DeviantArt!
Today, I will present you `mintyy, a well known emoticonst that has offered so much to DeviantArt!
:iconmintyy:
Hey there, `mintyy! So, tell us a little about yourself. How did you find out about DeviantArt?
How I found DeviantArt? Hm. To be completely honest, it was so long ago I don't remember.

Oh, I see! So, let's talk about emotes. How did you start making these little creatures?
I started making emoticons after I found `SparklyDest's Pumpkin contest. I entered it with a, to be honest, completely bad entry and no experience in pixel arts at all, yet it inspired me to make more pixelarts and therefore also emoticons.
As we can see on your profile, you have an amazing collection of pixel flowers with emotes. How did that idea spring in your head?

March 4, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Reapirs 2.0 by ~Azundo, submitted on January 14, 2009.
The particle effect for the bubbles was done fantastically, along with the rest of the apparatus that holds this emote in the rather unique situation of being a possible lab experiment.

March 5, 2013The featured emote for today is:

Could you hold that for me? by ~X-wing9, submitted on January 28th, 2009.
The shading on the many various objects in this emote is impeccable, along with the expressions of each emote. I also personally like how the shaking lines still represent motion, even though the emote itself is a static.

March 6, 2013The featured emote for today is:

watching the Moon by ~horber95, submitted on April 27, 2011.
I could just write complements about every little thing in this piece, from the textures and shading of everything on the canvas, to the dithering light shining off the beautifully pixeled moon. Truly, a very wonderful static scene.

Emoticon Community #22 Breaking Emoticon News
`Synfull has announced the next big emote chat event! More details arriving soon, but for now you can help donate to the prize fund by commenting on this poll.
In other news, `ginkgografix has announced the winners of the Glitter Glomp Contest here!
In first place was *a-kid-at-heart with this:

And the runner-ups were ^pica-ae, `mintyy and *Lucinhae!
Congrats to all!
Emoticon Contests
#ee-motes
Avvie Competition Deadline:The end of this month
*a-kid-at-heart has started up a new competitive group and it needs an icon! Go enter now!
#TheEMTC
February EMTC Deadline: February 27th
Rebel against the commercialized

Emoticon Community #23 Breaking Emoticon News
The voting over at Emoticon Awards by *EmoteWatch has been extended to the 14th!
`Synfull rounded up the last emoticon chat in this article!
And the winners of the February Contests were announced!

Emoticon Contests
New contests have begun as we roll on into March!
#ee-motes
Movie Competition Deadline: The end of this month
The silver screen is waiting with this theme of movie-making!
#TheEMTC
March EMTC Deadline: March 29th
Any tasks or employment worries? Emote them with this month’s prompt of jobs!
#EmoticonOpus
Robots Contest Deadline: March 15th
The Opus had donned s

Opposites Contest WINNERS!Hello again!

`IceXDragon here announcing the winners to the Opposites Contest over at #EmoticonOpus!

Just remember, if you didn't place, don't be put down by it! You all had amazing entries!

You all are great.

Here are the winners!

3rd

By `Krissi001
"I was really amazed by the smoothness of this animation! The juggles, wiggles, flows, and flames are very very amazing!"
Congrats! you have won:
50 from `IceXDragon(Thanks to `Krissi001)!
10 from =Bubbles21500!
10 from `IceXDragon
A llama from ~Amoretdoesntdrawwell
A favorite from ~

WeEmote chat round up (23-2-13)Chat Event
Each month `BlissfullySarcastic and I host a fun emote themed chat event in the Official CR Emoticon Chatroom #WeEmote. This news article is a summary of the challenges which took place in our 6th Chat event on 23rd Feb 2013.
During the event we had three challenges. The first was an emoticon themed trivia session focussed on hunting out emotes from the emoticon legend and a few emoticon community facts. This was followed by a non-digital emote contest before the event was then rounded off with a pixel emote challenge.
Emoticon Trivia
During this quiz, we had 21 questions lined up. These questions covered a wide range of topics and focussed on hunting out creators, number and dates rather than relying on previous emote knowledge.
1. What colour is the emote in the :popcorn: emoticon from the Emoticon Legend?
Answer:

Contest Winners + V-DayHey everyone!
Hope that you enjoy the day with your loved ones and lots of chocci and flowers.

I have spent 1 1/2hrs at a special dentist with lots of needles and pain earlier today. So much fun! I just gave away one gift and that was a new toy for my dog (hey i got a voucher - would have been silly not to use it). She acted like a little child at christmas. So cute!

Not sure if i will be able to send dA v-cards this year, because of my loading issues. If you won't get anything from me, it's not because i am lazy or don't luff you, it's just because of such silly reason like technic problems!

Anyway, enough babbling. Here we go with the winner and runner ups of the emote contest!
Glitter Glomp Contest
Big thanks for everyone who took the time to create something for this contest. So much glitter makes the little CSS fairy happy

Picking the winner wasn't really easy, because they are all so unique and there is something special that make

February EMTC Winners!Mmm, dark and twisted entries....Now for the winners!
WINNERS!

FIRST PLACE

Honorable Mention

Close Contenders

To see all the entries, just click here.
And just a reminder, the winner and honorable mention will be judges for next month's challenge, and unable to enter the contest. Well, unable to win at least.

Prizes
Since I can never remember what I offered to what contest, I figured I would include all the amazing prizes here so those of you who offered something don't have to search and see what you may have decided to give. Thank you to all of those wh

Emoticon of the Week 1
Emoticon of the Week 2

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Less than 100 Favs

by `Krissi001, Mar 2, 2013, 8:09:05 AM
Journals / Culture / Art Features

All of these amazing deviations have less than 100 Favourites, make sure that you visit the deviation page to see the full-sized deviation:

Fencejump! by ~Aranthulas

Azure Abyss Race Lineup by ~ForrestImel

Crater City Airpatrol by ~Balaskas

hunt_13.07 by ~Krivio

earth giant by ~htkpeh

Pelone, market place. by *Kailyze

nagga by ~keronetex

Punisher with his dragon by ~thealienatedchenyang

Plants vs Zombie Promo - Characters by Pop Cap by *Nickillus

Gulo Gulo by ~nicheltoten

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Emoticon Features

Journal Entry: Sun Feb 24, 2013, 6:26 AM

I will contact the deviants soon, who will receive something from the last Journal

Features

WeEmote chat round up (23-2-13)Chat Event
Each month `BlissfullySarcastic and I host a fun emote themed chat event in the Official CR Emoticon Chatroom #WeEmote. This news article is a summary of the challenges which took place in our 6th Chat event on 23rd Feb 2013.
During the event we had three challenges. The first was an emoticon themed trivia session focussed on hunting out emotes from the emoticon legend and a few emoticon community facts. This was followed by a non-digital emote contest before the event was then rounded off with a pixel emote challenge.
Emoticon Trivia
During this quiz, we had 21 questions lined up. These questions covered a wide range of topics and focussed on hunting out creators, number and dates rather than relying on previous emote knowledge.
1. What colour is the emote in the :popcorn: emoticon from the Emoticon Legend?
Answer:

It's Coming......The epic rebirth of an epic emoticon contest will be coming soon this March/April...
It. Will. Be.
Epic.
There will be about 6000

Help donate at my ~IceXDragon-Alt account.

Emoticon Awards Voting - Extended:iconupdatedsignplz: At the request of several people, and to allow as many people the opportunity as possible, we have decided to extend the voting period for one week. The new voting deadline is March 14, 2013.

Kindly note there was also some questions as to some of the deviants listed in the newcomer category and the fact that their first emote was created in late 2012. Due to the fact that the Emote Awards had an erratic timeframe before now (an uncertain date from December to December), we allowed those additional 2 nominations as they would have been in a window where they would have been excluded. Now that we have moved to a Jan 1 - Dec 31 timeframe, that should not be a problem in the future.

We'd like to welcome everyone to the 2012 Emote Awards.

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to make nominations. We were staggered at the number of people who participated! Now, before w

BounceEmotes Icon ContestIt's time for another contest!
This one's a bit different from the ones we've had in the past.
The goal is to design anything relating to BounceEmotes, and the best submission will be used as the icon for the group until the next icon contest.
Here are the rules:
Entries can be
•Static or animated
•Exactly 100x50
•Smaller than 30 kb
•Submitted anytime between now and February 28 at midnight GST, this should give you plenty of time.
Just post a link to your entry (one per person) as a comment on the "BounceEmotes Icon Contest" blog!
And, most of all, have fun with it! Entries will be posted as they appear, see below for entries and prizes.
1st Prize: 3 month premium membership and icon feature
2nd Prize: 200 points
3rd Prize: 100 points
Entries:
*dully101: http://bounceemotes.deviantart.com/gallery/41716102#/d5rvq3q
`Krissi001: http://krissi001.deviantart.com/art/Bounceemotes-Icon-349515372
~BenediktXVII: http://benediktxvii.deviantart.com/art/Happ

February EMTC! + 18 Entries! + CLOSED!

Lots of great entries! Let the judging commence!

So, it's February again. The month of cupid, hearts, and single people rebelling against the materialistic importance put on Valentine's Day. I will let someone else host a contest with that theme.

Me, I want to see darker pieces for this month.

Now, this doesn't mean I want to see a bunch of emos lamenting about the sad state of their miserable lifes, although
those are completely acceptable.

The theme, however, is much broader than that. This term is used to describe a form of architecture, a sub group of Germany, Medieval times, a romantic horror genre of fiction, as well as things relating to the macabre and grotesque.

Show me some goth!

Definition for Gothic found here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gothic
Judge(s):
`SparklyDest
`Mirz123
~sackofsquan
Rules

Only new submissions for this. The emote must be submitted after th

8 days for Movie-motes! Avvie-mote folder open!3/19/2013 - 11 more days to submit your Movie Themed Emote (Movie-mote!) for the current contest!
Don't forget the Contest folders become Open Submission Folders after the month ends. That allows for older as well as newer submissions to the group for that theme, so if you have any dA avatars for groups or individuals that contain emotes, show them off in the Avvie-mote folder.
3/15/2013: Moved intro stuff to Admin box. A new Journal will be posted for each subsequent month.
February:

Avvie-motes winners are -
Runner-up `Krissi001 wins a 1 month subscription!
Winner ~BenediktXVII wins a 3 month subscription!
Both entries are now in the Featured Folder!

Avvie-motes is now an "Open" folder. Old an new submissions will be accepted. Avvies can be for any group or individual. Make sure submissions meet dA requirements for individual and group avatars.
The current "Contest" folder is now "Movie-motes"!

Emote Heaven Contest #02Hiya, everyone, founder =UninterestedRug here!
The admins and I decided on a new contest theme, and hopefully it'll be more popular then contest #01.

So... ARE YOU READY?
The theme is...

Pair of scissors!

The entry should be at least 1 emote, static or animated.

You have to NOTE me with an entry linked with the

emoticon in the note, just so I know you read the rules. Also, you have to join the group to take part.

The entry should be submitted by 15th of march, while the following day, the winners will be announced, in the EH contest entries folder.

It has to be new work, submitted AFTER this contest was created.
Prizes~!
:trophy: 1st: 200

oints:, a feature on 3 accounts, (#EmoteHeaven, ~EmoteHeavenDonations, and =UninterestedRug) a +watch and 3 +favs.
:trophy: 2nd: 1

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Voting starts!! + Chat Event + Interview

Journal Entry: Thu Feb 21, 2013, 5:40 AM

EmoticonAwards

Emoticon Awards Voting - Extended:iconupdatedsignplz: At the request of several people, and to allow as many people the opportunity as possible, we have decided to extend the voting period for one week. The new voting deadline is March 14, 2013.

Kindly note there was also some questions as to some of the deviants listed in the newcomer category and the fact that their first emote was created in late 2012. Due to the fact that the Emote Awards had an erratic timeframe before now (an uncertain date from December to December), we allowed those additional 2 nominations as they would have been in a window where they would have been excluded. Now that we have moved to a Jan 1 - Dec 31 timeframe, that should not be a problem in the future.

We'd like to welcome everyone to the 2012 Emote Awards.

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to make nominations. We were staggered at the number of people who participated! Now, before w

Voting will run for 2 weeks. They will open on February 21, 2013 and close on March 7, 2013.

Chat Event

GUYSGUYSGUYS: Chat Event c: + Changes:#weemote: February Chat Event
Saturday, February 23rd, at 9PM GMT (4PM EST)
After a month-long break from chat events (the double chat event took a lot out of us, we needed some time to rest up), `Synfull and I got together to organize a chat event for February!

We tried extra-special-hard this time to make our chat events as open to everyone as possible--both people who have little to no knowledge of emoticons and those who are experienced in them. If you would like to donate any prizes to the cause, post here: http://synfull.deviantart.com/journal/poll/3489926/ Any pimpage towards the event (in poll, via tweet, in journal, or whatever) would be very greatly appreciated. Thank you all, and see you Saturday!

Edit: The chat event is moving back to :#weemote: chat room instead of in the :#seniors: chat room. We hope to see you there!

Minor Edit: Some events at :#seniors: have been put back up! We will remain at :#weemote: (to avoid further conf

Chat event venue movedKristen and I were due to host a emote themed chat event in the #Seniors chatroom this weekend as part of the Seniors Chat Event Week. However, we have just been informed that the chat event week has now been cancelled and whilst we can use the chatroom for our event, we won't have the same level of access as anticipated.
Therefore, we are moving the chat event back into #WeEmote. All other details are will stay the same, and we have no intention to change our plans because of the move.
We still aim to include:

A emote themed trivia session

Non-digital emote challenge

Pixel emote challenge
Thanks to some very generous donations we have some amazing prizes on offer including quite a few

and some awesome art requests. So don't forget, the event is now on:
Saturday, 23rd Feb @ 9PM GMT (4PM EST) in the #WeEmote chatroom
Please help spread the word to ensure everyone knows of the change of venue. Thank you and hope to see you

#WeEmote February Chat Event
Saturday, February 23rd, at 9PM GMT (4PM EST)

Award Interview

Deviousness Award Interview with Krissi001What is this Awesome Achievement?
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out
on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.
The Deviousness Award for February 2013 goes to `Krissi001.

Hi Krissi! Give us a quick introduction of who you are, as an artist and as a person, in and outside DA
Ohai!

I am `Krissi001 and my real name is Kristina Pest. I am 23 years old and from Germany.

I joined dA almost 8 years ago, but I haven't been active the whole time. The best time started when I joined the Emoticon Community in 2008.
In 2010 I had the opportunity to be the Community Volunteer for the Emoticon Gallery.

I use way too many E

by ^Thiefoworld

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less than 1000

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 6:46 AM

All of these deviations have less than 1000 Favourites and you can buy them as Print

Hunter by ~Baldasseroni

Chaos by ~Baldasseroni

Toothy Von Eyescratch close up by *dogzillalives

knight by ~0BO

Sold to the highest bidder by ~m0zch0ps

LOVEcraft by *dracoimagem-com

World without us by ~RaVirr17

Zombie Puppy by ~fizzgig

Lake of moon_Tera by ~moonworker1

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Want a Critique?

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 4:30 AM

But it's only for Emoticonists. Everybody else can link their Art as well but don't expect a comment from me.

You can share 1-2 deviations but they can't be older than 6 months.

The deviations will be added in these boxes

Spelunking Emote Scene

by =Bubbles21500

ESS 2012 - Something bright...

ESS 2012 - Something square...

Birth of Athena

Super OPUS

EmoticonOpus :: Just the Average Superhero

by =Bubbles21500

warm.

by *may-flower-smile

dog paw.

by *may-flower-smile

Epic unicorn freak-out!

Emma Watson Study: Final Step

by ~shosansharma

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Christmas Cards

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 11:21 AM

The year just started and I am working on Christmas Cards.

This way I won't forget them again.

Do you want one? Just comment here!
You don't have to send me your address yet, I will ask for your address in november.

And it would be great if you link me up to 3 of your favourite Emotes, they have to be smaller than 50 x 50px.

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Listen to the song

by *marcphx

FAQ #81: How can I create links to other deviants, deviations, or websites?

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😋😌😍😎😏😐😒😓😔😖😘
😚😜😝😞😠😡😢😣😤😥😨
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100 themes challenge

001. Introduction

002. Love

003. Light

004. Dark

005. Seeking Solace

006. Break Away

007. Heaven

008. Innocence

009. Drive

010. Breathe Again

011. Memory

012. Insanity

013. Misfortune

014. Smile

015. Silence

016. Questioning

017. Blood

018. Rainbow

019. Gray

020. Fortitude

021. Vacation

022. Mother Nature

023. Cat

024. No Time

025. Trouble Lurking

026. Tears

027. Foreign

028. Sorrow

029. Happiness

030. Under the Rain

031. Flowers

032. Night

033. Expectations

034. Stars

035. Hold My Hand

036. Precious Treasure

037. Eyes

038. Abandoned

039. Dreams

040. Rated

041. Teamwork

042. Standing Still

043. Dying

044. Two Roads

045. Illusion

046. Family

047. Creation

048. Childhood

049. Stripes

050. Breaking the Rules

051. Sport

052. Deep in Thought

053. Keeping a Secret

054. Tower

055. Waiting

056. Danger Ahead

057. Sacrifice

058. Kick in the Head

059. No Way Out

060. Rejection

061. Fairy Tale

062. Magic

063. Do Not Disturb

064. Multitasking

065. Horror

066. Traps

067. Playing the Melody

068. Hero

069. Annoyance

070. 67%

071. Obsession

072. Mischief Managed

073. I Can't

074. Are You Challenging Me?

075. Mirror

076. Broken Pieces

077. Test

078. Drink

079. Starvation

080. Words

081. Pen and Paper

082. Can You Hear Me?

083. Heal

084. Out Cold

085. Spiral

086. Seeing Red

087. Food

088. Pain

089. Through the Fire

090. Triangle

091. Drowning

092. All That I Have

093. Give Up

094. Last Hope

095. Advertisement

096. In the Storm

097. Safety First

098. Puzzle

099. Solitude

100. Relaxation

Raptr Gamercard

You will be missed

I will miss you, my skull D:

I have a new one

:'D

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