2000

• August: tech13 becomes the first recipient of the prestigious Deviousness Award.
• August 4: The first member-submitted deviation is uploaded - A Dangerusss QNX by dangeruss
• August 7:DeviantArt.com founded by spyed, jark and matteo.
• August 15: The first ever Daily Deviation is received by Thredz by dangeruss (featured by devart).

2001

• March 17: After holding a contest to design DeviantArt a logo, the winner was announced.
• May 3: A contest was held to create DeviantArt's mascot.
  
  
• The winner was selected via a site-wide poll - which resulted in devart mascot fella winning.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 1.

2002

• February 4: Version 2 launched.
• June 25: DAprints.com launched - DeviantArt's first platform for members to submit and sell their prints.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 2.
• December 13: All major credit cards are now accepted forms of payment for subscriptions, print accounts and other products/services.

2003

• February: The 1,000,000th (one millionth) deviation was submitted to DeviantArt.
• April/May: adCast was launched.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 3 and launches Version 3.

2004

• April 28:The today page was launched.
• May 4: The 'scraps' category was created for deviants to submit their sketches and other scraps into.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 4 and launches Version 4. This versions launch included the BETA release of DeviantArt Messaging Network (dAmn) and a redesigned message center.

2005

• June 17: DeviantArt held a massive deviantMEET called The DeviantArt Summit. More than 200 booths were at the convention showcasing artwork.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 5.

2006

• August 7: DeviantArt turns 6 and releases Version 5.
• November 14: On this day, deviants were given the option to submit their works under Creative Commons licenses, giving the artists the right to choose how their works can be used.

2007

• March 15: @deviantart joins Twitter.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 7.
• September 30: DeviantArt Film category added.
• December 7: deviantWEAR proudly announces the first ever Fella plushie.
• December 17: DeviantArt joins Facebook.

2008

• July 10: Version 6 released. DeviantArt's biggest "upgrade" to date. Many aspects of the site were given a new, yet familiar look - including the message center, front page, footer and channels page.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 8.
• October 23: The Artist Relations Department is renamed to Community Relations. Gallery Directors were also renamed to Gallery Moderators (GMs) for clarity.

2009

• April 17: Critique system launched to Premium Members.
• May 13: The DeviantArt World Tour begins. Staff Members traveled around the world to different cities including Sydney, Singapore, Warsaw, Instanbul, Berlin, Paris, London, New York City, Toronto and Los Angeles.
• July 28: Portfolio "The Awesome Version" launched to all members.
• September 19: New DeviantArt Logo revealed by TheRyanFord
• December 9: The 100,000,000 (one hundred millionth) deviation was submitted to DeviantArt. SimplyLemie was the writer of the submission and received a lifetime premium membership. Ironically, the deviation has since been deleted off DeviantArt.

2010

• February 11: The :devgroups: platform was launched to all members.
• March 9: DeviantArt Points were launched.
• April 1: Llama Badges were launched.
• April 3: Due to the Llamapocalypse that occured on April 1, DeviantArt launched the Let's Play Llama Trading Game.
• May 18: Version 7 released to all members. This version was designed to make DeviantArt simpler than ever before.
• June 14: Cake badges are launched site-wide.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 10 and launches DeviantArt muro - a free HTML5 powered drawing app.
• September: DeviantArt joins Tumblr.
• October 20: In honor of Spirit Day, DeviantArt wears purple.

2011

• July 22:moonbeam13 announces that Gallery Moderators and Message Network Admins (MN@) are now unified and renamed to Community Volunteers.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 11.
• September 21: deviantWEAR announces that Fella Plushies are back with a new friend, the Super Llama Plushie.
• October 27: spyed announces Sta.sh and Sta.sh Writer.
• October 28: News, blogs and journals are merged into one. DeviantArt introduces the Journal Portal.
• November 18: DeviantArt introduces the DeviantArt Twitter Network - a series of Twitter profiles that tweet recently popular deviations in specific categories.

2012

• March 21: New DeviantArt Thumbnails are launched.
• May: DeviantArt joins Instagram.
• May 1: DeviantArt announces the Creative Grants Program.
• May 8: The New DeviantArt Muro featuring Redraw is released to all members.
• May 16: After being requested by deviants for years, DeviantArt announces that Username Changes are available.
• June 6: DeviantArt is honored by Online Trust Alliance (OTA).
• July 10: The Premium Content Platform is announced and released to all members.
• September: deviantWEAR is renamed to DeviantArt T-Shirts & Gear.
• October 4: The new DeviantArt Mobile site is launched.
• October 9: More Like This is released.
• November 16: The New Sta.sh Comments are launched.

2013

• January 10: DeviantArt introduces Commissions on DeviantArt - a way for content creators to generate real earnings through custom creations.
• January 22: The new DeviantArt Submission Process is launched to all members.
• March 6: After almost 13 years of operation, the Shoutbox on the chat page was removed.
• March 15: What's Hot (Beta) is launched.
• April 2: spyed announces a partnership between DeviantArt and Madefire - Motion Books are now available to browse.
• May 29: The DeviantArt T-Shirts & Gear shop closes it's doors.
• June 3: Multi-submit and Scheduled Submit is released to Premium Members.
• June 13: Undiscovered (Beta), a new way to browse, is released to all members.
• June 25: spyed "announces" DeviantArt v999.
• July 15: Comments are now fully integrated with Sta.sh Writer, with the launch of The New DeviantArt Comments.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 13.
• September 5: Suggestions Forum moved to Zendesk.
• September 10: Deviation page is updated.
• October 1: Deviant and Art Mentions are released to all members. New username symbols are announced and implemented.
• November 30: dAmnIt - the system that allowed users to submit quotes from chat was phased out. 
• December 12: Users can now submit to DeviantArt using the SketchBook app.

2014

• February 25: Pageview counts now include all profile sections.
• March 11: DeviantArt wins big at the 2014 SXSW Interactive Awards - taking home the  "People's Choice" and "Classic" awards.
• March 19: Premium Members now have access to Google Analytics for their DeviantArt profiles.
• March 29: Sketchfab creations are now able to be integrated in journals.
• April 5: Verold creations are now able to be integrated in journals.
• April 10: The  deviation pages on DeviantArt Mobile receives an uplift.
• April 18: CSS3 features such as transition and transform are now available for use when creating journal skins.
• June 12: DeviantArt introduces Improved Comments, which includes the ability to feature comments, edit comments and hide your own comments.
• July 10: Deviants can now create and sell Motion Books and store purchased content on their Bookshelf.
• July 24: DeviantArt shows its massive presence at San Diego Comic-Con for a fourth year in a row.
• August 7: DeviantArt turns 14.
• October 16: DeviantArt releases a wide array of new features including Tags, Improved Collections, a Watch Feed and Status Updates,  the New Today Page and the New Navigation.
• December 4: DeviantArt boldly faces the future by showcasing their new brand and logo.
• December 11: DeviantArt launches the DeviantArt Mobile App for iOS 8 and Android.

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