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I am a Computer Scientist and these are all the bugs and User Interface messes I have found that no one seems to be specifying. Things don't change when you say they are bad but when you provide concrete evidence. !!!!SKIP TO '@@@@' FOR DETAILS ON EACH BUG WITH HOW TO REPLICATE IT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOFS!!! SUMMARY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WITH CONCLUSION!!! Hi, I have been a Deviantart user for the past 10 years. I recently created a new account on Deviantart after a couple of years of doing nothing but checking my messages. I saw the new layout and thought: 'cool, some changes'. Well, I was wrong. It wasn't some changes but a new overhaul. I love the fact that the website was getting an update but then I went to put on my profile picture. I had a 2000x2000px piece ready- I know, massive, but I also remembered that old DA wanted 200 to 50px square image. Still, I assumed this was new so I will try my piece- the same piece I had uploaded to other social media and it worked fine.

Update 2026: a userscript is now live! See the followup journal for details: How to fix DA's horrible image compression, pt. 2 Yes, image compression is still a thing As you might recall, i wrote about this issue some time ago. Yep, it’s been over a year. What has happened since? Not too much, i’m afraid. Things were being discussed for a while, until back in March of this year when we got one final official update (that i know of). Has the issue been fixed since? Nope, it certainly has not. Now here’s the kicker: I did some digging and found a shockingly easy fix. Let’s take this image by the talented JenZee: Note: Jen Zee isn’t just anyone. She’s the Art Director of Supergiant Games, responsible for the amazing games Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and now Hades. And what does she write in the artist’s description? “Hmmm, not sure why but it’s uploading super blurry on deviantart!” That should tell you something. Alright, back to the image. If you