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Interview with Damir "d980" Sijakovic

Description: from The AROS Show

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[url=https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/viewarticle?a=1305&sid=ebcb8a3f36127a644b30a735d713b6c9]Artikeldatenbank - Interview with Damir "d980" Sijakovic[/url]

Hello Damir, could you tell us about yourself and how you eventually came to be involved with AROS?

I was bored with Amiga emulation and it was challenging for me to setup a Linux box for AROS hosted. I was a total Linux newbie at that time :)

How did you become involved with the new theme engine, Decorations for AROS?

On one saturday I get an e-mail from Darius about improved WinDecor and basic skin.

I like the new ICE theme, available with the recently released Decorations in AROS. What did you use to create this theme?

Inkscape 'n' Gimp. Sometimes I use PSP instead of Gimp for raster stuff.

Are you currently creating any other themes for Decorations?

Yes, there are some unfinished themes waiting for a final touch. Also, I was thinkin' to "remake" some of Amiga OS4 & MOS skins. But I'm not sure if people would like that?

I know you have worked with AROS Developer Darius Brewka on Decorations. Have you worked with him on any other projects?

On AmiStart of course.

Do you guys have any other plans to teamup on a project?

We were exchanging some words about Zune. I'm hope that bringing Zune from the 90's to todays "look&feel" standards will be the next project. But it's not up to me.

I noticed you created a wide-screen background for the AROS Wall-Paper competition. Do you plan to design any others before the deadline on May 31st?

Yes, I was thinking to design something vector this time.

I know your working on a new skin for AROSAmp. What is the current status on it?
(AROSAmp was developed by Mithrandir)


Tom got it just a few days ago. There are some small parts left to be added on the skin. By the way, the skin will be a part of AROSAmp.

Do you have any other AROS specific projects you are planning or currently working on?

For now, no.

I know you have designed numerous AROS backgrounds in the past. What is your favorite one?

That would be Cat_i, which seems to be very popular these days. ;)

I am a big fan of the icons you have created for AROS. What is the name of this icon set? Where did the idea for this set come from?

Name is Aeon. I have borowed some ideas from Next, MacOSX, and Vista. Anyway, I have made this set out of fun. Release is coming soon.

Do you plan to work on another icon set for AROS in the future?

Nope. Only improving Aeon.

Have you used the AROS paint application, Lunapaint for anything yet?
(Lunapaint was developed by m0ns00n)


I did play with it a bit. I'm into vector stuff so there isn't much that I could do with LunaPaint.

Do you currently have a web site where we can check out all of your work? If not, are you planning one soon?

I don't have much time for that. Who knows maybe one day.

What other operating systems do you create graphics for besides AROS?

Mostly Amiga stuff, like Feelin logo and themes.

What are the main tools you use for your work?

Inkscape, Gimp and PaintShopPro for more advanced stuff. I'm also good in Photoshop but I avoid it because it's nightmare slow.

Do you have any advice for beginners interested in creating icons or graphics of any kind?

Hang around art sites like deviantART. You can learn a lot from these guys.

Do you currently own any Amiga's?

No, I sold my A1200 long time ago.

Do you use Amiga OS4 or MorphOS at all?

That would be too expensive for me :)

What features or applications would you like to see added to AROS?

A Zune Calculator would rock. Console, ASL, Editor and some Prefs apps rewritten in Zune would also.
And... I would kill for SVG datatype.

Is there anything at all you would like to add?

Just, have fun with AROS.

Damir has really contributed many things to AROS. I wanted to mention his graphics work on the AROS Archives web site.
Plus, I posted a screen shot of a retro style theme for AROS Damir created a few weeks ago. Damir has now released it!
He was even nice enough to design a little AROS Show button for me which is displayed in the right navigation section.

Thank you very much for everything Damir!
We really appreciate all of your work.


Thank you very much.