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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆
@strasser.bsky.social
Cubemaster |  Apple Design Award Winner (2x) & Finalist (3x) | Indie iOS Developer | The Art of Fauna | Prev. Flexibits & Nuki | Coffee Nerd | #A11Y | he/him
This is not wood! It’s just very well painted on!
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Went on a (free!) tour of the Los Angeles Public Library yesterday and it is one of the most incredible buildings I've ever seen!
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our PocketShelf Black Friday sale is live!

Get 50% off your first year (new users only) 📚
Available from now til December 8th.

Get the app here:

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Now, back to building some shiny new features 😎
#indiedev #iosdev ##indiedevl#iosdev
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Clicking on it reveals that it's available in high resolution and under public domain. ♥️

And so I have my image without paying a dime to a stock image side, and instead, can use the money to donate to the Biodiversity Heritage Library!

8/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
With the name of the book on hand, I could go back to my datasource (Flickr and WikiCommons offers an easy way to search for it).

And Voilà - I immediately find the book! 📚
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Side-note:

Sometimes I can go directly to the stock image side, but in this case it wouldn't have revealed the image that I was looking for! 🔍

6/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Going to the stock image side does reveal a price for the license of 22€ 👀

But also the name of the artist, the book and the date, making it clear that this image is actually public domain!

5/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Fortunately, I can make a screenshot and use Google Image search, revealing the drawing on a stock image side! 📸

4/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Going to the website reveals that I could buy the print of this image for 119.90€ 💶

Unfortunately, it doesn't list the artist nor the book where this picture is from...

3/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I wanted to make a puzzle for the terebinth, but my dataset didn't have anything labeled for that plant.

But turning to google, I found this image which I quite liked. 👀

2/9
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Making a new puzzle for Art of Fauna / Art of Flora often involves a wild hunt through the internet to find the correct picture.

A thread showing you how this works on the example of the Terebinth 🌱

1/9 🧵

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Not doing TikTok dances yet, but still continuing to jump in front of the camera to promote Art of Fauna!

More videos on Instagram and TikTok!

#indiedev #gamedev
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Four months until the launch of Art of Flora, but already featured on the App Store! 🌸

Still so happy how well the Fauna and Flora icons work together 🥹

#indiedev #gamedev
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Sad to see the #AppleDesignAwards banner gone for Art of Fauna - But could happen under worse circumstances 🥹

#AppStoreAwards #indiedev
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Art of Fauna is a finalist for the App Store Awards 2025!! 🥳
In the "Cultural Impact" category! 🦆

I cannot express how surreal this is to me 🥹

#AppStoreAwards2025 #indiedev
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
PS: Thanks to the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social - Art of Flora only exists because of their amazing work to provide all this beautiful books to the public.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
So this is the first glance of Art of Flora! 🌱

Not revolutionary, but built with the same love and care as Art of Fauna! ♥️ Please spread the word!

7/7

#indiedev #gamedev #a11y #OnTheAppStore
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
What does this mean for Art of Faunas future? 🔮

Only good things! Both apps will continue to get puzzles and enhancements. And I want to do some fun cross-overs, like with those images from Maria Sibylla Merian, that feature both beautiful plants and insects. 🦋

6/7
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The App Icon! ♥️

As some of you correctly found out, it's a "Bird of Paradise", or "Strelitzia". I tried 40 icons (more on that in another post), but this one fits *perfectly*.

It looks great, it’s one of my favourite plants, and it ties in perfectly with the Art of Fauna icon!

3/7

#design
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
What's new? ✨
🌻 110 new puzzles in 5 locations, from the Mediterranean to Madagascar
🧑‍🎨 Deep dive into the artists behind the drawings, like Marianne North
🌍 World map to show where the plants are native and where they have been introduced
🧩 Enhanced puzzle mechanics

2/7
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Mandarin Duck is no longer the only bird on my Home Screen 🦆

New app announcement coming on Wednesday! 🌱

#indiedev #iosdev
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Capri 🇮🇹
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
On my way to Napoli! 🇮🇹
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Behind the scenes 🎥

Art of Fauna x Kino x Riveo
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
POV: You’re my Apple Pencil ✏️

This Art of Fauna video was a fun one to make!

#indiedev #Marketing
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM