Post · bonfire of thepocolips

@klemensstrasser@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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. 🦋

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Historical drawing of two butterflies flying around a plant with red fruit. The plant is climbed by a caterpillar

Historical drawing of a Pineapple with some insects on it and butterflies flying around

Klemens 🥳

@klemensstrasser@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

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 (wearing a Kew Garden Shirt right now that depicts it) and it ties in perfectly with the Art of Fauna icon!

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#design #gamedev

The App icon of Art of Flora, which is a Strelitzia flower and a part of its leaf. The background shows a orange to green gradient.

Klemens 🥳

@klemensstrasser@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

Why now already? 🤔

The idea for an Art of Flora is as old as the one for Art of Fauna. I planned to build and release it at the end of next year, to give myself a bit of a break.

But in August, I found the first copy cat of Art of Fauna. It used AI-generated plant pictures, heavily copied Art of Faunas’ UI, and even texts. Then in October, the second copy came out.

They are now removed, but it forced me to elevate my timeline to prevent more from popping up.

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