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Say hello to Art of Flora 🌱 Available now for Pre-order!
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This sibling of Art of Fauna is all about the beautiful world of plants 🌸
What stays the same? 👀
- Relaxing puzzle game based on historical art
- 20% of proceeds are donated to nature conservation
- Big focus on accessibly
https://apps.apple.com/at/app/art-of-flora-cozy-puzzles/id6743834964
A thread 🧵
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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
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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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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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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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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!
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