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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Question: Do you know any small shops in the city you’re living in, that might be willing to sell some Art of Flora / Art of Fauna merch? 🌺 Ideally inside of the EU 🇪🇺

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Both Art of Flora and PocketShelf are featured on the App Store 🌸📚

App Store feature card for Art of Flora, labelled "New Update" with the tagline "Cool updates for iOS 27". The artwork shows two line-drawn people on an olive green background, one examining a pressed pink flower illustration with a magnifying glass, the other holding a large botanical print of blue flowers. Below, the app icon (a bird of paradise flower) sits next to the title "Art of Flora: Cozy Puzzles" and the subtitle "Relaxing Flower Plant Jigsaws", with a download button on the right.

App Store feature card for PocketShelf, labelled "Great on iOS 27" with the tagline "Reading reinvented". The illustration shows a cartoon boy with blond hair and glasses reading an open book on a dark green background, with icons for a character portrait, a map pin, a potion, a sword and a speech bubble floating out of the pages. Below, the app icon (a wooden bookshelf) sits next to the title "PocketShelf: TBR Book Tra..." and the subtitle "Reading List, Shelf, AI-Notes", with a download button on the right.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Art of Flora Merch has landed and will soon be available in a real store in Graz (and online!) 😱 Here are the coffee shirt and the fall collection 🎃

Me holding a shirt on a hanger. It shows the backprint, which depicts a botanical drawing of an Arabica Coffee plant. Top of the shirt says “Arabica Coffee”, bottom says “Art of Flora”

Me holding a vintage black cap with an embroided pumpkin on it

A box filled with merch if a shirt lying on top . It shows the backprint, which depicts a botanical drawing of a Pumpkin with a leaf and a flower. Top of the shirt says “Pumpkin”, bottom says “Art of Flora”

A box filled with merch, showing multiple shirts and many many caps in it

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Danke fürs posten und die lieben Worte! 🙇‍♂️ Nur Klemens, (noch) ohne Team!

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Buuuut now it's available on Apple Arcade (and still also on the App Store)! :D I can finally tell you that when I wrote you that message last year, the Arcade version was already in discussion. So I wanted to make sure that it gets fixed so that no-one thinks I leaked that info!

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Six years ago, I set myself the goal to of launching a game on Apple Arcade. It took a few attempts, but yesterday it finally worked out with the launch of Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ 🦆 If you have Apple Arcade, go check it out! www.youtube.com/shorts/3y5nG...

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Six years of trying, and my game is finally on Apple Arcade #applearcade #cozygames #indiegame

YouTube video by Klemens Strasser

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My latest interview with Apple just went live! 🦾 Read it on the Developer Website and in the Developer app! 🥳 Link: developer.apple.com/news/?id=dgm...

Screenshot of an article in the developer app. Title is "How Klemens Strasser prioritises inclusivity with Art of Fauna". Released on the 1. of September 2026, marked as featured.

The hero graphic shows a grid of 20 dinosaur illustrations

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I can't put into words how happy this story makes me. It shows that kindness is more important than anything else. And this is exactly why I love making my games and apps. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Casey, for sharing this story.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

During the award ceremony, she told this story as part of her laudation and announced that my latest game, Art of Fauna, had won the award for Best Mobile Game.

Award presentation slide announcing Art of Fauna as the winner of the “Best Mobile Game” category at the Gaming ohne Grenzen Award 2026. The slide congratulates Klemens and displays the Winner badge, award trophy, and logos of Gaming ohne Grenzen, Jugendforum NRW, and Congstar.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And that feeling of inclusion was incredibly important to her, especially during school and university. How did I hear this story? I heard it today from Casey. She is part of the jury for the “Gaming ohne Grenzen” accessibility award.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What I didn’t know was that, from that point on, Casey followed my games. Why? Because when playing Subwords, she never felt like she was using a custom solution or a lesser game. Instead, it felt like she could just play the same game as everyone else.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Story Time! In 2019, a blind gamer called Casey posted on Twitter that there were very few great games she could play on the school bus as a blind person. I saw that tweet and sent her a code for my game Subwords via DM. I just hoped she might enjoy my little word puzzler.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🦆 ANNOUNCEMENT 🦆 Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ is coming to #AppleArcade on September 3rd! Over 300 puzzles built from real historical illustrations, and something to learn about every animal you piece together. Pre-save it through the link below! 🦆

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

20.000 ratings for Art of Fauna, still 4.9 out of 5 🦆 ——— I feared that charging for volume 2 would lead to a flood of 1-star reviews. But seems like explaining the move honestly to the user could prevent that 🥰

Screenshot of the App Store Connect App showing that Art of Fauna has 4,9 out of 5 stars, with 20.0111 ratings.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Art of Fauna: Volume 2 is officially out now! 🦕 110 new puzzles across five packs, from dinosaurs to the sea life of Japan. 🇯🇵 The intro pack is free for everyone, and the rest is an optional purchase that supports development. 🫶 Available now on the App Store! #indiedev

Promotional graphic for Art of Fauna Volume II: a vintage leather-bound book cover with ornate gold border and gilded title, fanned out beside three historical illustration cards showing a prowling tiger, a roaring dinosaur by a river, and a close-up of a green fish with a mottled red and black head.

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What better way to explore the incredible #SciArt in BHL?

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Art of Fauna 🦆 Volume 2 📔 22.07.2026 📅 This is a paid extension with 5 packages and 110 new puzzles, including the first original illustrations for the Dinosaur package 🦕 More infos coming soon!

Promo image for the second volume of Art of Fauna. It shows 5 graphics for the 5 different packs, which are: Sundrarbans, Madagascar, Late Cretaceous, Danube Delta and Set Inland Sea.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Gonna speak at Swiftsonic later this year! 🥳

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Dani Devesa @dadederk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Can't believe it! 3,000 downloads! 🏁 Thank you to everyone who has played RetroRapid!, shared it, and helped make this milestone possible. ❤️ Next stop: 4K! Download RetroRapid!: apps.apple.com/us/app/retro... #RetroRapid #IndieDev #RetroGaming #Accessibility

A retro pixel-art racing scene at sunset inspired by California and Silicon Valley. A green Formula 1-style race car drives down a long highway toward the horizon. On the left, a circular campus resembling Apple Park sits among palm trees, with a city skyline and bridge in the distance. On the right, a large Route 66-style road sign reads “3K Downloads” with an upward arrow. At the bottom, large pixel text says “Thank You!” with checkered flags on either side.

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Swiftsonic '26 @swiftsonicconf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🚨 Announcing our HEADLINER speakers for the FIRST EVER Swiftsonic! 🚨 Come hear from these ROCKSTAR devs in Nashville this November 🤘

Swiftsonic Keynote Speakers: Betsy Langowski and Paul Hudson. Headliners: Kaya Thomas, Ellen Shapiro, Daniel Steinberg, James Dempsey, Klemens Strasser, Danijela Vrzan, Maddie McCarthy, Malin Sundberg, Matt Heaney, Mikaela Caron, Chris Wu, and Ben Freiband

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Going to be in Berlin next week from Monday on for the Apple #WWDC recap! Anyone else joining?

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I'm confident that I'm not messing with you, Jan! For @chriswu.com - not so sure

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Catie Kitrinos @catiekitrinos.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Spread the word! There's a citizen-science-artist out there who desperately wants this info! (Not to mention the Pokemon company... those designs won't inspire themselves)

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

BHL is featured in @theguardian.com's Age of Extinction series. The article highlights the extraordinary value of BHL and the urgent need to ensure it remains free and open into the future. Please read and share: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪 🌎 📖 🔗 🐟 💚

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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This year was my 9th time at #WWDC 😱 It's even crazier if you break down the occasions: 🧊 2 x Apple Design Award winner (2015, 2025) ⭐️ 2 x Apple Design Award finalist (2022, 2023) 🎓 3 x Scholarship winner (2017, 2018, 2019) 😎 2 x Regular attendee (2024, 2026) 🤞 to get my tenth badge next year! 🥳

A collection of nine Apple WWDC conference badges and their lanyards arranged on a herringbone parquet wood floor. The badges span multiple years, displayed left to right: WWDC26, WWDC25, WWDC24, WWDC23, WWDC22, WWDC19, WWDC18, WWDC17, and WWDC15. Each is printed with the name “Klemens” or “Klemens Strasser,” with several marked “Scholar” or “Scholarship.” The lanyards are various colors—black, orange, grey, light blue, blue, and red—and several are printed with text including “WWDC19 Scholarship Winner” ad "Apple Design Award Winner 2015"

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Art of Fauna was mentioned in the @theguardian.com! 😱 It's only a side note in this incredibly important article about the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social (the backbone of Art of Fauna) and its current fight for its future. Still, incredibly proud of the mention 🦆 Read the article below 👇

Screenshot of the title card for the article:

"The age of extinction. A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64 million pages of scientific knowledge with everyone"

Excerpt from the article, reading:

"The BHL Flickr album is followed by tens of thousands of people and highlights some of the more unusual copyright-free illustrations in its collection (some of which have been turned into an award-winning jigsaw puzzle app, The Art of Fauna)."

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hey! Art of Fauna and Flora is SwiftUI + UIKit, the rest of them also has a good part of SpriteKit in it. But all of them are built with native apple technologies!

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Which is why Art of Fauna got* a special update with better large type support! Instead of trapping the text in the card, it's shown below for larger text sizes. 🦾 (*Its still waiting for review) #GAAD #a11y

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Link to the interview: apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Last year during #GAAD, Apple put my face on the front page of the App Store! 🦾 At the time, I was at iOSKonf, and Daniel Steinberg decided to start the day with a shoutout about this. 🫶 I still reeeeally cherish this moment & am so grateful to be part of such a lovely community 🫶

Screenshot of the App Store Today Tap, showing a heading "Accessible for All, How technology can support individual needs". This is followed by a card that shows me in a red jacket. The text says "Meet the Developer. Discover the art of accessibility" and "Ensuring everyone can play makes Klemens Strasser's games truly bloom"

Daniel Steinberg standing on Stage with a projected image behind him. It shows the Today Tab card of my interview.

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Geschichten aus der Geschichte @geschichte.fm · 20/05/2026

Mittwoch! Wir sprechen diese Woche über einen Transport von Schiffen – über die Berge, im Jahr 1439, direkt in den Gardasee. www.geschichte.fm/archiv/gag556

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GAG556: Galeas per Montes - Geschichten aus der Geschichte

Eine Geschichte über Venedig, maritime Landtransporte und jede Menge Condottieri

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And as we were in Italy, me and my now fiancé sat down to celebrate with a drink. And this is how this picture happened. Thanks for reading 🫶

Photo of me in a white shirt with a green jacket over it, sitting in front of the Canale Grande, a water canal in Trieste, holding a glass of Aperol in my hand and smiling.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And now, 10 years later, right before this person was about to retire - They told me that I have really won the *real thing*. You always dream about things like this to happen, but its insane when they really do.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In 2015, I won the student Apple Design Award with Elementary Minute. But the student ADA was never held to the same standards as the regular one. But back then, this same Apple Partnership Manager told me "One day, you are going to win the real thing".

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And I can't even find words to describe how that felt. Two nominations, one win for Art of Fauna. And to understand this fully, you have to know more context.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And then I got a second call. Again, it was my Apple Partnership Manager. And they said: "I was wrong there with the category. You are not a finalist in Inclusivity. You are a finalist in Social Impact". And then they paused. "But you've won in Inclusivity".

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And Art of Fauna was objectively my best shot yet. I felt like if this is not going to win an ADA, nothing out of my feather ever will. So for then next 10 minutes, I was more disappointed than I probably should have been.

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

When they hung up, I was left excited, but also disappointed. I knew the drill because it was actually my third time being a finalist in Inclusivity. I was one in 2022 and 2023 with my games "Letter Rooms" and "Ancient Board Game Collection" respectively.

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