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by wdewind 5172 days ago
Ehhhhhh, am I the only one that hates both the name and the presentation?

The name is so highly associated with 'folklore' which is so highly associated with stories that are legendary and part of culture, but clearly factually incorrect (thinking Paul Bunyon etc.). Inspiring fiction.

This is not what Coursekit is.

The presentation is hardly readable: extremely light grey type on a white background with spinny animations going on in the background...nuff said.

Not only that, their old logo kicked ass, and the new one is...meh.

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Yeah, I can barely read the type! I thought there must've been some mistake, but I guess it was a specific choice that they made. If I were Lore, I would change the type to dark grey or black right away.
As a follow up, it's also really hard to read the type in their "our Team Values" slider on the "About" page. It's pretty distracting. Since Lore targets people who create courses (who are often middle-aged or older, which sometimes comes with declining vision), legibility should be a priority when they consider their website.
Yeah, "lore" is nearly synonymous with "myth" to me. Funny choice.
Glad you like it!
No need to respond facetiously to valid criticisms.
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