Reverse engineering the 2008 LogiCola, a logic drill program
A developer has released an updated, cross-platform version of the 2008 logic drill program 'LogiCola' to improve accessibility for students. The update incorporates user feedback and restores the original software's vibrant design aesthetic, moving away from a sterile enterprise look.
Why it matters
This highlights the importance of preserving educational tools and the tension between modern software design trends and functional, user-friendly interfaces.
Building LogiCola's new design language from what I found reverse-engineering the 2008 original.
Two years ago, I set out to design and release an updated version of LogiCola with the goal of preserving Professor Gensler’s work and introducing a more accessible solution that could be used by students carrying any device or operating system. Since the original was built for Windows, many students were not able to use it.
Today, many students use Chromebooks or mobile devices. In August, more than 100 devices in Asia visited LogiCola 3 in a single week and 72 of them did at least one exercise. Of those, 66 came from the Philippines . Over half of them were phones and tablets. This is a signal I receive with enthusiasm. The product seems to be delivering on the original promise I made in 2024.
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