The project previously called skilll is now forgia. The rename happened in a single commit — every module, every config key, every migration, every test. No behavior changes, no API changes, no schema changes. Local skilll_dev is now forgia_dev (data copied across).

Why

forgia.cc was available, and “forgia” (Italian/Portuguese for forge) fits what the platform does — instructors forge courses, students hammer out skills.

The new anvil

The brand also got a mark. Four variations were explored in the design handoff (solid, line, faceted, struck), and the Solid anvil is now the favicon, the studio sidebar, the login screen, and this blog’s header.

The Forgia anvil — solid variation

The favicon renders the anvil on a clay-colored rounded-square badge, so it reads cleanly at 16×16 in browser tabs. In the app, the anvil appears alone at 20px next to the brand label.

What changed

  • 145 files in the rename commit (131 file moves, 120 content edits, 6 active root files)
  • 14 files left as historical record — the seven earlier blog posts still reference Skilll.* code samples as they were at the time
  • B2 bucket moved from skilll-images to forgia-dev (development)
  • .gitignore picked up *.DS_Store to catch macOS Finder temp files

The rename is a one-time hygiene pass. Next commits go back to shipping features.