I build cool things on the internet. Mostly apps and websites.
UX/Web designer, new-ish @Framer builder.
Building for startups, agencies and studios since 2015.
Finally switching to @framer .
For the past 6 years, I've been building websites in Webflow.
But for years, I had this weird gap in my process and had to mentally switch every time I moved between these two platforms.
One moment you're in creative mode, designing, exploring, creating. The next moment you're technical mode thinking about code.
I've been eyeing Framer for a while, but it never felt like the right time to fully switch, mostly because of platform limitations. After the yesterday launch of Framer 3.0, it definitely feels like the right time now.
So I'm going all in on Framer and trying to use it as my main driver for both design and build. I'm interested in seeing how far I can push it, especially without defaulting back to Figma.
Iโm trying to change my design workflow and move more of the actual web design work into @framer.
But Framer still isnโt as good as Figma for pure design work yet.
And that makes sense.
Figma has spent over a decade focused on design. Framer is still much more focused on the dev/build side.
But there are a few features Iโd really love to have natively in Framer.
So instead of waiting, Iโm going to start building some of them as plugins.
First one is image generation inside Framer.
Yes, there are tons of apps for this.
You can do it in ChatGPT too.
But when Iโm designing, I donโt want to keep jumping between tools.
This is the first version.
Works pretty well. Relatively cheap, around $0.05/image.
Youโll be able to connect your own API key and generate images directly inside Framer.
Stay tuned.
@tonybarzuna@framer Ha, nice idea, man. I was thinking of implementing Higgsfield at first, but it requires an additional subscription. But this one is cool too, I'll explore it more!
Iโm trying to change my design workflow and move more of the actual web design work into @framer.
But Framer still isnโt as good as Figma for pure design work yet.
And that makes sense.
Figma has spent over a decade focused on design. Framer is still much more focused on the dev/build side.
But there are a few features Iโd really love to have natively in Framer.
So instead of waiting, Iโm going to start building some of them as plugins.
First one is image generation inside Framer.
Yes, there are tons of apps for this.
You can do it in ChatGPT too.
But when Iโm designing, I donโt want to keep jumping between tools.
This is the first version.
Works pretty well. Relatively cheap, around $0.05/image.
Youโll be able to connect your own API key and generate images directly inside Framer.
Stay tuned.
@dsgn_aleksei@framer Yeah, too many people, each with their own workflow and preferences. But there are definitely things inside Framer that are limiting and not ideal for pure designing.
It'll definitely be challenging.
Finally switching to @framer .
For the past 6 years, I've been building websites in Webflow.
But for years, I had this weird gap in my process and had to mentally switch every time I moved between these two platforms.
One moment you're in creative mode, designing, exploring, creating. The next moment you're technical mode thinking about code.
I've been eyeing Framer for a while, but it never felt like the right time to fully switch, mostly because of platform limitations. After the yesterday launch of Framer 3.0, it definitely feels like the right time now.
So I'm going all in on Framer and trying to use it as my main driver for both design and build. I'm interested in seeing how far I can push it, especially without defaulting back to Figma.