I don't think Framer was something I planned to stick with.
When I first started building websites, I was mostly focused on getting things to work. Layouts, pages, functionality — if the website worked, that was already a win.
But over time, I started caring more about how the website actually felt.
And that's where Framer started becoming interesting to me.
I like opening a blank Framer project and just starting.
Sometimes I already have an idea in my head. Sometimes I don't. I'll try a layout, change the typography, move an image around, add some animation, remove it again, and keep going until something starts to feel right.
It's not always a clean process.
Sometimes I make something that looks good for five minutes and then suddenly hate it.
Sometimes I spend way too long fixing a tiny spacing issue that nobody else would probably notice.
But I enjoy that part.
I think that's what keeps bringing me back.
I like seeing things change immediately
One of the things I enjoy most about Framer is how quickly I can go from an idea to something I can actually see.
I don't have to sit there imagining what the finished page might look like.
I can just try it.
Maybe the heading should be bigger.
Maybe the image needs more space.
Maybe that animation is too much.
Maybe the whole section should just be simpler.
I can make the change and see it immediately.
That makes experimenting feel natural.
And lately, I've realized that a lot of my best ideas don't come before I start building. They happen while I'm building.
I'm not trying to make everything complicated
This is something I'm slowly learning.
When I started getting more interested in web design, I thought impressive websites needed impressive effects.
Big animations.
Crazy interactions.
Lots of movement.
And I still love experimenting with those things.
But I'm starting to appreciate restraint more.
A good typeface in the right place can do more than another animation.
A well-cropped image can completely change a section.
A little bit of movement can be enough.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is remove something.
I'm still getting better at that.
AI has changed my workflow too
I use AI quite a lot now.
Claude Code and ChatGPT have become part of the way I explore ideas and build things. Sometimes I use them to get something working quickly. Sometimes I use them because I'm stuck. Sometimes I'm just curious about whether an idea is possible.
But I don't see AI as the thing making the final decisions for me.
It can give me something to start with.
I still have to look at it and decide whether I actually like it.
And honestly, that's where most of the work is for me.
Getting something on the screen isn't the difficult part anymore.
Knowing what to keep is.
I think that's why Framer stuck
There are plenty of ways I could build websites.
I'm not using Framer because I think it's the only good option.
I use it because it fits the way I like to work right now.
I like starting visually.
I like experimenting.
I like seeing an idea become something real without having to have everything figured out beforehand.
And I like being able to keep refining something until the small details finally feel right.
I'm also still learning Framer.
There are things I haven't figured out yet. There are interactions I want to try, layouts I want to experiment with, and probably a lot of features I'm not even using properly yet.
That's actually part of the reason I enjoy it.
I don't feel finished with it.
Every time I build something, I find another thing I want to try.
So I guess that's the answer.
I keep coming back to Framer because I still enjoy building in it.
And for me, that's a pretty good reason.
