Design a Modern Website With Framer AI
You want a website that looks like it was designed by a top agency — smooth animations, modern layouts, responsive design — but you don't know code and can't afford a $10K design project. Framer lets you build agency-quality websites with AI assistance and a visual editor.
Tools You'll Need
| Tool | What It Does | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framer | AI-powered web design and publishing platform for creating responsive, animated websites with a visual editor | Free tier / $5 – $20/month | Get it → |
The Walkthrough
Step 1: Generate Your Site With AI
What to do: Sign up at Framer and use the AI site generator. Describe your business and desired style. Framer generates a complete, multi-page website with modern design, animations, and responsive layout.
Why you’re doing it: Framer’s AI doesn’t generate basic template sites — it creates genuinely modern, design-forward websites with scroll animations, smooth transitions, and layouts that would take a developer days to build manually.
What to expect: 2–3 minutes for AI generation. The output looks significantly more polished than typical website builder results.
Step 2: Customize With the Visual Editor
What to do: Use Framer’s drag-and-drop editor to customize every element. Adjust typography, colors, spacing, images, and animations. Add new sections, pages, and components. The editor works like a design tool (similar to Figma) but publishes directly to the web.
Why you’re doing it: The AI gives you a strong foundation. The visual editor lets you refine every detail until the site feels uniquely yours. You have design-tool-level control without writing a line of code.
What to expect: 3–6 hours for full customization of a 5-page site. The learning curve is steeper than Wix or Squarespace but the design output is significantly more polished.
Step 3: Add CMS Content
What to do: Use Framer’s built-in CMS for blog posts, portfolio items, case studies, or products. Create collections, design the template page, and add content. Each new item automatically uses your designed template.
Why you’re doing it: Dynamic content means you add blog posts or portfolio items without touching the design. The CMS handles the data; your template handles the presentation.
What to expect: 30 minutes to set up your first collection and template. Adding new content takes 5–10 minutes per item.
Step 4: Publish and Connect Your Domain
What to do: Click publish. Connect your custom domain in Framer’s settings. Enable analytics. Your site is live with automatic HTTPS, global CDN, and optimized loading.
Why you’re doing it: Framer handles hosting, SSL, and performance optimization. Your site loads fast globally without you configuring servers, CDNs, or caching.
What to expect: 5 minutes. Publishing is instant. Domain propagation takes up to 48 hours.
Confidence Level
This workflow is Beta — Based on Best Available Knowledge. Framer is a fast-growing web design platform popular among designers and tech-forward businesses.
What to Do If It Doesn’t Work
- Learning curve too steep: Start with AI generation and make minimal changes. You don’t need to master every feature to launch a great site.
- Need e-commerce: Framer doesn’t have built-in e-commerce. Use it for your marketing site and link to Shopify or Gumroad for purchases.
- Need more help? Framer Academy or email us at hello@thenewsbakery.com.