Artem Meshkov

Question for people building custom Framer components.

How do you actually do it?

Do you already know React/TypeScript, or is it mostly AI + a lot of trial and error?

I recorded a small interaction from another website and asked Codex to recreate it as a Framer component. It works, but getting there took way more iterations than I expected. Explaining every little detail to the AI was probably the hardest part.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think this animation can be built natively in Framer. (If it can, please tell me 😄)

And one more question: do you think custom components like this are actually worth adding to templates, or is it usually overkill?

Did a small experiment today with animated SVGs in Framer.

I wanted to see how SVGs with hover interactions and SMIL animations behave. Tried using an Embed block first, then a regular Image, but neither worked the way I expected.

In the end, I had AI help me build a custom Code Component that renders the SVG correctly, and that did the trick.

Now I'm curious, how do you usually handle animated SVGs in Framer? Is there a cleaner approach than using a custom component?

Excited to share Shimoda, my third Framer template.

Built for creative agencies that want a clean and professional way to showcase their work, services, and expertise.

Now live on the new Framer Marketplace.