90-day Framer Challenge starts today. Target: Publish 5-7 templates Sign 3-5 clients $0 → $2,500+ Current status: Absolute zero. Documenting everything here. Let's go
Dain Mercer
Making premium templates that save you months.
Making premium templates that save you months.
90-day Framer Challenge starts today. Target: Publish 5-7 templates Sign 3-5 clients $0 → $2,500+ Current status: Absolute zero. Documenting everything here. Let's go
Chasing flashy trends in UI design is always tempting. But at the end of the day, users crave clarity over clutter.
Clean typography and intentional whitespace speak louder than the most ambitious background animations. Stripping away excessive decorations restores the soul of the product.
Most Framer sites look expensive in the first 3 seconds and cheap after 10.
Why?
Because designers keep adding “just one more” interaction, scroll effect, or hover animation.
The sites that actually feel premium in 2026 are the ones that stopped trying so hard. Restraint is the new flex.
