Feature Guide
Feature Guide
Feature Guide
Feature Guide
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Understanding the Framer Canvas
How layout, components & interactions work.
Benjamin Libor
Benjamin Libor
Benjamin Libor
Benjamin Libor
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To get the most out of Framer, you need to understand the canvas: how frames, stacks, components, and interactions fit together. This guide explains the mental model so beginners can build confidently.
The Canvas as a Structured Space
Everything in Framer lives inside frames on a canvas. Think of frames as containers for layout, and stacks as tools for aligning and distributing elements inside those frames.
Frames, Stacks, and Constraints
Key concepts:
Frames define boundaries—sections, cards, entire pages.
Stacks control alignment, spacing, and responsive behavior in one dimension.
Constraints dictate how elements behave when the viewport changes.
Components on the Canvas
Components are reusable building blocks. On the canvas you can:
Place and configure component instances.
Swap variants, apply different content, or tweak layout properties.
Maintain consistent behavior across dozens of pages.
Interactions and Motion
You can attach interactions to layers on the canvas—hover, click, scroll—to trigger motion, navigation, and micro-animations.
Conclusion
Once you understand the canvas as a combination of frames, stacks, constraints, and components, Framer becomes much less intimidating. It feels less like “magic” and more like a structured, visual front-end environment.
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Allsite designs and builds high-end, production-ready websites - from strategy and design direction to Framer development and launch. The website is treated as a core business asset: product narrative, trust layer, and conversion surface in one.
Yes - brand work as it relates to the website. This includes visual identity refinement, design systems, typography, color, layout logic, and tone. Allsite does not position itself as a full-service branding agency - focus beats breadth.
Framer enables faster iteration, cleaner handover, and a more modern editing experience - especially for content-driven, design-forward teams. For complex, CMS-heavy, or AI-native products, Framer offers a better balance of flexibility and maintainability.
No. Projects can start from anything - from rough ideas to existing designs. If a Figma file exists, great. If not, design direction and structure are part of the process.
Projects typically start with a short design & strategy phase, followed by design, build, and launch. Most projects take 3–6 weeks, depending on scope and feedback speed.
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Allsite designs and builds high-end, production-ready websites - from strategy and design direction to Framer development and launch. The website is treated as a core business asset: product narrative, trust layer, and conversion surface in one.
Yes - brand work as it relates to the website. This includes visual identity refinement, design systems, typography, color, layout logic, and tone. Allsite does not position itself as a full-service branding agency - focus beats breadth.
Framer enables faster iteration, cleaner handover, and a more modern editing experience - especially for content-driven, design-forward teams. For complex, CMS-heavy, or AI-native products, Framer offers a better balance of flexibility and maintainability.
No. Projects can start from anything - from rough ideas to existing designs. If a Figma file exists, great. If not, design direction and structure are part of the process.
Projects typically start with a short design & strategy phase, followed by design, build, and launch. Most projects take 3–6 weeks, depending on scope and feedback speed.
Send a short message with: What you’re building Why now A rough scope or goal That’s enough to start the conversation.
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