Framer has become the default for designers building their own sites — fast to ship, capable of custom animation, flexible enough that the result doesn’t look like a platform. That flexibility shows most clearly in designer portfolios, where the builder is also the client. These fourteen span the full range: motion designers with Webby Awards, branding studios with their availability in the headline, solo designers who’ve made restraint into a visual language. None of them look like Framer defaults.
Gabriel Valdivia
Yianni Mathioudakis
Piet Aukeman
Arnaldo Petrazzini
Daniel Sun
Bajgart Design Office
Elvin Hu
Blunarova
Eric Sin
Belle Duffner
Daniella Marynova
Dan Tase
Akash Tyagi
Bradley Ziffer
These fourteen portfolios are drawn from over 50 Framer portfolio websites in the A1 gallery. Browse the full collection — or explore all Framer website examples across every category and style.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best designer portfolio websites built in Framer?
Gabriel Valdivia’s site is the most technically complete — dark/light mode built into the system, scroll animations, and an embedded chat in the contact section that demonstrates what he sells. Yianni Mathioudakis shows the widest range: 3D, motion, and web as distinct disciplines, anchored by a 2025 Webby Award. Arnaldo Petrazzini’s arnaldo.zip is the most restrained — ten projects in a column, no thumbnails, one micro-interaction. The contrast between those three tells you most of what you need to know about how differently Framer can be used.
What makes a great designer portfolio website?
The best ones have a point of view that runs through every decision — the domain name, the CTA, what gets shown and what gets left out. Piet Aukeman’s audio player in the intro, Daniella Marynova’s gated work that requires a direct email, Bajgart’s availability declared in the headline: these aren’t design flourishes, they’re positioning. The portfolio is the first piece of work a potential client sees. It should behave the way the designer thinks.
Why do so many designers use Framer for their portfolios?
Framer gives designers control over animation and interaction without writing code, which means the portfolio can demonstrate design sensibility at the component level — not just through screenshots. Most platforms impose too many constraints; Framer’s constraint is more like a good brief than a box. It’s also fast to ship updates, which matters when availability and project status change frequently.