I wanted my next framer template's portfolio showcase to have a standout interaction, not another...I wanted my next framer template's portfolio showcase to have a standout interaction, not another...
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I wanted my next framer template's portfolio showcase to have a standout interaction, not another flat slider. That idea is now the hero: a carousel where every image bends on a cylinder as it moves. Perspective, velocity skew, a touch of chromatic distortion on the edges. It's raw WebGL with the cylinder math written from scratch, no libraries. I didn't write any of it. I described the motion to Framer's agent, one prompt with my art direction, and it built the code component, wired it into the canvas, and exposed the motion as sliders: tilt, curve, skew strength, distortion, chroma, parallax. My part was tuning those sliders until the motion felt right for the template, which took longer than the build itself. The gap between an effect I can imagine and a component I can ship used to be "someday". Now it's an afternoon. What's an effect you've wanted on your site but never built?
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cool! so cinematic this would kill for a videographers porfolio too
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the cylinder bend is sick
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Great workπŸ‘πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
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This is pretty wild. The fact that you can go from an idea to something this custom in an afternoon is a huge shift.
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Raising the bar! πŸ“ˆ
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The cylinder skew looks great in motion. The effect I keep wanting is a weight-aware drag: a project grid that carries inertia and settles with a little overshoot, so it feels physical rather than snapped. And your point lands, the taste to tune the sliders is the actual skill now, not the build.
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