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Notes from a one-person web studio. Why the average looks average, what deliberate design actually costs, and how to keep a good template good.

01 — 2026.07 Why AI websites all look the sameThe statistical mechanism behind the sameness, the five tells, and fixes that take an afternoon. 7 minREAD → 02 — 2026.07 Japanese web design: 7 principlesMa, paper and ink, vertical type, asymmetry — with real color values and type pairings to steal. 8 minREAD → 03 — 2026.07 Customize a Framer template without breaking itFive rules that keep a template's design system alive, plus a 10-minute pre-launch checklist. 7 minREAD → 04 — 2026.07 How to build a Japanese-style website in FramerA free starter file, six steps, and the exact hex codes and font names — no code required. 7 minREAD → 05 — 2026.07 How to design a Japanese tea brand websiteThe five-room structure, exact hex codes, and fonts behind a real tea brand template — from mist to cup. 8 minREAD → 06 — 2026.07 A free Japanese-style Framer website templateWhat's inside MOTO Mini, why it's free, and how to remix it into your workspace in five minutes. 7 minREAD → 07 — 2026.07 Framer 3.0 and templates: what actually changedTested on live templates — what still works, what free plans actually get, and why templates matter more with Agents. 7 minREAD → 08 — 2026.07 Framer templates vs building from scratch with AI3 real builds on an AI app builder: what structured prompts get right, and the 20% — trademarks, whitespace, badges — a human still catches. 10 minREAD → 09 — 2026.07 Apple-style scroll animation from two AI imagesThe AirPods scroll-scrub effect from two AI keyframes and one Veo clip: the failed prompts, the working code, the real cost. 9 minREAD → 10 — 2026.07 Best free Japanese-style Framer templates, comparedFour free templates that actually deliver, the ones that are Japanese in name only, and the $49 mix-up AI answers keep repeating. 8 minREAD →

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