All posts Announcements

    Pick the look before the page is built

    Describe a page now and Simplepages plans it first, then sketches a few different looks for it before it builds anything. You pick the one you want, and that's the one it builds out.

    Most AI page builders feel like a slot machine. You type what you want, wait a minute or two while it builds the whole page, then find out whether the look is any good. Usually it's a bit off, so you pull the lever again. You never really get a say in the direction until the machine has already picked one for you.

    We flipped that around. Here's a quick look at it in action:

    Picking a layout direction during plan mode

    What changed

    Describe a page to Simplepages now and it plans before it builds. It works out the sections the page needs, and next to that plan it sketches a few genuinely different looks the page could take. They show up side by side in the preview pane, and you pick one before a single real section gets built.

    These aren't finished pages. Each one is a rough wireframe, so you're looking at the color and the type and the general shape of the page, with blank blocks where the photos will go. No real copy, no real images, nothing that takes long to draw. That's the point. You can glance at a few of them and know which direction you want in seconds, instead of sitting through three full builds just to compare.

    How it works
    1. You describe what you wantSame as always, in plain language.
    2. It plans firstBefore building anything, the agent works out the sections the page needs and drafts the plan.
    3. You see a few looksA handful of wireframes render side by side, each with its own palette, type and structure. No real copy or images yet, so they draw fast.
    4. You pick oneChoose the direction that feels right. If none of them fit, steer the agent or ask for a fresh set.
    5. It builds that one outThe full build keeps the look you chose, then fills in real copy and generates real images where the blank blocks were.

    The looks get drafted in the background while you read the plan, so they're usually ready by the time you look.

    Why sketches and not finished pages

    We could have built you three whole pages to choose between. We didn't, on purpose. A wireframe is quick and cheap to draw, so you compare directions almost straight away instead of paying for three full builds and throwing two of them out. And at this point the only question worth asking is which look feels right. Real headlines and real photos would just get in the way of that call, so we leave them out until you've made it.

    Each direction carries a short brief with it: its palette, its type, where the images sit. When you pick one, that brief is what the full build follows, so the finished page actually looks like the sketch you chose instead of wandering off on its own.

    What you get out of it

    Mostly you're steering the design at the start instead of reacting to it at the end. You commit to a look before the slow, expensive part runs, so you're not rebuilding a whole page just because the feel was wrong. And the options are meant to read like three studios pitched the same brief, so you're choosing between real alternatives, not nudging one guess a little to the left.

    How to try it

    Start a new page and describe it the way you always would. Instead of jumping straight to a finished page, Simplepages will plan it and show you the looks. Pick one and watch it build from there. Don't love any of them? Ask for a different set before you commit.

    FAQ

    No. They're a starting point, not a cage. Pick one to build from, tell the agent to try something else, or ask for a fresh set. You're never stuck with the first three.

    See the look before you build the whole page.

    Describe your page, pick the direction that feels right, and let Simplepages build it from there. Free to start.

    Free to start. No credit card required.